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IC 814 releases on Netflix on August 29.
Amid the ongoing controversy over the OTT series IC 814, Netflix's content head Monica Shergill has been summoned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The ministry has sought clarification from Netflix on the controversial aspects of the OTT series. Netflix will present its side before the ministry on September 2. IC 814 was released on Netflix on August 29, which is based on the Kandahar plane hijack.
The names of the terrorists who hijackered this plane were Ibrahim Akhtar, Shahid Akhtar, Sunny Ahmed, Zahoor Mistry and Shakir but their names have been changed in the web series.
In this, the terrorists have been given Hindu names like Bhola and Shankar, which has caused controversy. After the release of the web series, there is a demand to boycott it on social media.
Vijay Verma plays the role of Captain Devi Sharan in the series. (Vijay with Devi Sharan in the photo)
BJP had raised objection
After the release of the series, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya had recently raised objections to its content. He had criticised the series director Anubhav Sinha on social media platform X.
He had said that Anubhav resorted to the agenda of the leftists to hide his wrongdoing. The hijackers of IC-814 were dreaded terrorists. They had adopted fictitious names to hide their Muslim identity.
What is the story of the series?
The story of this series is based on a true incident of 24 December 1999. When five terrorists hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC 814 while flying from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport to New Delhi. In which 176 passengers were travelling.
The terrorists take the plane to Kandahar via Amritsar, Lahore, Dubai. The passengers were held hostage for seven days. What happens to the passengers inside the plane during this time? What happens to their families? What conditions are put before the government to release these passengers?
How the government is forced to accept the conditions of the terrorists. All this is shown in this series. The director of the series is Anubhav Sinha. Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Vijay Verma, Dia Mirza, Patralekha, Arvind Swami and Kumud Mishra have played lead roles in this 6-episode series.
