#Indian Airlines Flight 814

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IC814: The Kandahar Hijack (2024) crime thriller drama on Netflix is about the longest hijacking in India's aviation history - Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999.

It's based on the book Flight Into Fear: The Captain's Story by Pilot Captain Dev Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury.

The 8-day hijack ended after a deal between the Indian government and the hijackers, with India releasing 3 militants, in exchange for the 176 passengers and 11 crew members.

The 6-episode series summarizes the whole event and the performances are top-notch.

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A Critical Review of IC 814 : The Kandahar Hijack #BlogaberryDazzle

A web series was  created to describe highjack of an Indian Airlines flight. The series has garnered a variety of response, some favorable and a few critical. This post is an attempt look at few points in the web series that I felt stood out. This blog post is my first post as part of ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’hosted by Cindy D’Silva and Noor Anand Chawla in collaboration with Dr. Preeti Chauhan. An…

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Indian News Agency ANI Sues Netflix for Using its Content in 'IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack' Series | Daily Reports Online

Indian news agency ANI has sued Netflix Inc and producers of an Indian series about a plane hijack, asking for four episodes to be taken down as they used ANI content without permission, ANI’s lawyer told Reuters on Monday. The series, called IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack – a fictionalised version of the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight 814 from Kathmandu – has been embroiled in controversy…

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Netflix Faces Backlash in India Over Series on IC 814 Hijacking

Netflix is facing criticism in India following the release of a new web series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, directed by renowned filmmaker Anubhav Sinha. The series, based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight, has sparked controversy for its portrayal of the hijackers’ names. The real-life hijackers, whose names were Ibrahim Athar, Shahid Akhtar, and Sunny Ahmed Qazi, were shown…

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IC 814 Web Series Faces Criticism Over Use of ‘Bhola’ and ‘Shankar’ as Terrorist Names

The IC 814 web series, which revisits the Kandahar hijacking incident of 1999, has stirred up a storm, with many questioning the director Anubhav Sinha’s portrayal of terrorists in the series. The series features prominent actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, and Vijay Verma, and showcases the seven-day terror that gripped the country during the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814.…

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IC-814 Netflix Series Controversy Sparks Government Action

Controversial Portrayal of Hijackers in IC-814 Netflix SeriesGovernment Response to the IC-814 SeriesPublic Backlash and Calls for BoycottPolitics Over IC-814 ControversyOngoing Debate Over IC-814 Netflix Series Netflix series “IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack” has embroiled India in a controversy about the representation of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 by Pakistan-based terror…

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Netflix says it respects the sentiments of the nation and will scrutinize and release films in the future

Netflix has said that it will analyze and release the films in the future, respecting the sentiments of the nation. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the web series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ was released on Netflix on August 29. Based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight by terrorists, the series sparked controversy as the terrorists were given Hindu names. The Ministry of…

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IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack - A Riveting Tale of Heroism and Crisis

Introduction The hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 on December 24, 1999, remains one of the most harrowing incidents in India’s aviation history. The ordeal, which lasted for seven days, involved a flight from Kathmandu to Delhi being taken over by five armed terrorists. The flight, which was forced to land in various cities, finally ended up in Kandahar, Afghanistan. This real-life…

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IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack - A Riveting Tale of Heroism and Crisis

Introduction The hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 on December 24, 1999, remains one of the most harrowing incidents in India’s aviation history. The ordeal, which lasted for seven days, involved a flight from Kathmandu to Delhi being taken over by five armed terrorists. The flight, which was forced to land in various cities, finally ended up in Kandahar, Afghanistan. This real-life…

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Kandahar Hijack | Indian Airlines Flight 814

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When Vijay Varma, the reel Captain Sharan, met the real Captain Sharan

Actor Vijay Varma, who is gearing up for his upcoming limited series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’, has shared a glimpse from the cockpit.

On Saturday, the actor took to his Instagram, and shared 2 pictures with Captain Devi Sharan who was the pilot during the hijack of the Indian Airlines Flight 814, along with first officer Rajinder Kumar, alongside flight engineer Anil Kumar Jaggia. Captain Devi Sharan exhibited tremendous courage and composure during the critical moments.

Source: bhaskarlive.in

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Ahimsa: Dharma, Defense and Politics ————————————————– Ahimsa is the other most abused word in Indian politics along with Hindutva. Why is this word being thrown around every other sentence without any context? Why is a protest legitimate only if it is non-violent? Why is the Congress party acting as if it owns the sole patents and copyrights to Ahimsa – choosing to deride protests it wishes and praising others as per its whim? What is the reason and history and has it been beneficial for us as a religion/community/nation?

As per western interpretations – ahimsa has only one meaning of non-violence. Buddhists and Jains also agree to this strict interpretation of Ahimsa- total non-violence and causing no harm to any other living being. M K Gandhi also believed in it and went a bit too far as “intolerant tolerance” [1]. Hinduism itself has no strict definition of ahimsa [2]. Ahimsa in Hinduism is very loosely translated and is different for different roles in society – be it caste, stage of life, personal conduct, the right to defend, righteousness and defense of religion [2]. The Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Manav Parva, Anusasana Parva and Bhagvad Gita have gone into great detail to explain this [2].

अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्म हिंसा तथीव च Ahimsa Paramo Dharma Dharma himsa tathaiva cha Non-violence is the ultimate dharma. So too is violence in service of Dharma

A brief note is in order here. Dharma here does not mean religion rather duty as per what is right or good for humanity against what is evil and bad.

Is non-violence possible in contexts of nation states? The answer is to the contrary. Many people believe that the advent of Buddhism and by extension the embrace of its strict definition of non-violence resulted in a weak mindset. This may have ultimately caused the downfall of the kingdoms of Taxila, Gandhar and other frontier states in modern day Afghanistan paving the way for further incursions into the Indian heartland by Islamic invaders. In today’s context, is it possible to defend our nation just by diplomacy? Without coercive action against princely states, India could not be the modern nation state it is today. Also, in the very recent past we have seen the numerous fallouts after each diplomatic handshake – Kargil War in 1999, the attack on Parliament in 2001, various bomb blasts across the nation facilitated by cross-border terrorism are some of the few examples. Contrast this with some of the offensive actions taken by Israel since its Independence and we have a result set to compare. Israel is feared by all its neighbors as well as in its extended backyard of the Middle East. India is considered a “soft” nation by almost all countries.

In case of terrorism, Israel has an official policy of not negotiating with terrorists and goes out on dangerous missions such as Operation Entebbe where a hijacked plane and almost all hostages were rescued with minimal casualties [3]; Operation Wrath of God was initiated to eliminate all the members of the Black September group responsible for killing Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics [4] and Operation Opera was successfully undertaken to bomb Iraq’s nascent nuclear program and facilities [5]. Israel has invaded Lebanon to flush out PLO terrorists and occupied the West Bank and Golan heights as buffer zones. Contrast this with India where we released terrorists in exchange for hostages of the hijacked Indian Airlines flight 814 [6], we hesitate to hang Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab in spite of their convictions by the courts and we released captured lands during the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan. The more we compromise and the more we delay action and think non-violence can solve problems, the more we encourage our enemies to be bolder in action.

As far as politics is concerned, I am of the opinion that non-violence does not serve any purpose. The government with all the powers of the judiciary, police and para-military as well as the paid media can effectively quell or stall it without negotiating as we saw in the just concluded episode with Team Anna. Team Anna members were left high and dry without even an acknowledgement that their protest was legitimate. In fact they were slandered, abused and vilified for their act. Please note that I am not for terrorist style violence like Maoist or Islamic terrorists. I believe limited violence against corrupt and inefficient government officials which directly harms them is more effective than any other form of protest – think of all the revolutionaries and revolutions that have changed the course of history. This causes the highest people in power to realize that they and their family members are not always safe and issues are highlighted much quicker, perhaps action might be faster too. The converse logic is that the government can effectively hunt down the perpetrators but then again at least the damage is done. M K Gandhi said “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” and hence desisted from violence. However, if you do go that route, when the whole world is totally blind there is some equality otherwise you just remain a handicap ……….

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Who Played Bhola and Shankar in 'IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack'? The Controversy That Led Netflix to Respond

Anubhav Sinha’s latest web series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, streaming on Netflix, has found itself in the middle of a major controversy. The series, which features an ensemble cast including Vijay Verma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa, and Dia Mirza, dramatizes the real-life hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999. The controversy erupted over the naming of the…

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House Of Terrorist Released In Kandahar Hijacking Attached In Srinagar

Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar, one of the most wanted terrorists, is presently living in Pak. Srinagar: The anti-terror agency NIA (National Investigation Agency) today attached the house of top terrorist commander Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias Latram, who was released from prison in exchange of hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 at Kandahar in December 1999. Lartam, one of the most wanted terrorists,…