Airlift is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language political thriller directed by Raja Krishna Menon, dramatizing the real evacuation of Indian citizens from Kuwait during Iraq's 1990 invasion that began the Gulf War. Akshay Kumar stars as a Kuwait-based businessman modeled on real evacuation organizers such as Mathunny Mathews, with Nimrat Kaur costarring. Menon wrote the script after researching the historical episode and the situation facing Indian residents of Kuwait at the time.
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Source Wikipedia: Airlift (film)
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- Also in Geography Atlas: India, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Hindi, original language there.
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1. Wikipedia: Airlift (film)
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Airlift opened theatrically worldwide on 22 January 2016, coinciding with Republic Day weekend.
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Airlift is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film directed by Raja Krishna Menon
Airlift (film), Description, original language
Airlift is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language political thriller directed by Raja Krishna Menon, dramatizing the real evacuation of Indian citizens from Kuwait during Iraq's 1990 invasion that began the Gulf War.
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Airlift is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film directed by Raja Krishna Menon starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, that follows Ranjit Katyal (played by Kumar), a Kuwait-based businessman as he carries out the evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein's Iraq which led to the beginning of the Gulf War.
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