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IC 814- The Kandahar Hijack: Real life survivor couple's daughter gears up to be pilot; 'I wanted to know how to handle...'
Here's the story of Shivangi Menon, the daughter of real-life couple, who learnt about how her parents survived during the IC 814 hijack in 1999. Shivangi is currently training to be a pilot.
Anubhav Sinha's IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has been facing backlash for "inaccuracies" in its content across the Internet. Starring Vijay Varma, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Pahwa, and Patralekhaa, the drama series is based on the 1999 hijack of the Kathmandu-Delhi Air India flight. A couple survived the IC 814 hijack back then, and now their daughter is training to be a pilot. Shivangi Menon, the aspiring pilot, shared that she wants to learn to handle such situations.
According to a report by News 18, Shivangi Menon, who is undergoing a training period at Air India Express, is a junior first officer there. Shivangi shared how the 1999 hijack incident inspired the trainee pilot to pursue her journey. This comes amid the ongoing chatter of the Vijay Varma-starrer.
Referring to the IC 814 hijack as the "turnaround moment" in India's aviation sector, Shivangi recalled that she would initially ask her parents who experienced the hijack while returning from their honeymoon. The trainee pilot then researched the incident on the Internet. Shivangi also watched a documentary on National Geographic in which she watched the shots of her parents coming back.
"I wanted to know how to handle such a situation. Today, we are well-trained in anti-hijack operations. I want to do this for my country," she told the portal.
Shivangi overheard a conversation of her parents discussing the 1999 hijack at the age of 5, her father, Bipin Menon, shared. He continued that the trainee pilot decided to pursue the aviation sector when she was studying 11th Standard.
Bipin spoke about witnessing the hijackers while the passengers were seated in the lounge after the flight was delayed. The survivor of the IC 814 hijack recalled that the hijackers were "eyeing" the passengers, and the latter got uncomfortable. However, they didn't pay much attention to the moment.
Bipin further expressed that he feels "impressed" by his daughter for choosing a profession that does not have too many women. Reportedly, the trainee pilot is all set to fly in a few days.
Former R&AW Chief AS Dulat has pointed out several inaccuracies in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack included that the Indian intelligence received information about the hijack. Denying the claim, Dulat told The Print that they had "no warning" at all.
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