India, Oct. 10 -- Israeli singer Ben Raivitz has recorded his own version of the Hanuman Chalisa and shared it on Instagram, dedicating the devotional hymn to Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar in recognition of his reported bravery during an onboard emergency involving a Flydubai flight.

Machchhar was piloting Flydubai Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30 when his Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked him inside the cockpit, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

During his interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Machchhar reportedly revealed that he had been reciting the Hanuman Chalisa during the mid-air ordeal.

Sharing the video on Instagram, Raivitz praised the Indian captain for his c...