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Airlift

2016-01-22 · 126 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · Thriller

When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.

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Directors
Raja Menon
Production companies
T-Series, Hari Om Entertainment, Cape of Good Films, Viacom18 Studios, Abundantia Entertainment, Emmay Entertainment
Countries
India
Status
Released
Budget
USD 4,500,000
Revenue
USD 32,000,000

Top Cast

Akshay KumarAkshay KumarRanjit Katyal
Nimrat KaurNimrat KaurAmrita Katyal
InaamulhaqInaamulhaqMajor Khalaf Bin Zayd
Prakash BelawadiPrakash BelawadiGeorge Kutty
Kumud MishraKumud MishraSanjeev Kohli
Feryna WazheirFeryna WazheirTasneem
Purab KohliPurab KohliIbrahim Durrani
LenaaLenaaDeepti Jayarajan
Ninad KamatNinad KamatKurien
Gunjan MalhotraGunjan MalhotraMeher
Sameer Ali KhanPrince
Nissar KhanNissar KhanAshok
Pawan ChopraPawan ChopraIndian Ambassador Brij
Kaizaad KotwalKaizaad KotwalPoonawalla
Avtar GillAvtar Gill
Surendra PalSurendra PalExternal Affairs Minister
Arun BaliArun BaliBauji
Bachchan PacheraOld Indian
Ritika BadianiRitika BadianiGeorge's Daughter

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