After "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag`, Sonam Kapoor has worked in another biopic "Neerja`. The actress says she feels honoured to be a part of films based on the "lives of Indian heroes`.

Sonam played the love interest of Farhan Akhtar in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 2013 film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag`, which is inspired by the real life story of Indian athlete Milkha Singh.

And now she is essaying the titular role in "Neerja", a biopic on Neerja Bhanot, a valiant Indian flight attendant who lost her own life but saved the lives of passengers during a hijacking.

"It is an honour to be a part of both these biopics which are based on the lives of Indian heroes. Ironically, both 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' and 'Neerja' are based on personalities from Chandigarh," Sonam said in a statement.

The Ram Madhvani-directorial features Sonam as Neerja, a Pan Am chief purser who was gunned down by terrorists when Flight 73 was hijacked in Karachi in 1986. She saved a number of lives but lost her own.

The film is set to release on February 19.