AIRLIFT, stars Indian superstar Akshay Kumar (also producer) and Nimrat Kaur who stars in The Lunchbox and Homeland. The film is releases worldwide on 22nd January (internationally).
AIRLIFT is based on the true life story of Kuwaiti-Indian businessman Ranjit Katyal (played by Akshay Kumar) who orchestrated the largest human evacuation in history - he safely evacuated over 170,000 Indians who were airlifted using 488 Air India flights in just 59 days from Kuwait through to India via Iraq and Jordan during the Gulf War.
Due to India's political alliance with Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War, the incident was muzzled by the media and finds no mentions in text books.
Director: Raja Krishna Menon
Presenters: Gulshan Kumar and Hari Om Bhatia, in association with Abundantia and Emmay Entertainment
Producers: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikkhil Advani, Aruna Bhatia, Monisha Advani, Madhu G Bhojwani and Vikram Malhotra
Banners: T-Series, Emmay Entertainment, Cape of Good Films & Abundantia Entertainment
Distributor: Internationally by B4U Network
Music: Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra, Purab Kohli, Inaamul Haq and Prakash Belawadi
