IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack actor Rajiv Thakur says he doesn’t ‘have much knowledge about the controversy’; admits not getting time to prepare for role

IC 814 Story

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack- One of the actors about whom such rumors escalate is Rajiv Thakur, who acted in the web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack on Netflix about which he mentioned that he is not greatly acquainted with its details.

A new web series named IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is queued on Netflix and it is going to be released on August 29 and among the most prominent actors are the comedians such as Rajiv Thakur. This has provided him with an interesting characterization as a terrorist and people around have commended him for the kind of depth he has brought in despite being a comedian.

What Rajiv Thakur Said About IC 814 : The Khandahar Hijack ?

When asked about rumors that envelop the movie, he said that he is not too well informed of it when asked about the controversy: “Ah, I don’t know much about it…”. He also mentioned that prior to filming, he only had little time to prepare for the part.

Rajiv Thakur when given an opportunity to speak about the controversies associated with IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. He said he was unaware of specifics regarding the issue at hand. The series has been accused of portraying inaccurate image of the actual hijacker through the series. Especially the use of the names Bhola and Shankar for the two terrorists instead of their actual names and the use of the other three terrorist’s names as Chief, Doctor and Burger have created a lot of controversy.

During the same interview Rajiv Thakur also stated that he did not get much time to prepare himself for the role of Assistant Director. He said that he should have spared his time and worked harder since the show was important and deserving.

While all the other actors had done prior research on their characters Thakur relied with the information about his character with the help of Anubhav Sinha, the associate director and the writers. He pointed out that he only focused on his character relate with Vijay Varma’s character and the one called Doctor.

Rajiv Thakur depicted the role of the Chief, the mastermind of 1999 hijacking, and he got great comments from his friends and the viewers. He pointed out the fact that great performances are usually acknowledged and that is why he has been receiving lots of messages from friends, as well as the Instagram followers, praising his performance.

‘When someone does good work, it cannot be concealed’ I have received such positive responses for my case My friends and those who follow me on Insta are sending me messages Some of them compared me to that I was unrecognizable.

The Real Story of IC 814 : The Khandahar Hijack

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is inspired from the actual story of Indian Airlines flight 814 hijack which had happened back in year 1999. The flight was on the route of Kathmandu to Delhi on December 24 the airplane was hijacked with the intention of flying it to Kandahar, Afghanistan and that is where it remained until December 31.

Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the six-episode miniseries is inspired by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury’s book Flight into Fear: The given article is intended to be viewed in the context of the larger corporation and as a work of popular literature; it can be best described as A Captain’s Story. Principal cast for the series are Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Vijay Varma, Arvind Swamy, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Dia Mirza, Amrita Puri, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Aditya Srivastava, Kanwaljit Singh, and Patralekhaa.

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