Netflix adds disclaimers to ‘IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack’ after outrage; to include ‘real and code names’ of the hijackers – WATCH | Filmymeet

Netflix said on Tuesday it will add new disclaimers to an Indian series about a plane hijack after social media outrage over what they said was Muslim hijackers being given Hindu names.
The series, called “IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack,” a fictionalised version of the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight 814 from Kathmandu, was released on Netflix last week.It was immediately criticised for what social media users said was a wrong portrayal of the hijackers.
According to reports, officials f the OTT giant were summoned to India’s information and broadcasting ministry on Tuesday, and said it will update the disclaimer soon after.

“For the benefit of audiences unfamiliar with the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, the opening disclaimer has been updated to include the real and code names of the hijackers,” Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content, at Netflix India, said in a statement.

With calls to boycott the OTT platform trending on social media, several users criticised the series, saying it showed the hijackers in a positive light and misled audiences.
The series, which comes nearly 25 years after the incident, has actors Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma and Pankaj Kapur, among others, and is based on the book “Flight into Fear”, written by the captain of the flight Devi Sharan and journalist Srinjoy Chowdhury.