Netflix's new series IC 814, directed by Anubhav Sinha and starring actors like Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur, has sparked controversy among netizens. The show, which began streaming on August 29, is based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian airplane by five terrorists shortly after it took off from Kathmandu on December 24, 1999. Critics have raised concerns around how the series portrays the events and the way it handles the identities of the terrorists.