IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack: In the best Indian show of the year, Anubhav Sinha puts ‘babugiri’ on blast
“Every great spy story is also a secret history of bureaucracy;” so observed Zach Dorfman’s rip-roaring Rolling Stone article about a mysterious CIA operative who was embedded so deeply inside the Taliban that he presumably began participating in global terror himself. A thrilling account of international espionage and the human toll that it takes on […]
IC814 The Kandahar Hijack: Vijay Varma, Dia Mirza and Naseeruddin Shah star in hard-hitting series on India’s longest hijack
A seriesbased on the dramatic hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight from Kathmandu in 1999, IC 814, is part of Netflix slate of 2024. Starring Vijay Varma, Pankaj Tripathi, Naseeruddin Shah, Dia Mirza, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Pooja Gor, Kanwaljit Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Patralekhaa, Kumud Mishra, Yashpal Sharma and Aditya Srivastava, the series is helmed by Anubhav […]
Scoop review: Powerful retelling of a real-life crime, this show puts the spotlight on media and mafia
It’s the thrill of chasing a possible Page 1 byline or a ‘scoop’ that keeps most newspaper reporters going in spite of the risks involved. These risks range from sacrificing family time, long hours at work to flirting with danger. Based on the memoir by former crime reporter Jigna Vora, Behind Bars in Byculla: My […]
