41 minutes agoAuthor: Virendra Mishra
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Director Anubhav Sinha has made his OTT debut through the web series 'IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack'. This series has been streamed on Netflix. This 6-episode series stars Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Vijay Verma, Dia Mirza, Patralekha, Arvind Swami and Kumud Mishra in lead roles. Dainik Bhaskar has given this series a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5.
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.
How is the acting of the star cast?
The series has amazing performances by veteran actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa, Arvind Swami, Kumud Mishra, Divyendu Bhattacharya. Vijay Verma's style is amazing in this series. He has acted brilliantly in the role of a pilot, while Patralekha has looked amazing in the role of an airhostess. Dia Mirza has played the role of an editor. Her chemistry with Amrita Puri, who plays a sharp journalist, is very good.
How is the direction?
This series is based on a true incident. Everyone knows what happened during the Kandahar hijack. Still, director Anubhav Sinha has presented this series in such a way that even after decades, the curiosity to know what happened next and how remains. Anubhav Sinha has been completely successful in making the series tight. He takes the audience to such a thrilling world that the audience is forced to watch this series till the end. One thing that is a bit disturbing in this series is that the interference of the United Nations on the release of foreign passengers has not been shown.
How is the music of the series?
There is no scope for songs in this series. So, you cannot expect any songs. But the background of the series is good. The background matches the story.
Final Verdict, Watch or Not?
Based on a true incident, the story and strong characters of this series take the audience into a world of adventure. This series is worth binge watching.
