Chhattisgarh Government also declared film Neerja Tax Free. This film is based on the life of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot who saved 360 lives from hijack plane Pan Am and scarified her life in saving the passengers. On direction of CM Dr. Raman Singh Excise department on Sunday issued a notification to this effect from the ministry. Excise Department Secretary Ganesh Shankar Mishra told that this exemption has been granted to theatres for the next six months. The 30-year-old actress Sonam Kapoor recently took to her Twitter handle and announced the news by writing, "Chattisgarh tax free! Thank you Chief minister #ramansingh sir! Thank you for making #Neerja tax free!Very thrilled!." Neerja Bhanot was a flight attendant in flight Pan American. Terrorist hijacked the flight in Karachi in 5 December, 1986.