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IC 814: Former RAW chief AS Dulat, special secretary Anand Arni refute claims made in Netflix show, say, ‘Didn’t get any warning before hijack’
September 09, 2024 2:24 pm
Former R&AW Chief AS Dulat and Anand Arni, former special secretary R&AW, refute certain claims made on IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, the Netflix show about the infamous 1999 incident
All you need to know about the IC 814 Kandahar Hijack controversy
September 07, 2024 4:16 pm
Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the series has been under constant criticism online for fudging with historical events and misrepresentations.
Sudhir Mishra on IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack row: 'Won't find more patriotic Indian than Anubhav Sinha'
September 06, 2024 10:01 pm
Anubhav 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.
Special to the Express | Calls to Pakistan & a plan to target Thackeray's Matoshree: How Mumbai Police cracked IC814 hijacking case
September 05, 2024 10:34 pm
Hemant Karkare's tip-off led police to shady money exchange in hotel, arrests cracked case wide open -- a rivetting account by former top officer D Sivanandhan who steered the operation.
IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack draws ire online for 'changing terrorists' identity'; casting director reacts: 'We did proper research'
September 01, 2024 6:24 pm
Directed by Anubhav Sinha, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is based on the 1999 hijack of an Indian aircraft by five terrorists on December 24, 1999, 40 minutes after it took off from Kathmandu.
Anubhav Sinha recalls his reply to IC 814 cinematographer's query about whether they were recreating what happened: 'The event is happening again'
September 01, 2024 1:07 pm
Anubhav Sinha, who thought he knew everything about the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, recently noted that as the research for Netflix's IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack began, he realised how little he actually knew about it.
What was the IC-814 aircraft hijack, the subject of a new Netflix series?
April 24, 2025 3:15 pm
On the afternoon of December 24, 1999, hijackers gained control of a Kathmandu-New Delhi flight. The hijack ended on December 31 with India releasing three terrorists in Kandahar, Afghanistan, raising questions about the government’s handling of the crisis.
'IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack' among top Google search trends after Netflix releases the series
August 29, 2024 3:26 pm
IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack: The six-episode series tells the harrowing story of terror, crisis, and heroism as it chronicles the fear faced by passengers and crew trapped at 30,000 feet.
IC814 The Kandahar Hijack: Vijay Varma, Dia Mirza and Naseeruddin Shah star in hard-hitting series on India's longest hijack
February 29, 2024 3:00 pm
IC814 The Kandahar Hijack: The Anubhav Sinha created series is based on India's longest hijack that lasted for seven days.
Explained: The curious case of Abdul Momin, convicted in Kandahar hijacking, acquitted in related trial
July 15, 2020 10:17 am
The court dismissed a plea by the Mumbai police against the acquittal of these 19 by a magistrate's court in 2012.
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