Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha will make his OTT debut with the upcoming series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’. This gripping series, based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian aircraft by five Pakistani militants, boasts an ensemble cast and will premiere on Netflix.
The teaser opens with Indian passengers boarding at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, for a flight to Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. Vijay Varma stars as pilot Sharan Dev. The scene quickly turns tense when five masked militants hijack the flight, brandishing weapons, assaulting the air hostess, and spreading fear among everyone on board.
The teaser also showcases other stars, including Pankaj Kapur, Dia Mirza, Manoj Pahwa, and Naseeruddin Shah, as Indian government officials. The situation worsens as the hijacked flight is diverted to Kandahar, Afghanistan, under Taliban control.
The series is inspired by the real-life hijacking of IC-814, where 176 passengers were held hostage for seven days. The flight, originally departing from Kathmandu and bound for Delhi, was hijacked and flown to Kandahar. The operation was reportedly supported by Pakistan's military intelligence, ISI.
