After
a
gap
of
six
years,
Ajay
Devgn
donned
the
director's
hat
for
his
recent
release
Runway
34.
The
mid-air
thriller
released
in
theatres
on
April
29.
While
the
Ajay
Devgn-Amitabh
Bachchan
starrer
received
some
rave
reviews
from
the
critics,
it
couldn't
rake
in
big
moolah
at
the
box
office.
And
now,
it
looks
like
it
has
failed
to
impress
the
pilot
community
of
the
country
as
well.
The
Federation
of
Indian
Pilots
(FIP)
has
slammed
the
movie
and
refuted
its
claims
that
it
is
based
on
true
events.
ANI
quoted
Captain
Randhawa
saying
that
the
profession
of
airline
pilots
has
been
"unrealistically
portrayed
in
the
movie
and
may
create
apprehensions
in
the
minds
of
fliers".
In
a
statement,
the
Federation
said,
"While
we
all
enjoy
being
entertained
and
appreciate
the
artistic
licence
of
a
movie
director,
a
thrilling
tale
should
not
be
perceived
as
a
true
depiction
of
the
extraordinary
professionalism
among
airline
pilots
who
fly
thousands
of
flights
every
day
responsibly
and
safely
without
incident
and
fanfare."
Runway
34
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It
also
refuted
the
film's
claims
that
it
is
based
on
a
true
incident
and
added,
"It
is
reiterated
that
the
character
in
the
movie
does
not
accurately
represent
our
profession
and
that
the
industry
has
a
zero-tolerance
policy
towards
deviant
behaviour
and
substance
abuse.
Our
pilots
are
committed
to
abide
by
the
highest
standards
of
professionalism
to
honour
the
trust
reposed
in
us
by
our
employers,
the
aviation
regulator
and
the
public
at
large."
The
statement
further
read,
"There
are
more
than
eight
thousand
pilots
in
India
who
embody
the
highest
possible
standards
of
accountability,
training
and
professionalism.
The
skills
of
every
pilot
are
honed
to
a
degree
rarely
seen
in
any
industry.
These
standards
are
borne
out
every
day,
as
pilots
are
entrusted
with
the
lives
of
millions
of
passengers
and
expensive
equipment
around
the
world."
Directed
by
Ajay,
Runway
34
also
features
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Rakul
Preet
Singh.
Runway
34
is
a
story
based
on
a
flight
from
Doha
to
Kochi,
that
had
crash-landed
due
to
poor
visibility
in
August
2015,
killing
several
passengers.