Airlift (2016)
Directed by Raja Menon

Action / Drama / History / Thriller / War

Film Synopsis

On 2nd August 1990, Iraqi troops invade Kuwait under the orders of Iraq's president Saddam Hussein. At the United Nations, India votes for sanctions against Iraq and sets about evacuating over a hundred thousand of its nationals from the country. Rather than save himself and flee to safety with his family, hardnosed businessman Ranjit Katiyal elects to stay behind and use his influence to help others to escape. In doing so, he will play an important part in what will soon become one of the largest humanitarian operations in history...

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Film Credits

Director: Raja Menon
Script: Raja Menon (story), Ritesh Shah, Suresh Nair, Rahul Nangia, Ritesh Shah (dialogue)
Photo: Priya Seth
Music: Arijit Dutta
Cast: Akshay Kumar (Ranjit Katyal), Nimrat Kaur (Amrita Katyal), Kumud Mishra (Sanjeev Kohli), Prakash Belawadi (George), Inaamulhaq (Major Khalaf Bin Zayd), Lena (George's Wife), Nissar Khan (Ashok), Ninad Kamat (Kurien), Kaizaad Kotwal (Poonawalla), Feryna Wazheir (Tasneem), Ajay Kumar (Joseph), Purab Kohli (Ibrahim Durrani), Gunjan Malhotra (Meher Poonawala), Pooja Nair (Preethi), Taranjit Kaur (Nair's Wife), Ajay Arya (Nair), Avtar Gill (Amrit Pal), Pawan Chopra (Brij, Indian Ambassador), Arun Bali (Bauji), Surendra Pal (Minister, External Affairs)
Country: India
Language: Arabic / Hindi / Malayalam
Support: Color
Runtime: 130 min

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