IC 814-The Kandahar Hijack controversy: Netflix assures to be 'sensitive' towards India's sentiments
Netflix regarding the controversy surrounding the 'IC814-The Kandahar Hijack', the OTT platform has assured to be 'sensitive' to and in accordance with the India's sentiments.
Further, it has also assured the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that it will conduct a content review following an uproar for the use of Hindu names for two terrorists, ANI reported citing sources.
The Anubhav Sinha directed series has drawn criticism from the BJP-led centre for using Hindu names of two terrorists, 'Bhola' and 'Shankar', while the other three are referred to as Chief, Doctor, and Burger.
IC814, the webseries starring Vijay Varma, is an account of experience of hundreds of passengers as the flight was diverted to multiple locations before ending up in Taliban-controlled Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The government had summoned Netflix India content head Monika Shergill and sought an explanation on the allegedly contentious aspects of the OTT series.
As per an ANI report, the Netflix team attended a meeting with research documents and footage to support their new series. The materials are intended to demonstrate that the series aligns with publicly available resources. It will argue that the information in the series comes from books and official government statements.
A PIL has also been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on the mini-series.
About the IC814: The Kandahar Hijack
The Netflix series is based on the book 'Flight Into Fear: The Captain's Story,' written by journalist Srinjoy Chowdhury and Devi
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