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Netflix Bows to Government Pressure Over IC-814 Series

  • Netflix has assured the Indian government that future content will align with national sentiments.
  • This assurance follows controversy over the series IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack.
  • Netflix's content head Monika Shergill met with Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials on September 3.
  • The series, based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight, has sparked social media outrage over the portrayal of terrorists.
  • The plea alleged that the mini-series erroneously shows the real hijackers as having Hindu names, including ‘Bhola’ and ‘Shankar’, the other names of Lord Shiva, which hurt the sentiments of the Hindu community.
  • A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on the series for allegedly distorting facts and hurting Hindu sentiments.
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