'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' faces criticism online for allegedly changing terrorists' identity, casting director reacts
'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' faces criticism online for allegedly changing terrorists' identity, casting director reacts
NEW DELHI: Amid demands by a section of social media users for boycott of the series "IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack" for allegedly hiding the real identities of the terrorists involved in the 1999 incident, casting director Mukesh Chhabra on Sunday claimed the perpetrators used nicknames for each other and proper research was done for the show.
Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the series is based on the 1999 hijack of an Indian aircraft by five terrorists on December 24, 1999, 40 minutes after it took off from Kathmandu. It started streaming on Netflix from August 29.
Using hashtags #BoycottNetflix, #BoycottBollywood and #IC814, many X users shared posts claiming the makers changed the names of the hijackers to 'Shankar' and 'Bhola' to allegedly protect the terrorists who belonged to a certain community.
