Airlift (2016)

Airlift: Directed by Raja Menon. With Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra, Prakash Belawadi. When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.

“Over the years Akshay Kumaru0026#39;s choice of selecting the films has certainly improved with significant examples being Holiday, Baby, Special Chabbis, Gabbar Is Back to name few. Move over commercial masala potboilers with item songs, hero smashing 10 guys with a single blow and typical song-dance routine – Raja Menonu0026#39;s Airlift will give you goosebumps with fast-paced gritting thrills and excitement.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBased 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.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFrom 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 Akshayu0026#39;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 u0026#39;Soch Na Sakeu0026#39; is already a superhit among the viewers. Besides, other tracks are catching up fast as well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is Akshay Kumaru0026#39;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 u0026quot;Mera Bharat Mahaanu0026quot; actor and fans will love him in new avatar. The fresh pairing of Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur works well. Nimrat Kauru0026#39;s realistic subtlety would harness Akshay Kumaru0026#39;s machismo and give us that perfect thrilleru003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall , Airlift is nail-biting, reality-based action thriller that is going to give you goose bumps. Brilliant 4.5/5”