‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya, who essayed the role of Abhijeet Kumar, a senior officer in the MEA speaks exclusively to mid-day.com on the controversy that overshadowed Anubhav Sinha’s debut web series on Netflix. He reveals how the makers only went by the book and that the questions raised over the names of terrorists in the show are baseless. 

Dibyendu Bhattacharya said yes to ‘IC 814’ for its ensemble cast 

Dibyendu Bhattacharya says, “I spoke to Anubhav Sinha, and when he offered me this role, I read the script and I saw there is not much in it because it’s an ensemble. When I came to know the people involved in it and of course the content. So, I said ‘yes’. I was willing to work with Anubhav Sinha. It was the right time.”