Vishal Bhardwaj Bhardwaj is one of India’s most prominent filmmakers. Bhardwaj, known for films like “Haider” and “Kuttey”, had once decided to make his version of “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack”. Yes, you read that right. Bhardwaj recently took to his Instagram and revealed that Aditya Nimbalkar, who is currently enjoying the success of his debut project “Sector 36”, was supposed to launch with Vishal Bhardwaj’s version of “IC 814”, which unfortunately got shelved.
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Did Vishal Bhardwaj ever plan to make IC 814?
Recently, Vishal Bhardwaj took to Instagram to give a special tribute to ‘Sector 36’ and its director, Aditya Nimbalkar. While praising Nimbalkar, Bhardwaj wrote, “My heart fills with joy and delight when I see the appreciation for my partner, Aditya Nimbalkar. He joined me during ‘Kaminey’ and was my partner for a long time, till ‘Pataakha.'”
She continued, “I was feeling very sad that its release kept getting delayed for various reasons. First, he was going to co-direct with me my first series, Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children’ for Netflix. Then, my version of ‘IC 814’ for Amazon. Unfortunately, both were shelved.”
“Now, your first film is out and it’s being appreciated, a lot! All the best, Adi. This is just the beginning. @nimbalkaraditya,” Vishal concluded.
About Anubhav Sinha’s web series IC 814
The show, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Vijay Varma, Arvind Swamy, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Dia Mirza, Amrita Puri, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Aditya Srivastava, Kanwaljit Singh and Patralekhaa, is based on a true incident. The IC-814 was hijacked by five terrorists on December 24, 1999, 40 minutes after taking off from Kathmandu. The plane, carrying around 180 passengers, was held hostage for seven days and flew from Kathmandu to Amritsar and then to Lahore. It refuelled in Lahore and left for Dubai. From Dubai, it headed to Taliban-controlled Kandahar, where all passengers were released on 31 December 1999. The series is an adaptation of the book “Flight Into Fear” by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury.
About Vishal Bhardwaj:
After delivering the 2009 film `Kaminey`, the 2014 blockbuster `Haider` and the 2017 drama `Rangoon`, Bhardwaj is all set to collaborate with Shahid Kapoor The duo will once again team up for an action thriller, which will also feature Triptii Dimri as the female lead.
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