Netflix's 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' starring Vijay Varma: Who was Rupin Katyal and why did the hijackers kill him?

Aug. 29, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

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Netflix’s ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ show how this newlywed couple Rupin Katyal and his was travelling in IC 814 after their honeymoon. The plane got hijacked and Katyal was killed. He along with his wife were returning to Delhi after honeymoon in Kathmandu on that fateful day. But who was Rupin Katyal and what actually happened?

Anubhav Sinha’s directorial Netflix’s ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ shows how this young man was killed. Among those 188 people plus the crew members, he was the only man who didn’t survive in the plane that was hijacked by five terrorists. More than two decades after the infamous hijacking, the incident still remains fresh in our mind. The longest hijack in Indian aviation history, Anubhav Sinha’s directorial is true to the core.

Advertisement How was Rupin Katyal killed?

The film depicts how Rupin Katyal, along with a few other passengers, was moved to the business class. Ten passengers were instructed to move to the business class, and he was one of them. He was the sole casualty of the 1999 hijacking. The flight was en route from Kathmandu to Delhi. However, the question remains: why was he targeted?

Many speculated that he was killed because he disobeyed the terrorists' orders before the show premiered on Netflix. However, the truth is that he was fatally stabbed in the chest by Kahoor Mistry, a terrorist, to send a message to the Indian government. It was a tragic incident of misfortune. He was traveling back to Delhi with his wife Rachna after their honeymoon.

About Netflix’s IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

Netflix's 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' is a gripping drama that raises a crucial question: do we truly know everything that unfolded during those seven days? Produced by Matchbox Shots in association with Benaras Mediaworks, Anubhav Sinha's directorial streaming debut is inspired by real events.

The hijackers had a single objective: to secure the release of a dangerous terrorist, Maulana Masood Azhar. Masood had been imprisoned in India for over four years. Netflix's show highlights Masood's conviction that he would be freed, and this was the driving force behind the hijacking of IC 814.

WATCH the trailer of Netflix’s ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ here: Advertisement