The series has courted controversy over the aliases used by the hijackers

BJP leader Amit Malviya said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that by using the hijackers’ “non-Muslim” aliases in the series, the filmmakers had ensured that people would “think Hindus hijacked IC-814”.
A Hindu right-wing organisation has filed a case in a Delhi court seeking a ban on the series. PTI news agency reported that the petition has accused the filmmaker of distorting crucial facts and misrepresenting historical events.
Several Indian media outlets, citing sources, reported that the federal government held a meeting with a senior Netflix executive regarding the issue.
Netflix and India’s information and broadcasting ministry have not responded to the BBC’s request for comment.

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Many have also defended the series, saying that it is factually accurate.
A statement issued by India’s home ministry in 2000 confirms that the hijackers used such names as aliases to communicate inside and outside the aircraft.
“To the passengers of the hijacked place these hijackers came to be known respectively as (1) Chief, (2) Doctor, (3) Burger, (4) Bhola, and (5) Shankar, the names by which the hijackers invariably addressed one another,” the statement said.
Witnesses and journalists who reported on the incident have also corroborated this in the past.
Kollattu Ravikumar, a survivor of the hijacking who worked as a merchant navy captain for a US-based firm, confirmed the aliases in an article on Rediff news portal in 2000.
“The four hijackers who were watching over us also had a leader called Berger. It was Berger who used to often shout. As Berger called them, I caught the names of the others – Bola, Shankar and Doctor,” he said.
After the row, Netflix issued a statement saying it had updated the disclaimer which appears on screen before the episodes begin.
“For the benefit of audiences unfamiliar with the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, the opening disclaimer has been updated to include the real and code names of the hijackers,” it said.
This isn’t the first time that international streaming platforms have received backlash over content on their platforms in India.
In January, Netflix removed a Tamil-language film after members of hard-line Hindu organisations objected to several scenes. In 2021, the cast and crew of an Amazon Prime show, Tandav, apologised after being accused of mocking Hindu gods.