Airlift
About the movie
Airlift is an edge-of-the-seat entertaining thriller. The story, based on a true event, is set in 1990 in Kuwait, the time of the Gulf War when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. The film has Akshay Kumar, playing Ranjit Katyal, a wealthy and powerful Indian businessman, who initially considers himself a Kuwaiti rather than an Indian. But after finding himself and the lives of his family in danger, eventually becomes the man who helps evacuate 1,70,000 Indians from Kuwait and brings them back safely to India. Over 59 days, 488 Air India commercial airliners were flown into a war zone to evacuate 170,000 Indians and bring them back home safely.
Airlift is the story of the largest human evacuation in history, which has also found its way to the Guinness Book Of World Records. In a cynical world, where one often wonders what the country has done for them, this is a stark reminder of what the country did, not for one or ten, but for 170,000 of its own. An event which has almost been lost in the sands of history, but an event we all need to remember.
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Cast
Akshay Kumar
as Ranjit Katyal
Nimrat Kaur
as Amrita Katyal
Purab Kohli
as Ibrahim Durrani
Kumud Mishra
as Sanjeev Kohli
Kaizaad Kotwal
as Poonawalla
Pawan Chopra
as Brij, Indian Ambassador
Sameer Ali Khan
as Prince
Prakash Belawadi
as George
Avtar Gill
as Amrit Pal
Inaamulhaq
as Major Khalaf Bin Zayd
Feryna Wazheir
as Tasneem
Ninad Kamat
as Kurien
Surendra Pal
as Minister, External Affairs
Crew
Raja Krishna Menon
Director, Writer
Nikkhil Advani
Producer
Bhushan Kumar
Producer
Monisha Advani
Producer
Madhu Bhojwani
Producer
Ritesh Shah
Writer, Dialogue Writer
Suresh Nair
Writer
Ankit Tiwari
Musician
Amaal Mallik
Musician
Ahmed Khan
Choreographer
K.K.
Singer
Brijesh Shandilya
Singer
Divya Kumar
Singer
Priya Seth
Cinematographer
Top reviews
Summary of 6.9K reviews.
Asmit
Airlift
A good film seldom comes but a perfect film is a rarity.Don't miss #Airlift it's one of d finest films 2 come out of India.Ever.*** stars.
Mukesh
Airlift
One of the best movies Bollywood has given till now. Superb action, makes you cry...who says Indian Government planning is poor, superb one must watch ...more
Nikhilesh
Airlift
Amazing movie. You will be completely engaged during the entire movie. You will not get bored at any point. Superb movie. Awesome acting by Akshay as ...more
vivek Sharma
Airlift
Must watch for every indian. Everyone in the movie did a fansatic work. Thanks to writer to keep everything simple and real.. Its treat on 26 jan fo ...more
Apoorva
Airlift (U/A)
Best movie, best acting, best story. paisavasool. The movie is fully story based. Acting is very realistic. Shows the image of society and working pri ...more
Critic reviews
BollywoodLife
Airlift
Is Akshay Kumar Bollywoods answer to Ben Affleck? Well, going by the choices he`s making, clearly the actor`s Khiladi Kumar days seem over. Well, Airl ...more
Catch News
Airlift
Airlift understands the genre it occupies. It understands the colours that black-and-white portraits of history need to be painted with. It understand ...more
DNA
Airlift
Raja Krishna Menon`s Airlift isn`t about a true story; it`s based on true events. This is a term most commonly used in Hollywood - when some aspect of ...more
NDTV
Airlift
Airlift is a film that every Indian, and every Bollywood buff despairing for genuinely high quality storytelling, must watch. ...more
BMS Reviewer
Airlift: Film Review – The Khiladi is Back!
Verdict: A brilliant depiction of a true story. Making a film about a real life story doesn`t necessarily result in good cinema. A lot of the time m ...more
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