When the names of terrorists were changed in IC 814…?
There was a lot of controversy over the web series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack'. The series was accused of hiding the real identity of the terrorists. After which Netflix changed the names of the terrorists in the disclaimer of 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack'. Now the actress of the series, dia mirza, has reacted to this and said that everything is factual.
In an interview to Galatta Plus, dia mirza said- 'I think what matters is the intention. I don't think the show intends to create any controversy. This is the most important thing and this is our truth. The second thing is that I think whatever is being questioned is verifiable and factual. How do you debate on that?'
What was the whole controversy?
Let us tell you that in 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack', dia mirza plays the character of india Headlines editor shalini aka Sha Chandra. This web series is based on the 1999 accident when indian Airlines flight IC 814 was hijacked by five people after taking off from Kathmandu. At that time there were 176 passengers and 15 crew members along with the pilot on the plane. These terrorists belonged to the Islamic organization. But in the web series, the names of these terrorists were shown as 'Bhola' and 'Shankar', which caused controversy. However, later the makers changed these names.
'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' Star Cast
The web series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack', directed by Anubhav Sinha, was streamed on Netflix on 29 august 2024. Vijay Verma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, dia mirza and Arvind Swami are in important roles in this series.
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