A still from the web series āIC 814: The Kandahar Hijackā. | Photo Credit: PTI Pooja Kataria, a passenger on the IC-814 flight hijacked in 1999 says viewers should approach the recently released web series based on the incident as entertainment rather than sparking controversy. Sharing her review of the Anubhav Sinha directorial limited series…
Vijay Varma on the sets of āIC 814: The Kandahar Hijackā After watching Vijay Varmaās performance in Anubhav SinhaāsĀ IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack,Ā one wonders how such a malleable face is kept out of the limelight for almost a decade. As a silent negotiator whose movement is restricted and who only has a windscreen to look…
On December 31, 1999, when the world was eager to embrace Y2K, Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh was traveling to Kandahar in Afghanistan with three dreaded terrorists on board. Released hours earlier from Indian jails, they were part of an exchange deal for 176 passengers and crew members on board the Indian Airlines flight IC…
Once wedded to Bollywood shindig, Anubhav Sinha, in recent years, has emerged as a gutsy chronicler of events that have threatened the idea of India. Finding his metier withĀ Mulk,Ā Anubhav went on to lend voice to the socio-politically deprived inĀ Article 14, AnekĀ andĀ Bheed.Ā Still remembered for the action-packedĀ Sea HawksĀ on Doordarshan, this week, the seasoned director is diving into…
Vijay Verma in āIC 814: The Kandahar HijackāĀ Netflix India has unveiled the teaser and premiere date of Anubhav Sinhaās IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. The six-part series is based on the infamous hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 carrying 176 passengers in the final days of 1999. The airbus, bound from Kathmandu to…
