''Hijack'' is a 2008 Indian

action thriller Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

film starring

Shiney Ahuja Shiney Ahuja (born 15 May 1973) is an Indian actor in Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' in 2006 and then followed with several hit films like ''Gangster'', ''Woh Lamhe'', ''Life in a M ...

and

Esha Deol Esha Deol Takhtani (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actor-politicians Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her debut in ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002), which ea ...

. The film is written and directed by Kunal Shivdasani and is based on the hijacking of

Indian Airlines Flight 814 Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on Friday, 24 December 1999, whe ...

. The film premiered on 5 September 2008.

Plot

Vikram Madan (

) is a ground maintenance engineer at the Chandigarh Airport. His social life is limited to one friend, Rajeev, the security chief of the same airport. Vikram's daughter Priya (

Ishitha Chauhan Ishita Chauhan is an Indian actress and model. She debuted as a child in the Hindi film ''Aap Kaa Surroor'' in 2007. She also acted in ''Hijack'' (2008). She made her Bollywood debut in Anil Sharma's ''Genius as Nandini Chauhan'' opposite to U ...

) is traveling with her teacher for a debate contest to Amritsar from

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. That flight gets hijacked by a group of six terrorists working for a man named Rasheed (

KK Raina K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor and award-winning script writer, who is best known for his roles as ''Juror #8'' in the 1986 film '' Ek Ruka Hua Faisla'', a remake of 12 Angry Men, and Byomkesh Bakshi's as ...

) who has been captured by the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n police. The flight is forced to land at the Chandigarh Airport. These terrorists demand the release of Rasheed from the Indian Government or they threaten to kill the hostages inside the aircraft. Now Vikram is faced with a dilemma of being the only man who can sneak inside the aircraft and try to save the life of his daughter Priya. Once he breaches into the aircraft with the help of air hostess Saira (

), he starts plotting and planning and killing the terrorists one by one. Some innocent passengers become the victims of the terrorists and die. However somehow Vikram and Saira together save the day.

Cast

as Vikram Madan *

as Saira *

as Rasheed *

as Priya Madan * Kush Sharma *

Mona Ambegaonkar Mona Ambegaonkar (born 5 March 1970) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. She has featured in over 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 TV projects, 37 advertising campaigns. She had a minor role in film '' Hazaar Chaurasi Ki ...

as Simone * Kaveri Jha as Pooja Madan *

Rasika Dugal Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in several Indian movies and television shows. She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film '' Anwar'' (2007). And then she went onto star in many ...

as Neha *

Ujjwal Chopra Ujjawal Chopra is an Indian Bollywood and television actor. He played the character of Gora Singh in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Padmaavat'', and as Solanki in ''Special 26 ''Special 26'' is an Indian Hindi-language 2013 period heist thrill ...

Music

The soundtrack was scored by debutante duo Justin-Uday. * Yaad Mein Aksar - KK * Dekh Dekh -

Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film ''Shastra'' (1996). During the ye ...

Suraj Jagan Suraj Jagan (born 11 May 1967) is an Indian playback singer. He is noted for the song ''Give Me Some Sunshine'' from the award-winning movie 3 Idiots. The song received the "Best Emerging Male Performer" award in the Max Stardust Award. Jaga ...

, Rap by Joi * Koi Na Jaane - KK,

Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao; 11 April 1984) is an Indian singer born and raised in Jamshedpur. She completed her Post Graduation in Applied Statistics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, before working as a jingle singer for three years. During ...

* Theme Of Hijack - Suraj Jagan, Uday * Aksar (Unplugged) - Shaan * Dekh Dekh (Club Mix) - Sunidhi Chauhan, Joi * Yaad Mein Aksar (Remix) - KK, Joi * Yaad Mein Aksar (Sad) - Shaan

References

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