Vijay Varma in ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’
Netflix India has revealed the teaser and premiere date of Anubhav Sinha’s film ‘Andhadhun’. IC 814: Kandahar hijacking,
The six-part series is based on the infamous hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 carrying 176 passengers in late 1999. The Airbus, flying from Kathmandu to New Delhi, was hijacked by five terrorists and taken to several cities before landing in Kandahar in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. What followed was a week of twists and turns in negotiations that eventually led to the release of three terrorists in exchange for the hostages.
According to the makers, Sinha’s series aims to retell this ‘harrowing tale’ of terror, peril and heroism. He has written and co-produced the series along with Trishant Srivastava.
The cast includes Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur along with Arvind Swami, Dia Mirza, Patralekhaa, Amrita Puri, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa and more. Squid Game Star Anupam Tripathi.
Sinha is known for directing acclaimed films such as Mulk, Article 15 and Thappad. His last feature film was a social drama centered on the pandemic lamb,
