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Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan

At least 50 people killed in accidents on the same highway in Ghazni province between Kabul and southern Kandahar city. The accidents took place on the same highway in Ghazni province between the capital, Kabul, and southern Kandahar city late on Wednesday, provincial head of information and culture Hamidullah Nisar said on X on Thursday. Message of Condolences from the …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

Netflix's IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack boosts Matchbox to dream bigger, soar higher

Firstpost

A show that took six years to research, write, and produce, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is an adaptation of the book Flight into Fear: The Captain’s Story by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhary IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, a drama that unfolded across five airports, five countries, seven days, 188 souls, and a billion Indian hearts, has captured …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack actor Patralekhaa on the shift in her career: I am finally getting offers now

Hindustan Times

Patralekhaa has hit a significant milestone, marking 10 years in the industry. This year, however has brought her mainstream recognition through two back-to-back projects— IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack and Wild Wild Punjab. I’m getting so much love from people, I suppose that’s the measurement,” she shares, adding, “People are reaching out to me, meeting me at the airport or …

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3 months ago

IC 814 Passenger Claims De-Boarded Man Returned To Hijacked Flight

News 18

The Netflix series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, featuring Vijay Varma in the lead is based on the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814. In an interview on the Face to Face YouTube channel, a Flight 814 passenger named Jeevan Bhatt recounted, “Everybody had Stockholm Syndrome… There was a young man, I’ve forgotten his name now, he had acute …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Kumud Mishra on IC814 The Kandahar Hijack controversy: The code names used in the series…

Hindustan Times

The Anubhav Sinha-directed web series IC814: The Kandahar Hijack recently sparked controversy when a section of social media accused the filmmaker of deliberately altering the names of two of the hijackers to “Bhola and Shankar. The uproar grew so intense that streaming platform Netflix issued a statement, part of which read, “…the opening disclaimer has been updated to include the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Vijay Varma’s Fun Post For Anubhav Sinha On IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack: ‘Aapko Superhit Hua Hai'

News 18

The Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack started streaming on August 29 and has received amazing reviews so far. aapko SUPERHIT hua hai.” Anubhav Sinha reacted to Vijay Varma’s post and noted. “Aur aapko zindabad hua hai.” Among others, Rajkummar Rao also commented, “It’s a Tsunami brother and you are the silent toofan.” Rajkummar’s wife, actress Patralekhaa, played the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC814 The Kandahar Hijack is not a documentary: Patralekhaa

Hindustan Times

Patralekhaa, who plays a cabin crew member on the OTT show IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, is in favour of accommodating the “imagination” of the director and the writer in storytelling on screen. “It’s a collaborative effort to bring authenticity and personal touch to the role,” the actor says, in wake of the platform revising its opening disclaimer for the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea in Delhi HC seeking ban on 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' withdrawn after disclaimer update

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: A petition seeking ban on Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has been officially withdrawn from the Delhi High Court. The withdrawal came after the petitioner, Surjit Singh Yadav, chief of Hindu Sena, and his counsel, Advocate Shashi Ranjan, accepted Netflix’s addition of a disclaimer clarifying the real names of the terrorists involved in the 1999 hijacking …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kandahar Hijacking: All you need to know about three terrorists released

India TV News

The 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 is back in the spotlight with the release of a new Netflix series, IC 814 - The Kandahar Hijack. The aircraft was diverted to several locations, including Amritsar, Lahore, Dubai, and ultimately Kandahar, Afghanistan, before the Indian government conceded to the hijackers' demands and released three terrorists in exchange for the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

How Mumbai Police Cracked IC 814 Hijacking Case: Eye-popping Details of Painstaking Operation

News 18

The multi-starrer Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, which relives the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight by terrorists, has created a buzz around the country and reignited conversations about the incident from about 25 years ago. Now, an edited excerpt from former top cop D Sivanandhan’s upcoming book Brahmastra published in The Indian Express has revealed astounding …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

’No question of al Qaeda’: Diplomat blames Pakistan amid ’Kandahar Hijack’ row

Live Mint

'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' row: Amid the controversy over the new Netflix series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack,' former Indian high commissioner to Islamabad Gopalaswami Parthasarathy blamed Pakistan for the hijack and said that al Qaeda was not involved in the hijacking, India Today reported. Riddled with controversy, ‘The Kandahar Hijack’ has been accused of giving a clean chit …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack to Tandav, 5 web series that got engrossed into controversies due to their content

India TV News

In the last few years, the popularity of web series has increased a lot in the country. Many things get censored in films, while web series constantly provide a unique experience to the audience with bold topics and scenes. Due to censorship not being applied as prominently on web series, many series get embroiled in controversies after release. IC 814: …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC-814 The Kandahar Hijack actor Rajiv Thakur says ‘I had no time to prep for my role’

Hindustan Times

Actor-comedian Rajiv Thakur left viewers surprised with his recent role of the antagonist, named Chief, in filmmaker Anubhav Sinha’s IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack. Rajiv Thakur The series has been hit with allegations of distortion of facts about the real identities of the hijackers and has drawn criticism for naming the two terrorists Bhola and Shankar, instead of using their real …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Vijay Varma Apologises To Pooja Gor For Stepping On Her Saree, Fans Call Him A ‘Gentleman’

News 18

The Netflix series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, premiered on August 29 and has been receiving rave reviews so far. In one of the clips, Vijay Varma was posing for the camera when he accidently stepped on Pooja Gor’s saree, who was passing behind him. Some stated he was, “Such a gentleman,” while another stated, “He’s a sweetheart.” Along with …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘IC 814’ series row: Netflix updates disclaimer to include real names of terrorists after meeting with I&B Secretary

The Hindu

Responding to the Union government’s concerns, Netflix India has agreed to update the opening disclaimer of IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, a fictional six-part series based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane, to include the real names of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen hijackers. “Secondly, we also said that while the hijackers and terrorists were shown in a sympathetic light …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC 814 web series row: Row over names of hijackers in Netflix series “The Kandahar Hijack” | Explained

The Hindu

Netflix’s latest web series IC 814: The Kandhar Hijack flew into a patch of turbulence early this week when several social media users expressed outrage over the names of the four hijackers in the critically-acclaimed series. The contention over the names of the hijackers emanates from the creative liberty taken by the makers of the series not to explicitly make …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Netflix India content head meets I&B Secretary over webseries ‘IC814: The Kandahar Hijack’ row

The Hindu

Netflix India's content head Monika Shergill on Tuesday met Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju in New Delhi, amid a row over the web seriesIC-814: The Kandahar Hijack. Voicing concern over the depiction of terrorists in the web series, a senior official has said nobody has the right to play with the sentiments of the nation. "Should we allow any …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Vijay Varma interview: On ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’, being an outsider and playing leads

The Hindu

After watching Vijay Varma’s performance in Anubhav Sinha’s IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, one wonders how such a malleable face is kept out of the limelight for almost a decade. Despite the critical acclaim for ‘Monsoon Shootout’, why did it take so long for the industry to unearth your talent? At acting schools and workshops, you don’t find anything new …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack: The incredible true story behind Netflix’s new plane hijacking series

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC814 row: PIL in Delhi HC for banning Netflix series “The Kandahar Hijack” over allegations of distorted facts

The Hindu

A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking a ban on OTT series ‘IC-814: The Kandahar hijack’ over allegations of distortion of facts about the real identities of the hijackers. The plea alleged that the mini-series erroneously shows the real hijackers as having Hindu names, including ‘Bhola’ and ‘Shankar’, the other names of Lord Shiva, which …

Netflix Hindu Series Hijack Kandahar

3 months, 2 weeks ago

PIL in Delhi HC for banning public viewing of Netflix India series IC814 The Kandahar Hijack over distortion of facts

Hindustan Times

A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking a ban on OTT series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack over allegations of distortion of facts about the real identities of the hijackers. Vijay Varma plays a pilot in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack The petition filed by Surjit Singh Yadav, a farmer and president of Hindu Sena, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack: Director Anubhav Sinha gets angry over question on ongoing controversy | WATCH

India TV News

Anubhav Sinha's latest directorial IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack is currently trending high on social media for all the wrong reasons. Ever since IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack premiered on Netflix, a large section of social media users have been demanding a ban on the series. However, Anubhav Sinha had a not-so-good interaction with one of the journalists who asked …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trouble mounts for 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' PIL filed in Delhi High Court to ban the web series

India TV News

The recently released web series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' has been mired in controversies since its release. In the latest developments, a PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday demanding a ban on this show. According to this petition, the web series shows the names of real kidnappers like 'Bhola' and 'Shankar', which has hurt …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajiv Thakur To Harry Parmar: Meet Actors Who Played Hijackers in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

News 18

Anubhav Sinha’s directorial IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has been garnering positive reviews from fans and critics alike, since its premiere on the OTT platform, Netflix. In the web series, the roles of the terrorists have been portrayed by Rajiv Thakur, Diljohn Singh, Harry Parmar, Kunal Chopra, and Kamal Batra. Harry Parmar: The actor, who played the role of the …

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Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan

Netflix's IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack boosts Matchbox to dream bigger, soar higher

IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack actor Patralekhaa on the shift in her career: I am finally getting offers now

IC 814 Passenger Claims De-Boarded Man Returned To Hijacked Flight

Kumud Mishra on IC814 The Kandahar Hijack controversy: The code names used in the series…

Vijay Varma’s Fun Post For Anubhav Sinha On IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack: ‘Aapko Superhit Hua Hai'

IC814 The Kandahar Hijack is not a documentary: Patralekhaa

Plea in Delhi HC seeking ban on 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' withdrawn after disclaimer update

Kandahar Hijacking: All you need to know about three terrorists released

How Mumbai Police Cracked IC 814 Hijacking Case: Eye-popping Details of Painstaking Operation

’No question of al Qaeda’: Diplomat blames Pakistan amid ’Kandahar Hijack’ row

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack to Tandav, 5 web series that got engrossed into controversies due to their content

IC-814 The Kandahar Hijack actor Rajiv Thakur says ‘I had no time to prep for my role’

Vijay Varma Apologises To Pooja Gor For Stepping On Her Saree, Fans Call Him A ‘Gentleman’

‘IC 814’ series row: Netflix updates disclaimer to include real names of terrorists after meeting with I&B Secretary

IC 814 web series row: Row over names of hijackers in Netflix series “The Kandahar Hijack” | Explained

Netflix India content head meets I&B Secretary over webseries ‘IC814: The Kandahar Hijack’ row

Vijay Varma interview: On ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’, being an outsider and playing leads

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack: The incredible true story behind Netflix’s new plane hijacking series

IC814 row: PIL in Delhi HC for banning Netflix series “The Kandahar Hijack” over allegations of distorted facts

PIL in Delhi HC for banning public viewing of Netflix India series IC814 The Kandahar Hijack over distortion of facts

IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack: Director Anubhav Sinha gets angry over question on ongoing controversy | WATCH

Trouble mounts for 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' PIL filed in Delhi High Court to ban the web series

Rajiv Thakur To Harry Parmar: Meet Actors Who Played Hijackers in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack