Actress
Sonam
Kapoor,
who
has
been
named
for
the
National
Film
Award
--
Special
Mention
for
Neerja,
says
the
honour
is
an
encouragement
for
her
to
do
more
content-driven
movies.
"It
feels
amazing.
I
honestly
did
not
expect
it," Sonam
told
IANS
when
asked
about
how
she
feels
about
getting
the
honour.
Asked
if
a
National
Award
will
open
more
doors
for
content-driven
films
for
her,
Sonam
said,
"I
think
I
have
been
doing
content-driven
films
for
a
couple
of
years
right
now,
but
obviously
it
(National
Award)
is
an
encouragement
to
doing
more
of
them."
The
31-year-old
actress,
who
will
receive
the
award
in
the
capital
on
Wednesday,
said
it
is
very
important
for
her.
"It
is
such
a
a
huge
validation
for
doing
a
film
like
Neerja,
but
at
the
same
time
it
was
more
important
to
make
a
film
like
Neerja
which
spoke
about
human
spirit
and
compassion.
A
film
like
Neerja
winning
an
award
says
that
human
spirit
and
human
compassion
and
kindness
at
the
end
of
the
day
should
be
our
purpose,"
she
said.
Sonam
will
be
accompanied
with
her
father
and
actor
Anil
Kapoor
and
mother
Sunita
for
the
event.
"My
parents
are
coming
with
me.
I
think
they
are
very
excited.
I
am
more
happy
for
them
and
for
Ram
(director
Ram
Madhvani)
because
I
think
Ram
really
wanted
me
to
win
the
award
and
I
think
my
parents
are
very
proud,"
she
added.
Neerja
is
a
biographical
thriller
film,
whose
plot
centers
on
the
hijacking
of
a
Pan
Am
Flight
73
in
Karachi,
Pakistan,
on
September
1986.
It
tells
the
heroic
tale
of
Neerja
Bhanot,
an
air
hostess,
who
lost
her
life
while
saving
others.