| BIRTHDAY | 7 September,1963 (Saturday) |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Chandigarh |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (in 1986) | 22 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Virgo |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 60 kg in Pounds- 132.28 lbs |
| CASTE | N/A |
Short Biography
Neerja Bhanot was born on 7th September 1963 in Chandigarh, Punjab in India. She was a brave purser of the Pan American World Airways which was based in Mumbai, India.
| Other Professions: | Model |
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Health Issues, Illness and Death Info
Neerja Bhanot died on 05-09-1986 at the age of 22 years only in Karachi in the state of Sind, Pakistan. On Pan Am Flight 73, when she was flying from Mumbai to the United States, then that aircraft was hijacked by four armed men at Karachi airport in Pakistan on 5 September 1986 in which 361 passengers and 19 crew members were flying including her.
The reason of their hijacking was that they wanted to move out of their members from jail as they were part of the terrorist Abu Nidal Organization. She opened one of the doors of aircraft as they opened fire and set off explosives after 17 hours.
She decided to help the other passengers to escape. She was shot while protecting the three alone American children from beating of bullets of the terrorists. Two passengers were killed during the hijacking out of total 41 American. After her death, she was known as "the heroine of the hijack" and became the youngest receiver of the Ashok Chakra Award.
| DEATHDAY | 5 September,1986 (Friday) |
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| DEATH PLACE | Karachi, Sindh |
| DEATH COUNTRY | Pakistan |
Neerja Bhanot Family, Relatives and Other Relations
She was born to Harish Bhanot and Rama Bhanot. She had two brothers named Aneesh Bhanot and Akhil Bhanot. She was married to Naresh Mishra.
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| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Info
| Home Town | Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| School | N/A |
| College | N/A |
| Qualification | N/A |
| Hobbies | Travelling |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Salary | N/A |
| Net Worth | N/A |
| Official Website | N/A |
Favourites
| Favorite Sport | Cricket |
| Favorite Actor | Rajesh Khanna |
Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Neerja Bhanot
- In the year 2004, the Indian Postal Service released a stamp for giving tribute to this beautiful and brave soul,
- In Ghatkopar,(Mumbai) a square is named after her called "Neerja Bhanot Chowk".
- She was recognized internationally as (‘The Heroine of the Hijack’) for her bravery and fearless act.
- In 1987, she was also the youngest recipient who honored by the prestigious" Ashok Chakra award"
- She used to hide the passports of the Americans and saved their lives because the hijackers of (Pan Am Flight 73) asked her to collect the passports of all the passengers for identifying the Americans with their ease,
- In 1987, she received the "Flight Safety Foundation Heroism Award" (United States).
- in 2011 she was honored by the "Civil Aviation Ministry Award" (India).
- On 2 July 2016, she Award presented at the "House of Commons", in the (UK Parliament)
Neerja Bhanot Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown
Neerja Bhanot was 22 years 11 months & 28 days old age.
