Rajiv Thakur Says Kapil Sharma Changed The US Show Dates So He Could Work In IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

Rajiv Thakur, known for his performances in Kapil Sharma's comedy show, has been making waves with his performance in Anubhav Sinha's latest Netflix series 'IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack'.

Rajiv Thakur, known for his performances in Kapil Sharma's comedy show, has been making waves with his performance in Anubhav Sinha's latest Netflix series 'IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack'.

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New Delhi: Rajiv Thakur, known for his performances in Kapil Sharma's comedy show, has been making waves with his performance in Anubhav Sinha's latest Netflix series 'IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack'. Recently, Rajiv shared that when he was facing scheduling conflicts with his series shoot and that of Kapil's comedy tours, the latter came to his rescue.

Thakur was facing scheduling conflicts when he needed to shoot for Anubhav Sinha's show. In an interview with India Today, Rajiv revealed that Kapil adjusted the dates of his tour to accomodate his schooting schedule for the Netflix show.

Kapil Sharma adjusted his dates for Rajiv to shoot

Rajiv also shared how much Kapil and his friends liked the show. He said, "It's all thanks to Kapil that I managed to do the show. The series team asked for my dates in June last year, which were already with him for our America tour. This is why I decided to say no but when Kapil got to know about it, he encouraged me to take up IC 814. He told me, 'Tu series kar, hum show push kar denge (you do the series, we will push the show)'. And that's how our show was postponed to July. I had already committed to him, so I would have rejected the show, but he pushed me, and I am thankful for that. This is what true friends do, isn't it?”

"Whatever one does in life, I think we are each other's biggest cheerleaders. We are so happy when one of us succeeds and that is how we have been for years. Archana ji (Archana Puran Singh) was so happy, saying that my credit was long due. And when she watched the show she also posted a long note about us. I remember Kapil also watched the show late at night after a shoot and immediately messaged Anubhav sir. He called me the first thing the next morning and he sounded so happy and proud. I think this makes me so much happier," he added.

About IC 814

'IC 814' is based on the hijack of the Indian Airlines plane 814 on December 24, 1999, by five terrorists, which happened just 40 minutes after the plane took off from Kathmandu. Rajiv Thakur plays the hijacker Ibrahim Akhtar alias Chief in the series.