India, Oct. 11 -- Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar has become a hero to people around the world after saving the lives of 174 passengers despite being stabbed mid-flight. During a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed, Smit spoke about how reciting the Hanuman Chalisa gave him strength during the life-threatening ordeal. Now, Hanuman Ansh actor Shobhinaw Satyaa has praised the pilot for sharing his faith with the world, saying it has made believers' faith even stronger.

Speaking to India Today, Shobhinaw said, "We have grown up listening to stories of bravery. But those stories often made us feel that such things happened a long time ago, that there were people like that in the past. Incidents like these rem...