By Naman Ramachandran
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijacking | Official trailer | Vijay Varma, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah
Netflix India has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.”
The titular hijacking occurred in December 1999 when an Indian Airlines flight was hijacked by militants en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi. The flight made multiple stops, including Amritsar, India; Lahore, Pakistan; Dubai; and Kandahar, Afghanistan. The crisis lasted seven days.
The drama, adapted from the book “Flight Into Fear” by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury, examines the crisis from multiple angles and offers a multi-faceted look at the incident, showcasing the tense negotiations in Delhi’s War Room, the high-stakes diplomacy in Taliban-controlled Kandahar and the terrifying ordeal faced by passengers and crew aboard the hijacked plane.
