Netflix Unveils IC814: The Kandahar Hijack Deeds
Netflix India drops the first look teaser for intense hijack drama titled IC814, based on true events.
Sharing the teaser for the film, the official handle of Netflix India captioned it, “The hijack of IC 814, the longest in the history of aviation. 188 passengers stranded inside a plane for 7 days, at times on the ground and at times at 30,000 feet. What did it take to get them back safe? This is the story of those 7 days. A story of resilience, mayhem, skill and tact. Based on true events - IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is coming soon, only on Netflix! #IC814 #IC814OnNetflix #NextOnNetflixIndia @NetflixIndia @mrvijayvarma @CastingChhabra @debu_dibyendu @patralekhaa9 @adiisrivastav @naseerudinshah @deespeak @anubhavsinha @DiksshaR @Saritagpatil #ravi_ayyagar @sumitbasu62 @trishant15”
IC814 - The Kandahar Hijack, a drama thriller based on the famous hijacking of an Indian Airlines airbus carrying about 180 passengers in the final days of 1999.
The series, recreating different facets of the incident and the subsequent negotiations, is directed by Anubhav Sinha. It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Verma, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Arvind Swamy and Patralekha among others.
On 24 December 1999, Indian Airlines flight IC 814, enroute from Kathmandu to New Delhi, was hijacked and taken to Kandahar in Taliban-governed Afghanistan. The hijack lasted seven days, though the people were brought back home safely. The series is the story of those seven days which became the longest hijack in Indian history.
