The nightmare is set to come on screen. Netflix on Saturday dropped the teaser of their latest series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Vijay Varma, Arvind Swamy and Dia Mirza among others. The series is created and written by Anubhav Sinha and Trishant Srivastava.
The show is based on the incident of December 24, 1999, when an Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 embarked on its journey from Kathmandu to New Delhi but was hijacked and was flown to several locations before landing in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The one-minute teaser shows Vijay Varma as the pilot of the flight, as it takes off from Kathmandu but is soon hijacked by terrorists on board. As the flight descends into terror, the teasers cuts to Indian officials trying their best to get the situation under control.
Also starring Patralekhaa, Amrita Puri, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa and Squid Game star Anupam Tripathi, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is set to release on August 29. With story by Adrien Levy and Trishant Srivastava, the story is produced by Matchbox Shots and Benaras Mediaworks.
The six-episode series tells the harrowing story of terror, crisis, and heroism as it chronicles the fear faced by passengers and crew trapped at 30,000 feet. “It follows a relentless team in India racing against time, deciphering the hijackers’ ominous demands, and fighting against the odds to ensure the safe return of everyone on board,” the synopsis read.
IC 814 Hijack
The flight, with 180 on board, was hijacked soon after it took off from Kathmandu and was taken to Lahore. However, Pakistan authorities did not allow the plane to land. As it was already running low on fuel, the plane was diverted to Amritsar, where it stopped for refueling.
From Amritsar, the flight was again taken to Lahore, where Pakistan authorities first tried to prevent landing, but eventually allowed it. It was then taken to Dubai, where 27 passengers were released. From there, the flight eventually reached Kandahar in Afghanistan, where the-then Taliban government joined the negotiations for the release of passengers.
The episode ended with India agreeing to release Masood Azhar along with Omar Saeed Sheikh and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, all then affiliated with terror group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. Present-day NSA Ajit Doval, who was then the Intelligence Bureau chief, oversaw the handover and release of passengers.
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