The Kandahar Hijack 1999 admitted that many hostages developed Stockholm Syndrome - all that was not shown in the web series!

The Kandahar Hijack garnered praise but also faced criticism. Some viewers accused the series of misrepresenting the terrorists' religious identities and whitewashing the role of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from Pakistan.

This lawsuit adds to the series' ongoing controversies. Earlier, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack faced backlash for its use of 'Hindu' codenames for the hijackers, sparking accusations of misrepresentation. The series, based on the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814, used codenames such as 'Bhola' and 'Shankar' for the terrorists.

News agency ANI has filed a lawsuit against the makers of a recent Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, demanding the removal of 4 episodes.

Directed by Anubhav Sinha and based on Captain Devi Sharan’s memoir, the series centers around the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814.

IC814: The Kandahar Hijack, starring Vijay Varma, has sparked a major controversy for misrepresentation and distortion of facts. A section of the internet slammed the makers for changing the names of hijackers (affiliated with Islamic extremist groups) to "Shankar" and "Bhola".

Weeks after the Netflix series sparked controversy around the names of the terrorists, Anubhav Sinha, Dia Mirza, and Vijay Varma have reacted to it.