IC 814: Netflix Takes a Backseat, To Conduct Review For Future Content

IC 814 Row: Netflix Takes a Backseat –

Netflix India's latest web series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, has been slammed by netizens for degrading religious sentiments. The netizens are not happy with cinematic changes made in the series and have slammed the makers for changing the names of the hijackers. After this, the I&B Ministry summoned the content head of Netflix India for an explanation on this matter.

The content head of Netflix was expected to appear before the officials today, Tuesday, September 3, 2024. As per the latest reports, the Netflix team has provided an assurance to conduct a content review and guarantee that all future content on their platform will be sensitive to and in accordance with the nation's sentiments, ANI reported, quoting the government.

The real names of the hijackers of the Kandahar event were 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, and now the team has taken a backseat after seeing the heavy backlash all over the internet.

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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