A major Indian news agency, Asian News International (ANI), is suing Netflix over a controversial show called IC 814 – The Kandahar Hijack. This series is based on the real-life 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane by Pakistan-based terrorists. The issue? ANI claims Netflix used their archive footage and trademarked content without permission. They want Netflix to remove four episodes of the show.
But the lawsuit isn’t just about footage. The series also sparked a huge debate in India because it used Hindu names for the Muslim terrorists involved in the hijacking. According to government data, the real terrorists had nicknames like “Chief,” “Doctor,” “Burger,” “Bhola,” and “Shankar,” all traditionally Hindu names. The actual terrorists' names were different—like Ibrahim Athar and Shahid Akhtar Sayed—but the show stuck with the nicknames.
This led to a national controversy, with many accusing Netflix of deliberately stirring up trouble. Though Netflix has since up...
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