Government in action on ‘IC 814’ series controversy, Netflix head summoned to Delhi over ‘Hindu names of terrorists’

The web series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’, directed by Anubhav Sinha, is constantly being criticized. There is a controversy over the names of the terrorists who hijacked the plane in the series being called ‘Shankar’ and ‘Bhola’. On one hand, while it is being strongly opposed on social media and there is a demand for boycott of the series, now the Government of India has also come into action in this regard. According to news agency ANI, the central government has summoned the content head of OTT platform Netflix to Delhi. The news agency gave information on Monday morning quoting sources, ‘The Netflix content head has been summoned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday regarding the ‘IC814′ web series content controversy.’

Controversy over Hindu names of hijackers in web series

The ‘IC 814’ series starring veterans like Vijay Verma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor and Arvind Swami is based on the infamous hijacking of Indian Airlines flight number 814 in 1999. The makers claim that they have based this unforgettable incident in Indian aviation history on the basis of facts. But there has been a controversy over giving Hindu names to two hijackers in the series.

There were 180 people on board IC 814, the flight was to go from Kathmandu to Delhi

This plane coming from Kathmandu, Nepal to Delhi was hijacked a few minutes after takeoff. There were a total of 180 people on board this plane along with the crew. After hijacking the plane, it was first taken to Amritsar, then Lahore, then to Dubai and then to Kandahar.

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The names of the hijackers in the web series are Bhola and Shankar

In the web series, the four hijackers are shown with codenames Chief, Doctor, Burger, Bhola and Shankar. Whereas in the real incident, the terrorists did not use the names Bhola and Shankar. People on social media say that the makers have deliberately chosen Hindu names and presented the facts incorrectly. This controversy has sparked a heated debate in the internet world.

The series is based on the book ‘Flight into Fear: The Captain’s Story’

This web series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ is based on the book ‘Flight Into Fear: The Captain’s Story’ written by journalist Srinjoy Chaudhary and the pilot of the hijacked plane, Captain Devi Sharan. Apart from Vijay Verma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor and Arvind Swami, the series also stars Manoj Pahwa, Anupam Tripathi, Dia Mirza, Patralekha, Amrita Puri, Divyendu Bhattacharya and Kumud Mishra in lead roles. This series was released last week on 29 August 2024.