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Hijack is a film of genre Thriller released in USA on 5 september 2008 with Shiney Ahuja
Hijack (2008)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 september 2008
Rating38%
Hijack is a 2008 Bollywood film about terrorism. It stars Shiney Ahuja and Esha Deol. This film is based on the real life hijacking of IC 814.
Synopsis
Vikram Madan (Shiney Ahuja) 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 is traveling with her teacher for a debate contest to Amritsar from Delhi. That flight gets hijacked by a group of six terrorists working for a man named Rasheed (KK Raina) who has been captured by the Indian 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 (Esha Deol), 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 saved the day.Actors
Shiney Ahuja
(Vikram 'Vicky' Madan)
Esha Deol
(Saira)
K. K. Raina
(Rasheed)
Mona Ambegaonkar
(Simone)
Kaveri Jha
(Pooja Madan)
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