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Dia Mirza compares criticism for IC 814 to praise for Dhurandhar: ‘We are celebrating jingoism’

Dia Mirza compares criticism for IC 814 to praise for Dhurandhar: ‘We are celebrating jingoism’

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Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar The Revenge has emerged as the film of the moment, sparking widespread chatter across audiences and industry circles alike. Amid the film’s soaring popularity, Dia Mirza has opened up about the criticism her show IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack faced, in comparison to the “chest-thumping” narrative of Dhurandhar, which is being celebrated. Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge was released on March 19. Dia on comparisons between Dhurandhar and IC 814 Dia recently appeared on The Namrata Zakaria Show, where she looked back at the criticism she and the team of IC814: The Kandahar Hijack faced. The series revolves around the hijack of Indian Airlines Flight 814 by five armed men in 1999 when it took off from Kathmandu, Nepal, en route to New Delhi. During the conversation, the interviewer described Dhurandhar’s tone as more “chest-thumping,” while noting that IC 814 took a more restrained, nuanced approach, which was called out on social media. To this, Dia responded, “The show was called out for humanising all the characters, including the terrorists. I guess …

Anubhav Sinha addresses IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack controversy in his trademark, no-nonsense style. Here’s what he said | Web Series

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Sep 29, 2024 06:12 AM IST Anubhav Sinha reacted to the uproar surrounding IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, which prompted the OTT platform to add a disclaimer at the beginning of the show. Anubhav Sinha‘s latest series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, has been in the limelight for many reasons. Inspite of the praise for the show and the performances, the show caused controversy with how the series presented the five terrorists based on the real-life tragedy. In a new interview with casting director Mukesh Chhabra on Mashable India, Anubhav shared that he sees the controversy as ‘gobar (cow dung).’ (Also read: Anubhav Sinha breaks silence on the failure of his last two films Bheed, Anek: ‘Discourages you from making more movies’) Vijay Varma played the lead in Anubhav Sinha’s first series. What Anubhav said During the chat, when Anubhav was asked about the reception to his first series IC 814: The Kandahar Attack, he said, “Do chakravado ke beech mein hu, ek mein bahoot saari mohabbat hain, ek main bahoot saara gobar hain. Toh …

IC814: Swiss Businessman Who Controlled 90% of the World’s Currency-Printing Was Onboard; Hijackers Had No Clue

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According to reports, Roberto Giori was on his way back from Kathmandu after spending a holiday with his partner Christina Calabresi. (Representative/News18 Hindi) The IC814 hijack involved a wealthy businessman who was one of the hostages. His presence created international pressure on India during the negotiations The Kandahar hijack incident has been generating curiosity among the public ever since Netflix started streaming the IC814 The Kandahar Hijack mini-series based on the infamous 1999 incident in which a passenger flight from Kathmandu to Delhi was taken over by militants. Amid some controversy over how much of the series is fiction, some details from the actual hijacking saga have resurfaced in the public domain. A particularly sensational piece of information was the presence of a rich businessman onboard the flight that took off from Kathmandu with 176 passengers. However, the hijackers had no clue about the passenger’s real identity. Read More: IC814: What Happened to the Plane After the Hijack Saga? No one among the passengers had any clue about this high-profile passenger who was sitting with …

IC814: Ajit Doval Brought Back This Souvenir from Kandahar But Did Not Keep It

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Ajit Doval was in constant touch with AS Dulat from his first day of reaching Kandahar. (File Photo/News18 Hindi) Ajit Doval went aboard the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814, which was parked at Kandahar, to meet with the passengers. He assured them that it would only be a matter of a few more minutes The Kandahar hijack incident has been generating buzz since Netflix began streaming the miniseries “IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack.” In this context, let’s explore some intriguing facts from our recent political history about this infamous hijack. On December 24, 1999, people had queued up before then Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh’s place with bouquets and sweets to congratulate him on the birth of his granddaughter. Amidst this, a person whispered something in Jaswant Singh’s ear which made his rush to the telephone. Within the next few minutes, he was in a meeting of the Crisis Management Group (CMG) that was set up after the hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814. A.S. Dulat, the chief of intelligence agency RAW at that time, …

IC814 Kandahar Hijack: ‘Taliban Had No Control, There Was No Food’ Says Ex-R&AW Special Secretary Anand Arni

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Kumud Mishra played Anand Arni in the show. Anand Arni revealed that the Taliban were embarrassed and nervous during the hijack. Anubhav Sinha’s IC184 The Kandahar Hijack introduces a new generation to an old tragedy in Indian history. The re-telling of the infamous hijack’s story has piqued the nation’s interest and the Indian officials involved in the negotiations are recalling the ordeal. In a recent chat, the chief of the R&AW at the time, AS Dulat, and Anand Arni, a former special secretary at the R&AW recalled the negotiations and said that the Taliban had no control. Talking to The Print, Arni said, “Clearly they had their limitations. Muttawakil (foreign minister) was definitely nervous.” He added that ‘an explosion’ took place in the early hours of December 30, when the auxiliary power unit (APU) of the aircraft blew up. The representative who checked what happened was ‘ashen’ as he thought the ‘plane had blown up’. Arni said, “It was clear that (the Taliban) wasn’t in total control, they were embarrassed.” Dulat recalled getting desperate calls …

Sudhir Mishra on ‘IC 814: Kandahar Hijack’ row: Won’t find more patriotic Indian than Anubhav Sinha | Bollywood

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New Delhi, It is hard to find a more patriotic Indian than Anubhav Sinha and he has made the story of “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack” with a lot of thought, says veteran director Sudhir Mishra, dismissing the controversy surrounding the series. Sudhir Mishra on ‘IC 814: Kandahar Hijack’ row: Won’t find more patriotic Indian than Anubhav Sinha Sinha’s show, which dramatises the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814, has triggered a row after a section of viewers objected to the Hindu code names of the terrorists, contending that distortion of their real identities amounted to misrepresentation of historical events. Netflix updated the opening disclaimer of the show to include both real and code names of the hijackers after the controversy. Mishra, the director of several critically-acclaimed movies such as “Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin”, “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi” and a close friend of Sinha, said he found the show to be very good. “He has made the series quite thoughtfully. It is up to you to react or not react. But I found …

‘Some Were Having Panic Attacks’: IC 814 Passenger Who Got Hijacker’s Shawl Recalls Experience

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Amid the ongoing controversy over Netflix series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ in which the names of the terrorists who hijacked the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 (Kathmandu-Delhi) in 1999 have been modified, a woman from Chandigarh, a survivor of the hijack to whom one of the terrorists gifted a shawl, shared her harrowing experience. Pooja Kataria and her husband, who were among the 26 newly-wed couples on honeymoon, were returning from that flight. She said that the five terrorists who were on board the aircraft declared that flight was hijacked half an hour after the flight took off from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on December 24, 1999. One of the person was killed by the terrorists. ‘Burger’ helped passengers, made them play ‘Antakshari’ While speaking to news agency ANI, Kataria said that one of the terrorists, ‘Burger’, had a friendly approach towards the passengers and he helped people by making them playing ‘Antakshari’ during the journey. “We were nervous. We were asked to keep our heads down. We didn’t even know we were in Kandahar. …

Amid IC-814 row, cabin crew chief slams Netflix series makers: ‘It was painful’ | Latest News India

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Amid the ongoing controversy over the series ‘IC-814 – The Kandahar Hijack’ on Netflix, the chief of the cabin crew of the hijacked flight, Anil Sharma, slammed the OTT show, saying that the makers compromised the story a little too much “for comfort” and also portrayed him in a “poor light”. Anil Sharma, chief of cabin crew of the hijacked IC-814(Twitter) Anil Sharma, in an interview with with News9, also agreed with the outraged masses on social media over the changed names of the hijackers. According to the then chief of cabin crew, he started watching the Netflix series but could not finish it yet because it was painful. “I think they have compromised the whole story a little too much for comfort. Initially, I thought people were little over outraged..but I realised that there is some substance as to why there is so much uproar about the issue. Nothing convinces me the way things are portrayed,” he told News9. Sharma added that the portrayal of the bureaucratic handling shown in the OTT show is …

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack — Bogus Call in The Name of Govt Secy Allowed Plane to Fly Away from India, Say Sources | Exclusive

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The mini-series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack features Vijay Varma, Patralekhaa and Naseeruddin Shah. (Image: Instagram) According to the government sources, that bogus call in the name of union government joint secretary J Lal led the staff at Amritsar airport to remove barricades and allow the aircraft to fly away 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 government sources have told CNN-News18 that a phoney call in the name of union government joint secretary J Lal had allowed the plane to take off from Amritsar and leave Indian airspace. On December 24, 1999, five masked men hijacked the aircraft — IC 814 — 40 minutes after it took off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, bound for New Delhi. The hijackers forced the captain of the flight — Devi Sharan — to fly the plane into Pakistani airspace, where he did …

Two-Member Netflix Team To Meet I&B Secretary Amid Row Over ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ Series

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Last Updated: September 03, 2024, 10:42 IST The series director, Anubhav Sinha, stands accused by the Centre of “normalising a crime against the nation masterminded and facilitated by Pakistan’s ISI”. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Netflix’s latest series, “IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack,” faces backlash for its portrayal of hijackers A two-member team from Netflix is set to meet with the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on Tuesday amid a row surrounding the streaming platform’s latest series, IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack. The series, which dramatises the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight, has faced backlash due to its portrayal of the hijackers, particularly the use of names that some critics argue misrepresent the terrorists’ identities. The I&B Ministry summoned Netflix’s content head, Monika Shergill, following accusations that the series insensitively altered the names of the hijackers to include “Bhola” and “Shankar.” Critics, including political leaders and social media users, have expressed outrage, claiming that this portrayal could distort historical facts and hurt religious sentiments. Earlier, the central government had summoned the content head …