Movie Name | Hijack (2008) |
Movie Genre | Action Movie Thriller Movie |
Directed by | Kunal Shivdasani |
Produced by | Dinesh Vijan Kunal Shivdasani |
Music Director | Justin Yesudas Uday Kumar Ninjoor |
Star Cast | Shiney Ahuja, Esha Deol, K K Raina, Mona Ambegaonkar, Ishita Chauhan, Kaveri Jha, Kush Sharma, Rasika Dugal, Ujjwal Chopra, Ananya Chadha, Gananay Chadha, Mukesh Chhabra, Ashwin Dhar, Bomie E Dotiwala, Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, Mariah Gantois, Sunil Godse, Shruti Gupta, Mushtaq Kak, Raja Kapse, Vipul Vig, Satyajeet Puri, Jagat Rawat, Jiten Mukhi, Amit Nagpal, Anoop Puri, |
Release Date | 05 Sep, 2008 (India) |
Movie Budget | 9 Cr. (Estimated) |
Box Office Collection | 3.40 Cr. Approximately (Worldwide) |
Rating | IMDB: 3.8/10 Bollywood Product: 4/10 |
Hijack is a Hindi (Bollywood) Action Thriller film released on 5 September 2008.
The film takes inspiration from the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814.
Kunal Shivdasani is the Writer-Director, whereas Dinesh Vijan and Kunal Shivdasani are the Producers of Hijack. Justin Yesudas and Uday Kumar Ninjoor are the Music Directors; Jehangir Chowdhary is the Cinematographer, and Kunal Shivdasani is the Film Editor of Hijack.
Shiney Ahuja, Esha Deol, and KK Raina play the lead roles in Hijack. The film also features K. K. Raina, Ishitha Chauhan, Kush Sharma, Mona Ambegaonkar, Kaveri Jha, Rasika Dugal, and Ujjwal Chopra.
Vikram (Shiney Ahuja) and his friend Rajeev (Jiten Mukhi) work at Chandigarh Airport. Vikram works as a Ground Maintenance Engineer, whereas Rajeev works as the Security Chief.
Vikram has a daughter Priya (Ishita Chauhan) has to participate in a debate competition in Amritsar. She takes a flight from Delhi to Amritsar with her teacher.
The flight gets hijacked by six terrorists. Their leader Rasheed (K.K. Raina) is in the custody of the Indian Police. The terrorists demand the release of their leader.
Circumstances compel the flight to force land at Chandigarh Airport, where Vikram works as Ground Maintenance Engineer. Vikram now decides to enter the flight and take a chance to save her daughter Priya.
After making an entry on the plane, Vikram gets the help of Saira (Esha Deol), an air hostess. Vikram now starts planning and plotting to save his daughter and other hostages.
What happens next is the rest of the drama in Hijack.