Updated On: 03 September, 2024 12:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, Captain Devi Sharan, whose book became the backbone for Sinha to make the film, reacted to two specific scenes he found inaccurate

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IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is currently facing a lot of backlash soon after its OTT release. A certain segment of viewers has been calling out the film for over-dramatizing the horrifying incident that happened in 1999. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the series is based on a true event — the longest hijack in Indian history. Now, after the demand for banning the OTT show rose, the captain of the flight, Captain Devi Sharan, revealed the inaccuracies he found in the series.
Captain Devi Sharan, whose book became the backbone for Sinha to make the film, reacted to two specific scenes he found inaccurate.