Netflix India on Tuesday stated it has updated the outlet disclaimer of its present day collection IC814: The Kandahar Hijack, which has courted controversy over its depiction of hijackers' code names as 'Bhola' and 'Shankar'. "For the advantage of audiences unfamiliar with the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, the hole disclaimer has been up to date to include the real and code names of the hijackers," stated Monika Shergill, vice president, content at Netflix India.

"The code names within the collection mirror those used for the duration of the actual occasion. India has a wealthy culture of storytelling and we're devoted to showcasing these tales and their proper representation," she stated in the declaration.Shergill's comments come after her meeting with the Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju in New Delhi. She turned into summoned by way of the ministry after worries were raised in some quarters approximately various issues, which include Hindu code names used by the hijackers and the alleged humane face given to a number of them.

Directed through Anubhav Sinha and proposing a stellar solid of Vijay Varma, Patralekhaa, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Arvind Swamy, and Dia Mirza, the collection chronicles the genuine tale of the December 1999 hijack of Indian Airlines Airbus A300.

It is stimulated by using real occasions consisting of an adaptation of the e book titled 'Flight Into Fear' written with the aid of Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury. The collection has courted controversy on social media with many claiming that the filmmaker modified the names of the hijackers to 'Shankar' and 'Bhola' to allegedly protect the terrorists who belonged to a certain community.

Hashtags inclusive of 'Boycott Netflix', 'Boycott Bollywood' and 'IC814' has been trending on social media ever for the reason that six-episode collection premiered on the streaming platform. Many survivors and newshounds got here forward and claimed that the hijackers did use the code names depicted in the show.

The 'aliases' used by the hijackers within the collection have been in the public domain, together with the Union Home Ministry's legit declaration issued on January 6, 2000.