Sonu Sood has become the first Indian actor to be honored by a domestic airline. Private airline SpiceJet dedicated an aircraft livery for a Boeing 737 to the actor for his humanitarian efforts during the coronavirus crisis. It included a picture of him with a text saying, 'A salute to the saviour Sonu Sood.”
Sonu Sood said in a statement, “To be honest, I am quite taken aback by this huge honour. This is a really sweet and touching gesture on SpiceJet's part and I am overwhelmed with such a lovely present. I hope that I can keep making everyone proud with my work. I am also thankful to SpiceJet for their effort of bringing back so many Indians from different parts of the world safety to their homeland during the pandemic.”
Sonu Sood grabbed headlines last year for his philanthropic efforts when he helped migrants working in big cities reach home to their villages and towns. He provided transport and succour to them, and even mortgaged his own property in Mumbai to raise £1 million to help the needy. He even wrote about his life and experiences in his memoir 'I Am No Messiah', which was published in late 2020.
