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- On the 21st anniversary of Rohit Shetty's first film, Abhishek Bachchan looked back at his first starring role as an action hero. The hijack drama, based on the 1999 Kandahar incident, also starred Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu.
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Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 that was hijacked on 24 December 1999 by five members of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. The passenger flight, en route from Kathmandu to Delhi, was taken over shortly after it entered the Indian airspace at about 16:53 IST.
Sep 2, 2024 · Abhishek Bachchan starred in 'Zameen', a 2003 film partially based on the Kandahar hijack. 'Zameen' also marked Rohit Shetty's directorial debut.
Aug 30, 2024 · As the title suggests, the docudrama is based on the Indian Airlines plane IC 814 that was hijacked on December 24, 1999, by five terrorists who forced the pilot to eventually take it to the...
Sep 3, 2024 · IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has courted controversy for allegedly hiding the real identities of the terrorists involved in the 1999 real-life incident. From IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack to Neerja, here are must-watch Indian films and series based on plane hijacks.
Aug 3, 2024 · Starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Panjak Dheer, and others, Zameen is loosely based on the hijack of IC 814. The film did average business at the box office. Said to be made on a budget of Rs 11 crore, it reportedly collected Rs. 17.8 crore at the ticket window. Add Comment.
Sep 3, 2024 · For the unversed, in Kandahar, Amitabh Bachchan portrayed a father whose son, a member of the Indian Army, dies while trying to thwart the hijackers along with his senior officer, played by Mohanlal. The film, which also featured Ganesh Venkatraman and Ragini Dwivedi, received criticism for its weak script upon its release.
