When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
Director:
Raja Menon
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Akshay Kumar | ||
 | Nimrat Kaur | ||
 | Kumud Mishra |
Sanjeev Kohli
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| Prakash Belawadi |
George
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 | Inaamulhaq |
Major Khalaf Bin Zayd
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 | Lena |
George's Wife (as Lena Kumar)
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| Nissar Khan |
Ashok
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| Ninad Kamat |
Kurien
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| Kaizaad Kotwal |
Poonawalla
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| Feryna Wazheir |
Tasneem
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| Ajay Kumar |
Joseph
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 | Purab Kohli |
Ibrahim Durrani
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| Gunjan Malhotra |
Meher Poonawala
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| Pooja Nair |
Preethi
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 | Taranjit Kaur |
Nair's Wife (as Taranjeet Kaur)
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Storyline
It is in this scenario that Ranjit Katyal (played by Akshay Kumar), a wealthy and powerful Indian businessman, who has always seen himself as a Kuwaiti, rather than an Indian, realizes that he no longer wields any influence on the Iraqis, and that he and his family are in as much danger as anyone else. Ranjit unknowingly becomes the man who all 170,000 Indians look up to for getting them out safely from Kuwait. Airlift is the story of Indians stranded in Kuwait during this traumatic time. A story of how they, with the help of Ranjit Katyal, managed to survive the Iraqi invasion, and against all odds traveled a thousand kilometers across the border into Amman, Jordan. From Amman, 170,000 Indians were brought home by the largest and the most successful evacuation ever attempted by any country, in the history of the world. Over 59 days, the Indian government systematically flew over 488 Air India commercial flights into a war zone to evacuate all 170,000 Indians and safely bring them ... Written by T-Series
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1,70,000 refugees. 488 flights. 59 days. 1 manCertificate:
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Country:
IndiaRelease Date:
22 January 2016 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Воздушная перевозка See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,400,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Written by : Kumaar
Produced by: Amal Mallik
Performed by: Kay Kay
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The film is based on the biggest evacuation operation of Indians in Kuwait during Saddam Hussein's rule. See more »Goofs
In the movie, the characters are shown as drinking and eating from Al Manama Supermarket. In reality, Al Manama Supermarket only has branches in United Arab Emirates and India but not in Kuwait. See more »Soundtracks
Tu Bhoola JiseWritten by : Kumaar
Produced by: Amal Mallik
Performed by: Kay Kay
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Based on a true story, Airlift speaks about the Ranjit Katyal (played by Akshay Kumar) who helps the Indian Government collaborate with Air India to help evacuate 1,70,000 Indians from Kuwait after Iraq raided the country.
From the director of critical acclaimed films like Bas Yun Hi and Barah Aana, Raja Menon does a fantastic research about the feat that was even recorded in the Guinness Book of World Record and surprisingly people are unaware about it. Airlift will consume you right from the beginning especially when Akshay's family faces the issue of Iraqi raiding Kuwait. From here onward, there is no turning back as the movie gives you nice twist-n-turns with well- choreographed action scenes. Icing on the cake is the climax scenes which has been well executed. On the flip side, length of the movie could have been reduced little further. But brilliant screenplay, Art direction and cinematography is spellbinding. Background score gels well with the mood of the film. Dialogues are fine. The music of the film is doing well on the chartbuster. The soulful number such as 'Soch Na Sake' is already a superhit among the viewers. Besides, other tracks are catching up fast as well.
It is Akshay Kumar's show all the way. A thumbs up to him for doing something different from his usual masala potboilers. After giving back-to-back hits in 2015 with Baby, Gabbar Is Back and Singh Is Bliing, Akshay Kumar is definitely on a roll. With Holiday, Baby and now Airlift, Akshay Kumar has managed to create a image of "Mera Bharat Mahaan" actor and fans will love him in new avatar. The fresh pairing of Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur works well. Nimrat Kaur's realistic subtlety would harness Akshay Kumar's machismo and give us that perfect thriller
Overall , Airlift is nail-biting, reality-based action thriller that is going to give you goose