Vijay Verma leaded IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, released a few days back, and in such a short span, the series has impressed viewers with its storyline and the impactful acting of the star cast. While a section of viewers are mighty impressed with the series, another section is miffed on the makers for naming the Pakistani terrorists 'Bhola' and 'Shankar'. It is so much so that now the Ministry of Information and Broadcast has summoned Netflix's content head for the same.
Anbhuav Sinha's directorial, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is based on the story of the December 24, 1999 hijack case. Therein, five terrorists named Ibrahim Akthar, Shahid Akhtar Sayed, Sunny Ahmed Qazi, Zahoor Mistry, and Shakir captured the aircraft and demanded the freedom of militants in the capture of India in exchange for the passengers on the flight. Although the series has very well portrayed the incident on-screen, it has altered with a few facts, and that has caused big trouble for the makers.
In the series, the terrorists' names have been changed to 'Bhola' and 'Shankar', and besides having religious sentiments attached to the names, this alteration has also impacted the authentication of the story. This name change did not sit right with many viewers who discussed it online, and, taking notice of the name, the Ministry of Information and Broadcast summoned the Netflix content head.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack was released on the OTT giant, Netflix. As per reports by ANI, the content head of the platform was summoned by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcast for allegedly distorting facts of such a sensitive issue in the series. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
For those who don't know, it is Anubhav Sinha's debut web series, and it stars Vijay Varma, Dia Mirza, and Patralekhaa in the lead. The show also includes veteran actors, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, and Arvind Swamy. In media interactions, Anubhav highlighted that the series offers a unique narrative, different from earlier ones in the past 25 years.
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