IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is currently streaming on Netflix. The series received a lot of love from fans. Apart from the plot which is based on true events, the actors' performances won people's hearts. During a recent interview, the director Anubhav Sinha shared how it was working with Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dia Mirza, and others while also revealing why Taapsee Pannu once visited the sets. 

Anubhav Sinha on Taapsee Pannu visiting IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack sets 

Speaking to NDTV, Anubhav Sinha revealed that Taapsee Pannu once visited the sets of IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. He said, “Ek din kone me Taapsee Pannu baithi hui thi. Chupke camera ke peeche baithi hui thi to maine kaha. ‘Tu kya kar rahi hai?'. Boli ki, ‘Mai dekhne aai hu.' [One day, Taapsee Pannu was sitting in a corner. She was quietly sitting behind the camera, so I asked her, 'What are you doing?' She replied, 'I have come to watch.']”

Anubhav Sinha on workign with star cast in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack 

This Netflix project features a star-studded cast, including Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dia Mirza, Arvind Swamy, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Aditya Srivastava, Patralekhaa and others. 

Speaking about how the director managed to bring all these actors together for the project, Anubhav said that sometimes some things happen serendipitously. He wanted them and went to them. The cast was very kind to participate and the logistics also worked out. 

He further added that when he saw all of them together, it was hard to believe that this was actually happening. "The shooting on that set lasted for seven days. And people, not just big actors but also directors and cameramen, would come to see what was going on there," Sinha shared. 

About IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack 

The series follows the longest hijacking saga in Indian aviation history. Set in 1999, a passenger plane of Kathmandu to New Delhi was hijacked by five attackers and re-routed several times — eventually landing in Taliban-controlled territory, Kandahar. 

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