Netflix Hits Legal Turbulence in India Over Hit ‘IC 814’ Hijack Series
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Netflix is embroiled in a legal dispute with Asian News International (ANI) over the streaming giant’s hit series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The drama, directed by Anubhav Sinha, is a fictionalized version of the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, which was en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi when it was diverted to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The series is currently No. 2 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English shows. In a suit filed with the Delhi High Court, the news agency alleges copyright infringement over archival ANI footage used in the series and wants four episodes of the six-episode show to be taken down.
Netflix declined to comment when approached by Variety as it is an ongoing legal matter. The court will hear the matter on Friday.
The series has experienced turbulence since it started streaming on Aug. 29. Some social media users took umbrage with the fact that the hijackers depicted in the series called each by Hindu names, despite being Muslims from Pakistan.
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