You won't believe how dad Anil Kapoor reacted when Sonam Kapoor won a Filmfare Award!

Anil Kapoor showered a load praise and appreciation on daughter Sonam Kapoor, who was awarded Filmfare Best Actor (Female) Critics' Choice last night for her performance in Neerja. The 60-year-old veteran actor took to social media to post a lovely black and white picture of young Sonam, dressed in a white frock.

"So proud of you," the father captioned the Instagram post. "not just for the award, but also for your choices & decisions... You know who you are & you've never backed down from a challenge and that's amazing to watch as a father and actor... Congratulations beta..." the 24 actor wrote.

 

So proud of you @sonamkapoor, not just for the award, but also for your choices & decisions... You know who you are & you've never backed down from a challenge and that's amazing to watch as a father and actor... Congratulations beta...

A photo posted by anilskapoor (@anilskapoor) on Jan 15, 2017 at 1:43am PST

Other members of the 31-year-old star's family also took to their social media handles to congratulate the stylish actor. The Khoobsurat actress played the role of Pan Am flight attendant late Neerja Bhanot in the Ram Madhvani directed film, which is adapted from true life event of the flight hijacking in 1986.