C 814 Kandahar Hijack: Anubhav Sinha reveals Pankaj Kapur was ‘difficult’ to cast

In a recent interview, Sinha revealed which actor was the hardest to cast with such an amazing cast. It turned out to be none other than Pankaj Kapur, the director disclosed.

Submitted by TellychakkarTeam on Sun, 08/25/2024 - 20:30

MUMBAI: For IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, his new Netflix series, Anubhav Sinha has put together an impressive ensemble. In addition to the ensemble of Vijay Varma, Arvind Swamy, Dia Mirza, Patralekhaa, Amrita Puri, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, and Squid Game star Anupam Tripathi, the series stars the iconic actors Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur. In a recent interview, Sinha revealed which actor was the hardest to cast with such an amazing cast. It turned out to be none other than Pankaj Kapur, the director disclosed.

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Collaboration between Sinha and Kapur is not new; they initially collaborated on Dus in 2005. Looking back on their two decades of friendship, Sinha recognized Kapur's strong feelings for him, but he also said that the actor initially said "no" when offered the part in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.

He said, “Pankaj Kapur was the most difficult to cast.” Sinha added, “He doesn’t say yes easily. He loves me dearly, and I’ve been working with him since 2004.”

Sinha further said, “He said, ‘I won’t do the series. Why should I?’ I thought sending him his scenes might change his mind. But he insisted, ‘No, I want to read the whole script.’ I told him, ‘Pankaj bhai, it’s 200 pages, 6 episodes…’ He replied, ‘I will read the 200 pages.’ So I said, okay, read.”

He further added, “When you have Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur sitting in the same row, surrounded by Arvind Swamy, Kumud Mishra, and Manoj Pahwa, you have to bring out the best in them. Otherwise, underutilizing them would be a failure on my part. These actors carry legacies and temperaments that must be honored.”

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Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 was hijacked on December 24, 1999. The terrifying actual account of this event serves as the basis for the film IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. While traveling from Kathmandu to New Delhi, the plane was thrown into a spectacular seven-day fear and bargaining exercise. The six-episode series, which was written and produced by Anubhav Sinha and Trishant Srivastava, will debut on Netflix on August 29.

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