Rajiv Thakur To Harry Parmar: Meet Actors Who Played Hijackers in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

Anubhav Sinha’s directorial IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has been garnering positive reviews from fans and critics alike, since its premiere on the OTT platform, Netflix.

Based on true events, the series sheds light on the heartbreaking events of the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight going from Kathmandu to Delhi. The passengers were under the custody of the hijackers for 7 days while the pilot was forced to take the plane to multiple destinations.

The hijackers–Ibrahim Athar, Sunny Ahmed Qazi, Shahid Akhtar Sayeed, Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim and Shakir– used code names like Chief, Burger, Doctor, Bhola and Shankar to address each other in front of the hostages and the Indian Government officials.

In the web series, the roles of the terrorists have been portrayed by Rajiv Thakur, Diljohn Singh, Harry Parmar, Kunal Chopra, and Kamal Batra.

Rajiv Thakur: The comedian is known for his performances in the comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show. With IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, Rajiv has showcased his versatility as an actor. “I’ve always loved making people laugh, but I knew I had more to offer as an actor. When the opportunity to play the antagonist in this series came along, I saw it as the perfect challenge,” Rajiv shares while speaking to ETimes.

Diljohn Singh: The actor has been a part of several big films like De De Pyaar De, Gold, Jawaani Jaaneman, Bell Bottom, Shiddat and many more. Diljohn has been receiving acclaim for his portrayal of one of the hijackers codename Burger in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.

Harry Parmar: The actor, who played the role of the terrorist codenamed Doctor in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, has also appeared in Salman Khan’s Tubelight and the web series Lootere.

Actors Kunal Chopra and Kamal Batra played the role of the hijackers codenamed Bhola and Shankar in the show. Despite their less screen-time both the actors received acclaim from the audiences.

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack also features Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Patralekhaa, Manoj Pahwa, Dia Mirza and Arwind Swamy in the key roles.