Who is Devi Sharan, real-life pilot of IC 814 who pointed out 2 inaccuracies in Netflix show?

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack was recently released on Netflix, and for a number of reasons, it generated a lot of conversation on social media. The show has been trending since it began by covering such a horrific occurrence and the controversy around the terrorists' altered names. Everyone is already aware that the show is based on the event that was the "longest hijack" to date. The actors have played the real-life characters as well, since the drama is based on a true story. Devi Sharan, the captain of the plane, is one of the incident's heroes; Vijay Varma portrays him in the drama.

Amid the ongoing controversy, the captain has talked about two inaccuracies in the show.

Speaking to Telegraph, he talked about how as shown in the series, he wasn¡¯t the one who fixed the clogged toilet. He said "I did not fix the plumbing lines myself. They (Taliban authorities) sent a worker. I took him down into the aircraft hold as he would not know where the lines were."

Additionally he added that "(Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh) made a gesture that showed appreciation of our efforts."

Curious to know about the captain? Scroll down to know more.

Meet Captain Devi Sharan

Five masked men took control of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 on December 24, 1999, when it was traveling from Kathmandu to Delhi. During the eight-day hijacking, Captain Devi Sharan, First Officer Rajinder Kumar, and Flight Engineer Anil Kumar Jaggia were all present. At the age of 37, Captain Sharan played a crucial role in ensuring the safe return of 188 passengers.

Captain Sharan described how the hijackers first gave him the order to take the plane to Pakistan in an interview with CNN. He rerouted the aircraft to Amritsar when they were denied permission to land there.

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Crash landing and captain¡¯s presence of mind

The runway was closed and the airport lights were turned off when the plane finally touched down in Lahore. Sharan prepared for a crash landing as his fuel was getting low. When Captain Sharan saw people on the ground, he decided to postpone the landing despite his original plan to crash the aircraft. When Pakistani airport officials realized there was an immediate threat and authorized the flight to land just in time.

The learning factor of what the captain did is how it is very easy to panic in such situations even for people who are trained to handle things like it. The captain proved how his calm sense and presence of mind helped save so many lives.

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is currently streaming on Netflix. Along with Vijay Varma the series also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Amrita Puri, Arvind Swamy, Manoj Pahwa, Patralekhaa, Kumud Mishra, and others.

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