Today kindness is a very rare commodity, says Sonam

Actress Sonam Kapoor says kindness is a rarity nowadays and she learnt to be more kind and compassionate from the late Neerja Bhanot.

The Mother Teresa Memorial International Awards for Social Justice 2016, which is in its 12th year, invited Sonam to be Guest of Honor at the event.

And Sonam collected an award bestowed upon Neerja Bhanot - on behalf of the Bhanot family, who were present on the occasion.

"For a 22-year-old girl (referring to Neerja Bhanot) to love, care and show patience is something we all should follow. And not distinguish between Hindu and Muslim or any other religion and save anyone who she could and look at them as human beings is a compassionate thing," she told reporters here last night.
 

"Today kindness is a very rare commodity and she has taught me to treat everyone with kindness and compassion. And that's why the Mother Teresa award is so apt," she said.

For the 31-year-old actress she is happy to join the Bhanot family and receive this award on behalf of the brave-heart.

"Neerja" a biographical thriller film directed by Ram Madhvani had Sonam playing the title role.

The plot centres on the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in 1986 and how flight's head purser, Neerja Bhanot gave her life to help save passengers and crew on board.

According to Sonam, "Neerja" has been a turning point in her life not because she did a film but because of the person she was.