Neerja tax-free in 5 states

•    The makers of Neerja have a reason to rejoice as the biopic has been made tax-free in 5 states including Delhi and UP. 
•    Neerja (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986), was a purser for Pan Am, based in Mumbai, India.
•    She was shot and killed while saving passengers from terrorists on board the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September 1986. 
•    She became the youngest recipient of India's highest peacetime military award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra.
•    Bhanot's brother Aneesh went to Washington, D.C. in 2005 to receive the 'Justice for Crimes Award' awarded posthumously to her as part of the 'Annual Crime Rights Week' at a ceremony held at the United States Attorney's office for the District of Columbia.
•    In 2006, she and the other Pan Am Flight 73 flight attendants and Pan Am's flight director for Pakistan were awarded the Special Courage award by the United States Department of Justice.