Entertainment: In the year 1999, India saw the dreadful face of terrorism, which even today if remembered, makes the soul tremble. The responsibility of saving the lives of many people from the terrorists, the border outside the country, this incident that happened in 1999 is the story of the biggest plane hijack in Indian history, which Anubhav Sinha is going to show in the form of a series (IC 814 The Kandhar Hijack).

What is that incident of 1999?

Before giving the rest of the details related to the series, let us know what the actual incident is that happened in 1999 is the story of the time when an Indian Airlines plane was hijacked from Nepal. The terrorists took it from Kathmandu to Amritsar and Lahore and then from Afghanistan to Kandahar.

The terrorists had put a condition that 35 terrorists should be released in exchange for the release of 178 passengers. This hijacking incident which started on 24th December continued for a week. During this period, the plane was also visited by five countries. The hijackers went to Lahore airport to refuel. After not getting permission to land here, the plane was landed in Amritsar, but due to some problems, the plane could not be refueled here as well. The hijackers killed passenger Rupin Katyal and headed towards Lahore again. Here the plane was refueled. From here the plane flew to Kabul, after which the plane was diverted to Dubai. From here the plane flew to Afghanistan. The terrorists demanded the release of 35 terrorists, after which the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government agreed to release jailed terrorists Maulana Masood Azhar, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh. On December 31, the passengers were released and brought back by a special plane.

Know who is in which role

Anubhav Sinha's 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' is based on this. There are 113 characters in this thriller web series.  Vijay will be seen in the role of 'Captain Sharan Dev'. Patralekha will be seen in the role of flight attendant Indrani. Dia Mirza will play the role of Hatelines India editor Shalini Chandra, Arvind Swami will play the role of Foreign Ministry Secretary D R Sivaramakrishnan.