Anubhav Sinha is directing a series titled ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’. The series is set to premiere this month and is based on the Kandahar plane hijacking incident of 1999. For the uninitiated, the incident took place on December 24, 1999, when an Indian plane that left Nepal for Delhi was hijacked and the passengers were held hostage for seven days. Instead of Delhi, the plane was stopped directly at Kandahar. This incident created a stir not only in India but across the world for a week. The makers had earlier shared the teaser of this series that had created a stir on social media, and now its trailer has been released as well.
The film starring Vijay Varma is here to stay
Directed by Mirzapur actor Vijay Verma, ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ will premiere directly on Netflix. On Monday, the makers shared the trailer of this thriller series. “A groundbreaking story, at 30,000 feet. Based on true events, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, a limited series, arrives on August 29, only on Netflix!” read the caption. Veteran actors Manoj Pahwa and Kumud Mishra will also be seen in this series.
Watch the trailer here:
What is the Kandahar hijacking?
The story is set in the year 1999, when an Indian Airlines plane was en route from Kathmandu to Delhi. The plane was hijacked and the terrorists took it to Amritsar, Lahore and then Kandahar in Afghanistan. At that time, there were around 188 people on board the plane. The terrorists had demanded the release of three terrorists, including Maulana Masoor Ahmed, in exchange for the safe release of these people. The passengers were trapped in the plane for seven days. It is considered to be the longest hijacking till date. Now, a series will showcase those terrifying days in detail.
About the series
‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ is based on a real-life incident and will premiere on Netflix on August 29. Stars like Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Dia Mirza, Pankaj Kapoor, Kumud Mishra, Patralekha, Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Pooja Gor will appear in it.
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