1999 Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 hijacking dramatized in Netflix's "IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack" series, premiering August 29.

Netflix's upcoming limited series, "IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack," set to premiere on August 29, brings to life the gripping true story of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814, which was hijacked in 1999. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the series stars Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Arvind Swamy, Dia Mirza, Pooja Gor, Patralekha, Kumud Mishra, and Manoj Pahwa. The show explores the intense seven-day ordeal of 188 lives hijacked on a plane at 30,000 feet, with the cast portraying a team racing against time to ensure the safe return of everyone on board after the aircraft was flown to various locations, including Amritsar, Lahore, Dubai, and Kandahar, Afghanistan.

August 19, 2024
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