Airlift

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7.9/10

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Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur in Airlift (2016)

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When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

60K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 18 nominations total

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Trivia
After the real life mission was successful, Air India entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being a civil airline that helped evacuate the highest number of people ever.

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.

Quotes
Ranjit Katyal: The only thing that sets us apart is that we are Indians and not Kuwaitis. If we are together, we matter. Otherwise, we mean nothing.

Crazy credits
Before the end credits roll, cards stating the contributions of Mr. Mathunny Mathews and Mr. Vedi, on whose efforts this film is based, are shown.

Connections
Featured in Housefull 3 (2016)

Soundtracks
Soch Na Sake
Written by : Kumaar
Produced by: Amaal Mallik
Performed by: Arijit Singh, Tulsi Kumar and Amaal Mallik

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Featured review

10/10

Historic Airlift..... One of India's best movie ever..... Akshay Kumar is just awesome He's the Best

What a beautiful gift to the Indian Cinema by Akshay Kumar, Raja Menon & the whole team of Airlift. The story of biggest human evacuation told amazingly well. Its so good from the start to end that you can feel what condition those 1,70,000 Indians would have gone through. Clap, clap & clap in the end that's what me & the whole theater was doing.

Akshay Kumar as Ranjit Katiyal was just awesome he has taken his acting to another level with this one. Salute to him for doing amazing & inspirational movies like OMG, Holiday, Baby, Gabbar & now Airlift. Nimrat Kaur as his wife was just too good, her scene with Prakash Belawadi is awesome & clap worthy. Purab Kohli, Kumud Mishra & especially Prakash Belawadi were too good.

Direction by Raja Menon is fabulous he has done a great work in researching this true story.

Feeling so proud to be an Indian & realized what great thing my country India has done for all of us. Salute to all those unsung heroes of this biggest human evacuation ever.

And Thank You to the whole team of Airlift for this historic movie. One of India's best ever.