Mumbai
(ANI):
Bollywood
icon
Amitabh
Bachchan
along
with
south
Indian
superstar
Mohanlal
promoted
'Kandahar",
a
Malayalam
language
film.
The
film
is
written
and
directed
by
Major
Ravi
who
was
also
present
at
the
event,
and
jointly
produced
by
Sunil
C.
Nair
(under
Zoe
Estebe
Moviez)
and
Mohanlal
(under
Pranavam
Arts
International).
“It
has
been
a
wonderful
experience
working
in
this
film.
I
have
to
give
credit
to
Major
Ravi
and
Mohan
Lal
for
the
very
efficient
manner
in
which
shooting
was
conducted.
We
shot
for
a
few
days
in
Ooty," said
Bachchan.
“I
was
amazed
at
the
kind
of
organization
and
discipline
the
management
had
that
goes
behind
the
making
of
this
film,"
he
added.
Lal
said
the
film
was
special
as
Bachchan
was
acting
in
a
Malayalam
film
for
the
first
time.
“It
gives
me
immense
pleasure
and
pride
in
presenting
before
you
'Kandahar".
It
is
a
special
film
for
us,
especially
for
the
Kerala
audience.
This
is
for
the
first
time
Amitabh
Bachchan
gives
a
presence
in
Malayalam
cinema,"
said
Lal.
Shamir
Tandon
has
composed
the
music
of
the
film.
Starring
Bachchan,
Lal,
Ganesh
Venkatraman,
Sumalatha,
Parvathy
Omanakuttan,
Kaveri
Jha,
and
Ananya
among
others,
the
film
is
based
on
the
hijacking
incident
of
the
Indian
Airlines
Flight
814
in
December
1999.
Flight
814
was
on
its
way
from
Tribhuvan
International
Airport
in
Nepal
to
Indira
Gandhi
International
Airport
in
Delhi,
when
it
was
hijacked.
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen,
a
Pakistan-based
terrorist
group,
was
accused
for
the
hijacking.
The
hijackers
forced
the
aircraft
to
land
in
Kandahar,
Afghanistan.
The
hijackers
released
27
of
176
passengers
but
fatally
stabbed
one
and
wounded
several
others.