Vijay Varma reveals Manoj Bajpayee is petrified of flying : Exclusive | Hindi Movie News Filmymeet

Vijay Varma is all set for a grand adventure, as he leads Anubhav Sinha’s first OTT show IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack based on the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814. He plays the captain of the ill-fated flight, which was hijacked from Nepal and ultimately landed in Kandahar , resulting in the release of three terrorists.

In an exclusive interview with ETimes, Vijay shared that he was never afraid of flying even as a child, but was in fact fascinated by flights.But he also ended up revealing that he’s seen Manoj Bajpayee being very scared of flying, he said, “ I have seen Manoj sir being very scared, like he would sit very tensely during the take off, and I ended up telling him, Sir… you are Bhiku Mhatre!!”

Confirming the same, Director Anubhav Sinha revealed that during Satya’s shoot of Mumbai Ka King Kaun! Scene… Manoj was unable to stand at that parapet, and just about managed to complete the scene.Adding more, Kumud Mishra, who is also part of the same show as Vijay, revealed that Manoj can get worried even if he’s sitting in a car and there is a pothole on the road.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack features names like Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dia Mirza, Patralekhaa, Arvind Swamy, Manoj Pahwa, Kanwaljeet Singh, Dibyendu Bhattacharya and many more.