India, Oct. 3 -- Actor Ajay Devgn on Saturday lauded flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his heroics during the flight FZ1073 incident. He helped save the lives of 174 people on board a Flydubai flight after he was attacked and stabbed by his co-pilot mid-air.

Taking to X, Ajay Devgn wrote, "There are heroes, and then there are those who show us what true courage looks like. Captain Smit Machchhar, you are a hero in every sense of the word. Wishing you strength and a speedy recovery."

Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan has applauded his bravery on X. He wrote, "Captain Smit Machchhar, you stood strong when it mattered the most!! It's not easy to stare adversity in the face and put one's safety on the line. but you did just that to protect th...