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Movie Info

Ranjit Katiyal, an Indian businessman, leads a happy and successful life in Kuwait with his family. However, when Iraq invades Kuwait, he decides to risk his life to save his stranded countrymen.

Genre:

history, mystery & thriller, drama
Original Language:

Hindi
Director:

Raja Krishna Menon
Producer:

Bhushan Kumar, Nikhil Advani, Aruna Bhatia, Krishan Kumar
Writer:

Raja Krishna Menon, Suresh Nair, Ritesh Shah, Rahul Nangia
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$2.1M
Runtime:

2h 20m

Cast & Crew

Akshay Kumar
Vinod Singh Bartwal

Nimrat Kaur
Amrita Katyal

Inaamulhaq
Iraqi Major

Avtar Gill
Amrit Pal

Feryna Wazheir
Tasneem

Purab Kohli
Ibrahim Durrani

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Critic Reviews for Airlift

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (2)

Valid questions perhaps that come riding on jingoism, all wrapped up in the tricolour. Airlift would have been a better film without this nationalistic bluster but has a bigger potential at the box office now with the Republic Day just round the corner.

January 2, 2019 | Full Review…

Namrata Joshi
The Hindu
'Bollywood' and 'realism' may not go hand in hand, but this is a worthy and largely successful attempt at meaningful commercial Hindi cinema.

October 23, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Anil Sinanan
Time Out
If nothing else, see it to see what Akshay Kumar can do.

January 4, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Anupama Chopra
Hindustan Times
Airlift transports its characters the 2,500 miles back to their promised land, as history demands, but I wouldn't trust its underlying nationalism as far as I could throw it.

January 25, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Mike McCahill
Guardian
It's one thing to identify these numbers. It's another to give these digits a human face - complete with a beating heart, and a language that everyone can understand.

February 7, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Rahul Desai
CatchNews
Airlift features Akshay at his best -- based on real-life characters, there's little khiladi-wala swag in Akshay's performance and more mature control.

October 30, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Srijana Mitra Das
The Times of India
Though an action-packed story, Airlift's strength lies in the turbulent emotions of people at the mercy of each other's generosity and self-preservation.

October 30, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Sweta Kaushal
Hindustan Times
The film belongs to Akshay Kumar. He is in almost every scene and this is an author-backed role that he obviously relishes. Even if you aren't the patriotic sort, his performance is reason enough to watch the film.

October 30, 2017 | Full Review…

Shilpa Jamkhandikar
Reuters
Kumud Mishra's portrayal of a sympathetic civil servant is praiseworthy, as is Prakash Belawadi's as a disgruntled middle class man who can't adjust himself to the situation.

October 30, 2017 | Full Review…

Devesh Sharma
Filmfare
Airlift is raw and real.

August 31, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Manjusha Radhakrishnan
Gulf News (UAE)
Airlift soars on its own merits, but it is ultimately a flight of fantasy.

June 22, 2016 | Full Review…

Nandini Ramnath
Scroll.in
Overall, Airlift is an engaging experience that resonates emotionally with the audience.

February 19, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Abhinav Purohit
The National (UAE)