Mukesh Khanna backs Maha Vir Chakra for Capt Machchhar

Actor Mukesh Khanna has supported Javed Akhtar's demand to honour Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar with the Maha Vir Chakra. Machchhar, was stabbed by an Omani co-pilot in an attempted terror attack, and the flight with 174 passengers was safely diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. PM Modi also praised the pilot's courage via a video call.