Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Indian celebrities, including Raveena Tandon, Sonam Kapoor and others, have lauded Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his courage and presence of mind during a mid-air incident aboard a Flydubai flight, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying his actions helped avert a major tragedy.

Raveena Tandon re-shared several posts on her Instagram Stories praising Machchhar for his bravery and for helping save the lives of people aboard the flight.

Sonam Kapoor also hailed the Indian captain's courage.

Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut also re-shared Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media post, where he praised Smit Machchhar for his courage and presence of mind during a mid-air incident aboard a Flydubai flight.

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