Vijay Varma and Patralekhaa's upcoming web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is making headlines for all the good reasons. As the name itself suggests it is the story of a hijack, the show will take you to December 24, 1999, when an Indian Airline flight was hijacked en route from Kathmandu to Delhi. It was diverted to Kandahar under Taliban control. The spine-chilling trailer of the show has raised curiosity among the audience about the characters. So here we go you the answer. 

In IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, Vijay Varma will be seen as Captain Devi Sharan who operates IC 814 from Kathmandu to Delhi. He was looking forward to spending some quality time with his family after landing but his fate took him to another destination. Patralekhaa will be seen as a flight attendant, and Dia Mirza will be seen as Shalini Chandra a newspaper editor who boarded the same flight. The stellar cast also includes Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Arvind Swami, Anupam Tripathi, Amrita Puri, Kanwaljeet Singh, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastava, Rajeev Thakur, and Yashpal Sharma in key roles. IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is all set to release on Netflix on 29th August. 

Recently, Vijay Varma shared a couple of pictures with real Captain Devi Sharan on Instagram. He wrote, “Real and Reel Captain Sharan 👨🏻‍✈️👨🏻‍✈️ When I first met captain.. I was taken in by his pleasant smile and his simplicity.. and then I saw a scar on his neck.. I asked him about it.. he simply and politely said “woh hijackers ki gun 7 din tak yahi ragadti rahi toh wound ho gaya tha jo heal nahi hua” I froze. He smiled. I knew I was talking to a real life hero.” 

“It was such a huge honour to get to depict Captain Devi Sharan on screen. His efforts to save lives amidst chaos and dread is truly inspiring! A tale of resilience and honour.. of critical thinking and duty.. of patience and hope and most of all.. bravery. We salute you captain 🫡 IC814 streaming on Netflix from 29th august,” the actor added. 

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