Anubhav Sinha Talks Taking Flight with Netflix’s ‘IC 814’ Hijack Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran After a 27-year hiatus from television, veteran Indian filmmaker Anubhav Sinha is making his streaming series debut with Netflix‘s “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The six-episode thriller, based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight, marks Sinha’s first return to long-form storytelling since his early days in television, which includes DD Metro series “Sea Hawks.” The drama, adapted from the book “Flight Into Fear” by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury, explores the crisis from multiple angles.
It offers a multifaceted look at the incident, showcasing the tense negotiations in Delhi’s War Room, the high-stakes diplomacy at Taliban-controlled Kandahar, and the terrifying ordeal faced by passengers and crew aboard the hijacked aircraft.
Sinha, known for socially conscious films like “Article 15” and “Thappad,” initially resisted the idea of making a series. “I was doing films, so I wasn’t interested,” he tells Variety.
However, a persistent pitch from Netflix India content head Monika Shergill and the project’s extensive research changed his mind.
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