Marking the return to television for its director, Indian filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, Netflixs Ic 814: The Kandahar Hijack brings to life the true story of a nightmarish hijacking that may put to shame even Apple TV+s Hijack, which is largely fictional. Based on the book Flight into Fear - A Captains Story by Captain Devi Sharan (who piloted the doomed flight) and journalist Srinjoy Chowdhury, the Indian Netflix series will chronicle the events surrounding the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 (Ic 814) on 24 December 1999. Although the hijacking has paved the way for multiple Indian films throughout the years, the story will be adapted for television for the first time, featuring an ensemble cast including Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Vijay Varma, Dimple Kapadia (Tenet) and Arvind Swami. According to PBS Frontline, the hijacking of Ic 814 was part of the pan-Islamist terrorist organization Al-Qaedas millennium attack plots, which were planned to take...