Director: Kunal Shivdasani
Cast: Shiney Ahuja, Esha Deol, K K Raina, Mona Ambegaonkar, Kaveri Jha
This action thriller revolves around Vikram Madan (Shiney Ahuja), a ground maintenance officer at the Chandigarh airport.
Due to unsocial working hours, he has only one close friend, Rajeev, chief of security at the same airport.
As luck would have it, the flight in which Vikram鈥檚 daughter is travelling to Amritsar from Delhi, is hijacked.
A group of six terrorists takes control of the aircraft in mid-air, to secure release of Maqsood (KK Raina) who had been captured by the Indian police.
The terrorists threaten to kill the passengers if their demands are not met.
Abdullah, who remains a mystery till the end of the film has masterminded the whole hijack operation.
Under pressure to save his own daughter and other passengers, Vikram has no alternative but to sneak into the aircraft.
He manages to do just that with the help of on-board air hostess, Saira听 (Esha Deol).
As tension rises, Vikram takes matters in his own hands by killing the terrorists one by one but in the process some passengers come in the line of fire.
Will Vikram and Saira manage to save the rest of the passengers in time? Or do they face the wrath of the terrorists?
Filled with fast paced action sequences, Hijack is one of the first thrillers of its kind to emerge from India defying all Bollywood norms.
Inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster, Die Hard, Hijack consists of a sensible script with no unnecessary sub-plots to dilute the on screen tension.
With 20 years experience in advertising, Kunal Shivdasani makes his directorial debut in Hijack.
Shiney Ahuja is said to have done all his stunts in this action pack thriller whilst action choreographer, Allan Amin has gone to great lengths in achieving some unbelievable stunt sequences.
For example, two choppers will be seen flying one over another 00 kmph!
Meanwhile, Brazilian model, Mariah makes her Bollywood debut in the promotional song in this film.
Hijack will be releasing in the UK cinemas by EROS International.
Previewed by Manish Gajjar
成人快手 Bollywood Correspondent
