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The Netflix series _IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack_is all anyone is talking about currently in India. The multi-starrer series, which relives the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight by terrorists, has got rave reviews. However, not everyone is happy with the series — least of all the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The six-episode series has run into controversy with the ruling party alleging that the makers of the show have whitewashed the crimes of Pakistani terrorists through cinema. Now the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has reportedly summoned Netflix India’s head of content.
Netflix India’s content head Monika Shergill has now broken silence on the same and issued a statement, “For the benefit of audiences unfamiliar with the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, the opening disclaimer has been updated to include the real and code names of the hijackers. The code names in the series reflect those used during the actual event.”
She added, “India has a rich culture of storytelling — and we are committed to showcasing these stories and their authentic representation."
IC-814, the series and the row
On August 29, Netflix released the six-episode series titled IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, which has been directed by Anubhav Sinha and stars Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Manoj Pahwa, Arvind Swami, Anupam Tripathi, Dia Mirza, Patralekhaa, Amrita Puri, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Kumud Mishra in key roles.
The serial delves into the harrowing hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in December 1999 that took seven days to resolve, remaining the longest seizure of an aircraft in Indian aviation history. On December 24, 1999, five masked men hijacked the aircraft — IC 814 — 40 minutes after it took off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, bound for New Delhi.
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