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Malala made Sonam Kapoor's day by watching Neerja

The teenaged education activist gave two thumbs-up to Sonam's latest film, Neerja
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25 Feb, 2016

Malala stepped out to watch Neerja at a private screening in London yesterday, and no one seemed happier about her attendance than the film's star Sonam Kapoor.

Sonam put up a picture of the Pakistani education activist, who continues her advocacy of children's education despite the 2012 near fatal attack on her in Swat.

"Malala said 'I am stronger than fear' and for #Neerja 'fear gave her courage! Thank you #MalalaYousafzai for attending a private screening of #Neerja in London. I’m so glad you liked the film," Sonam wrote.

The film Neerja is a biopic of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot, who lost her life while saving others on the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 in September 1986.

This isn't the first time that Malala's been out and about on a film jaunt. She's earlier given two thumbs-up to Piku and Bajrangi Bhaijaan and has also confessed to being a die-hard Shah Rukh fan.

Comments

Azmeen Feb 25, 2016 01:13pm
No one should get upset. Let Malala enjoy her life as a young person.
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Ahmad Feb 25, 2016 02:16pm
Malala is working towards the noble cause of education for girls and we all respect her for this service. Her courage to stand against the evil is similar to what Neerja did in 1986.
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Abhijeet Feb 25, 2016 03:18pm
Neerja is a beautiful movie studded with many simple dialogues that linger on in your memories days after watching the movie - such as "Zindagi lambi nahi badi honi chahiye". Watched a good movie after Bajirao Mastani. Will watching it again this Sunday. Don't know why it is banned in Pakistan. In fact it showed Pakistan in good light. Strange! Height of Paranoia.
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Faisal Feb 25, 2016 03:45pm
Nice pukhtoon.
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aslam shaikh Feb 25, 2016 03:54pm
Very intellectual quotes from Malala
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SHAH Feb 25, 2016 04:43pm
Malala love for books reminds world leaders that "Education is most powerful weapon to change the world."
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Usman Khattak Feb 25, 2016 05:07pm
Malala: The proud of Pashtun Nation.
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Mohammad Farooq Feb 25, 2016 05:54pm
@Usman Khattak Malala, The pride of Pakistan.
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ahmad Feb 25, 2016 06:13pm
@Ahmad Kindly don't compare Neerja with Malala. She died to save other people lives,
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Aurora Feb 25, 2016 06:14pm
Neerja Bhanot was also honored by Pakistan. Malala is intelligent
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solani Feb 25, 2016 07:16pm
Look at the kindness of Malala. Sonam was kind of sad, movie was band in Pakistan. She saw the movie and congratulate her.
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Yash Feb 25, 2016 08:34pm
Malala might not be knowing that the movie was not allowed to release in Pakistan!!!
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aslam shaikh Feb 25, 2016 09:09pm
@aslam shaikh our future leader in training
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Amit Lunia Feb 25, 2016 09:38pm
Sadly both of them are banned in Pakistan
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Manoj Feb 25, 2016 11:47pm
Nice movie ...nice portrait of Pak countering terrorist...Nice sacrifice by lndian lady
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Abeera Feb 26, 2016 12:36am
hi Sonam, i will also watch Neerja tonight, but unfortunately not on big screen, lots of love from Pakistan :) your voice is very delicate and you yourself are cute, stylish :)
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schal Feb 26, 2016 01:58am
@Amit Lunia Neerja was honored in Pakistan, those days seem far away.
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aisha Feb 26, 2016 05:46am
Shame the movie was banned in Pakistan. Watched it here in US. Probably will be the best movie of the year 2016. A great article by dawn, way before this was made, highlighting Neerja's role in the hijacking by a passenger who was in her teens. www.dawn.com/news/881697/panam-73-terror-on-the-tarmac
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Deepak Ravi Feb 26, 2016 06:51am
@Abeera How will you watch it if the movie is banned. Support the movie , do not support piracy!
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khurram khan Feb 26, 2016 08:20am
@Usman Khattak nation is Pakistan.Pushton is just a race.Dont mix eace with nation, Khattak Sb.
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Anil Inani Feb 26, 2016 10:52am
@Mohammad Farooq , Malala , The pride of entire sub continent ....
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ravi vancouver Feb 26, 2016 12:26pm
@aisha Movies from India are routinely banned to protect local movies,
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Khalifa Feb 26, 2016 02:02pm
Can Pakistani films be released, screened and distributed in India, as per current status? I just want to learn about the present status.
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Deepak Ravi Feb 26, 2016 02:56pm
@Khalifa Yes they are. But the theatres are not sufficient to screen all Hollywood/Bollywood and other Indian language films in India. So not too many foreign films screen here.
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MS Feb 26, 2016 07:03pm
@Khalifa Khuda ke liye is one and hopefully more like it !! With the amount of regional flicks along with hindi and hollywood flicks, there is not much room left to showcase any more. Regardless, there should always be an avenue for good cinema and with movies like Dev D,Gulaal,Gangs of Wasseypur and in the current crop-Titli, Margarita with a Straw,Ship of Theseus,Masaan certainly attract even the masses.
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brar Feb 26, 2016 07:23pm
@Khalifa Don,t know about films but Pakistani dramas are quite popular being telecasted by Zindgi TV such as Humsuffar, Bilquees kaur, Zindgi gulzar hai .
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