The limited series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is now out on Netflix written by Trishant Srivastava and directed by Anubhav Sinha. Vijay Varma leads the mini-series as Captain Sharan Dev with Naseeruddin Shah, Arvind Swamy, Pankaj Kapur, and Dia Mirza.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack takes us back to nearly 25 years ago to the incident in 1999 Christmas Eve when a flight from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Delhi with 179 people on board was hijacked by five terrorists. Sinha drew inspiration for the story from the book ‘Flight Into Fear’ by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury.
Anubhav Sinha takes us through the brutal reality of terrorists lurking around to take advantage of the situation, individuals and families whose lives can become tumultuous in no time, and the decision-making of governments and failure of intelligence.
Sinha shared that he thought he knew mostly everything about the hijack but by the time Srivastava finished writing, they realized they knew nothing. The director said there was so much behind the scenes, in the plane, in India, and various other countries – several thrillers running parallel.
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Srivastava, the Netflix series’ writer, put it into the right words saying “The hijack of IC 814, the longest in the history of aviation. 188 passengers stranded inside a plane for seven days, at times on the ground and at times at 30,000 feet.” He said IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is a story of resilience and mayhem, skill and tact.
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IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Gets 4 Star Rating
Several reviewers have given IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack a four-star rating. Praneet Samaiya, a movie critic, said the mini-series is riveting. He added it’s a gripping series on the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 packed with superb performances from the cast.
Prakash K Ray applauded the series for its great actors, wonderful performances, impactful dialogues, chilling moments, and disturbing decision-making process. He said it’s tremendous.
Fans have lauded the latest Netflix mini-series as a perfectly weaved hostage drama with a stellar cast and superb execution. IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is a good web series with a spot-on storyline and great performance.
