Director Anubhav Sinha found himself at the centre of controversy during a press meet in Mumbai on Tuesday, where he was promoting his latest web series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. The series, based on the 1999 hijacking incident, has been embroiled in controversy since its release on August 29, with accusations of distorting facts … Read more
In a recent meeting with Indian government officials, Netflix India’s content chief, Monika Shergill, pledged the platform’s commitment to producing content that is sensitive to and respectful of the nation’s sentiments. This assurance came in the wake of significant backlash against the streaming giant’s new series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, which depicted the 1999 … Read more
Bollywood Entertainment at its best Last Updated 03.09.2024 | 6:54 PM IST LANGUAGE FOLLOW US ON FEEDBACK Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the … Read more
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack premiered on Netflix on August 29 and opened to unanimous acclaim from the media and viewers. However, as days passed, a section of the viewers raised objections over the code names used by the hijackers in the show. The criticism was that these code names might give an impression that the … Read more
The release of the Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has ignited a fierce debate in India, with allegations of historical inaccuracies and potential religious offence. The series, a dramatization of the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, has come under scrutiny for its portrayal of … Read more
Anubhav Sinha’s series ‘IC814: The Kandahar Hijack‘ is getting a lot of appreciation for the way it is made. However, the makers are also facing severe flak for distorting facts. The makers have avoided the use of actual names of the terrorists in the movie who were Muslims. They changed these actual Muslim names of … Read more
The streaming giant Netflix is under scrutiny after its recent web series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, sparked controversy over the depiction of the hijackers’ identities. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has summoned the content head of Netflix to appear on Tuesday, September 3, to address the concerns raised. Netflix Head summoned by I … Read more
The recent release of the Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has ignited a debate in India, with netizens accusing the show of whitewashing the events of the 1999 Kandahar hijacking. The series, directed by Anubhav Sinha, tells the harrowing tale of the Indian Airlines flight that was hijacked and taken to Afghanistan, sparking … Read more
Curated By: Shobhit Gupta Last Updated: September 01, 2024, 23:56 IST The performances are the backbone of this series. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya said that the filmmaker of the series legitimised the criminal intent of the terrorists by furthering their non-Muslim names. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday waded into the ongoing … Read more
Star Cast: Vijay Varma, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Arvind Swami, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Aditya Srivastava, Kanwaljeet Singh, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Dia Mirza, Amrita Puri, Patralekhaa Web Series Review: IC 814: THE KANDAHAR HIJACK shines through a taut execution, strong script and the ensemble cast Director: Anubhav Sinha Synopsis:IC 814: THE KANDAHAR HIJACK is the story … Read more
