IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack- 5 reasons to watch the Vijay Varma, Patralekhaa hijack drama

This week will see the release of the most awaited IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. Ever since the time the series was announced, it has been making news and for all the right reasons. If you are in two minds whether to watch this thriller or not, let us give you the five compelling reasons to make this series a must watch.

Based on a real life incident
Inspired by the real-life hijacking of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999, it is a series. For the unversed, this is the same incident that had shaken the whole of India and the ‘tremors’ of this incident were even felt on foreign shores. Reliving that intense incident with IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is bound to be an exhilarating experience that’s loaded with emotional quotient.

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Stellar cast
This series follows an ensemble cast in key roles, such as Vijay Varma, Pankaj Kapur, and Naseeruddin Shah. The way the plot is enacted by them and the character's tussles while being hijacked simply adds great depth and rings in realism. Besides the aforementioned names, the other names to watch out for in this series happens to be Arvind Swami, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Anupam Tripathi, Dia Mirza amongst others.

Absolute gripping trailer
Even though the series was making news ever since its inception, it’s the trailer that simply upped the curiosity levels of the audiences about it. The said will be home to intense negotiations, political manoeuvring, high level emotional drama and other elements which makes it a must watch!

The music factor!
For a thriller like this, it becomes an absolute must that the music has to be on-point. If the music that one heard I the trailer is anything to go by, then, it’s a no brainer that the music (Alex Lamy and Richard Harvey), should definitely act as one of the USPs of the series.

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Well-Crafted Production
The series has been directed by none other than Anubhav Sinha. Testimony to the kind of films that he has made in the past include the likes of Thappad, Article 15, Mulk and others. Knowing his style of filmmaking, the audiences can be assured of one thing that the series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack will surely be one of its kind experiences.  

The series will also serve as an eye opener to all those who are unaware of such a shocking incident, which went on for 7 full days.

As for the starcast of IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, it stars Vijay Varma (in the role of Capt Devi Sharan), Patralekhaa Paul, Rajiv Thakur, Diljohn, Harminder Singh, veteran actors including Pankaj Kapur Naseeruddin Shah, Arvind Swami, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Anupam Tripathi, Dia Mirza, Amrita Puri and Aditya Srivastava.

While the series has been directed by Anubhav Sinha, it is being produced by Sarita Patil and Trishant.

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