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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Title: Airlift (2016)
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| Akshay Kumar | ... | Ranjit Katyal | |
| Nimrat Kaur | ... | Amrita Katyal | |
| Kumud Mishra | ... | Sanjeev Kohli | |
| Prakash Belawadi | ... | George | |
| Inaamulhaq | ... | Major Khalaf Bin Zayd | |
| Lena | ... | George's Wife (as Lena Kumar) | |
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Nissar Khan | ... | Ashok |
| Ninad Kamat | ... | Kurien | |
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Kaizaad Kotwal | ... | Poonawalla |
| Feryna Wazheir | ... | Tasneem | |
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Ajay Kumar | ... | Joseph |
| Purab Kohli | ... | Ibrahim Durrani | |
| Gunjan Malhotra | ... | Meher Poonawala | |
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Pooja Nair | ... | Preethi |
| Taranjit Kaur | ... | Nair's Wife (as Taranjeet Kaur) | |
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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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a cover of Khaled's Didi
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Produced by: Ankit Tiwari
performed by Ankit Tiwari and Arijit Singh
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Kumar said that comparing the film with Argo is an "insult" and it is not a matter of humour for Indians to achieve this end. See more »Goofs
The school buses that were used to transport stranded Indians within Kuwait and from there to Jordan was in yellow color. In those days, the school buses were not required to be in yellow color and it became mandatory only after 2010. See more »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.See more »
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Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedia cover of Khaled's Didi
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Airlift is the best film of Akshay kumar till date. The story is all about a business man in Kuwait(Akshay) thinks that he is also a Kuwaiti. But when Iraq invades Kuwait he realizes that he is an Indian and helped all 170000 Indian. This movie give u goosebumps there is no boring scene in the movie. A perfect movie for Rebublic day. This movie is perfect for classy movie lovers who love this type of patriotic movies. All the star cast of the movie done a fantastic job. This time Akshay will surely get an award for Airlift. ...... Go with yours friends, family and watch AIRLIFT in theaters. U guys surely fell proud to be an Indian after watching this movie.