IC 814 Controversy: I&B Ministry Summons Netflix Content Head Read Why

IC 814 Controversy: I&B Summons Netflix Head :

Netflix India's latest web series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, has become a subject of negative talk all over the internet. The netizens are not happy with cinematic changes made in the series and have slammed the makers for changing the names of the hijackers.

Now, it is learnt that the I&B ministry is also not happy with the cinematic depiction of the true events of Kandahar Hijacked. The ministry officials have summoned the content head of Netflix India for an explanation on this matter. The content head of Netflix is expected to appear before the officials on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

The real names of the hijackers of the Kandahar event are Ibrahim Athar, Shahid Akhtar Sayed, Sunny Ahmed Qazi, Mistri Zahoor Ibrahim, and Shakir, as reported by the Union Home Ministry statement on January 6, 2000. However, the Netflix series changed the names of those characters to "Bhola" and "Shankar," making it a religious issue for netizens.

The series is based on the true events that took place in 1999. On the fateful day of December 24, 1999, Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 embarked on its journey from Kathmandu to New Delhi, unaware that a sudden hijack would take them on a seven-day odyssey of terror and intrigue.

Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the series features Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Vijay Varma, Arvind Swamy, Dia Mirza, Patralekhaa, Amrita Puri, Anupam Tripathi, Kumud Mishra, and Manoj Pahwa, amongst others.

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