The Netflix Content Head has been summoned by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (IB Ministry) after a controversy erupted over the use of Hindu names for terrorist in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, as per reports by ANI. This came after Boycott Bollywood continued to trend on X. Social media users have been sharing their disappointment in keeping ‘Hindu’ names of terrorists in the web series. They stated that the makers should have kept the real names of the terrorists rather than fictional Hindu names. The show revolves around the hijack that occurred in IC 814 en route Kathmandu-Delhi on Dec 24, 1999. The terrorists then ordered the pilot to divert the destination to Kandahar which comes under Taliban control.

A user said, “Names of IC814 Hijackers changed to Shankar & Bhola by @anubhavsinha This is how Bollywood let the TERRORISTS WIN: #BoycottBollywood #IC814TheKandaharHijack.” Another user wrote, “#Bollywood has always been a black mark on the nation.Bollywood never ever understood our Nations Interest. Bollywood shows India in bad light. IC 814 Terrorists were Islamic by religion, and in webseries, they were named Hindus like Bhola & Shankar. #BoycottBollywood.” 

A tweet read, “Can we Boycott this Hinduphobic film by Netflix & Anubhav Sinha which shows IC814 hijackers named as Bhola & Shankar Remember how we brought Amir to his knees by ensuring Lal Singh Chadha was a super flop ? Ab iss movie ko bhi gutter mein daal do.” 

Another user wrote, “IC 814 Terrorists names - Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Masood Azhar and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar. In Movie - Shankar & Bhola! As long as we have people like @anubhavsinha , even Osama bin Laden will also win the Nobel Peace Prize.” 

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Anubhav Sinha’s directorial IC 814 stars Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Pankaj Kapur, Devas Dixit, Harry Parmar, Patralekhaa Paul, Anupam Tripathi, Pooja Gaur, Arvind Swamy, Dia Mirza and Amrita Puri in key roles. The show was released on Netflix on 29th August.

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