Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who plays the role of Cabinet Secretary Vinay Kaul, IAS, based on Prabhat Kumar, in the web series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’, recalled the atmosphere around him in 1999 when the incident took place. He also likened working with seasoned actors in the Anubhav Sinha directorial to `being in heaven`. 

Naseeruddin Shah feared the 1999 hijack would lead to another wave of Islamophobia

During an interaction with the media, Naseeruddin Shah said, “I remember being extremely disturbed because I feared that it would provoke another wave of Islamophobia. And luckily at that time, it didn`t. But I remember feeling terribly concerned about the situation and what it would lead to. There was a feeling of ambivalence at the end when the whole crisis was resolved.”