The Kandahar Hijack garnered praise but also faced criticism. Some viewers accused the series of misrepresenting the terrorists' religious identities and whitewashing the role of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from Pakistan.

IC814: The Kandahar Hijack, starring Vijay Varma, has sparked a major controversy for misrepresentation and distortion of facts. A section of the internet slammed the makers for changing the names of hijackers (affiliated with Islamic extremist groups) to "Shankar" and "Bhola".

This lawsuit adds to the series' ongoing controversies. Earlier, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack faced backlash for its use of 'Hindu' codenames for the hijackers, sparking accusations of misrepresentation. The series, based on the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814, used codenames such as 'Bhola' and 'Shankar' for the terrorists.

Weeks after the Netflix series sparked controversy around the names of the terrorists, Anubhav Sinha, Dia Mirza, and Vijay Varma have reacted to it.

Directed by Anubhav Sinha and based on Captain Devi Sharan’s memoir, the series centers around the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814.

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit filed by Asian News International (ANI) alleging copyright and trademark infringement against Netflix and the producers of the series “IC 814: The

The Kandahar Hijack' series was also in controversy at the time of its release. It was alleged that the names of the hijackers in the series are Bhola and Shankar, which do not match the real names. After this,