Airlift

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As the 1990 Gulf War rages, a wealthy Indian businessman living in Kuwait risks everything to defy the Iraqis and help evacuate over 170,000 Indians. Watch trailers & learn more.

On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. The Iraqi army took over the city within a few hours. The Kuwaiti royal family managed to escape to Saudi Arabia, leaving the state rudderless.

Directed by Raja Menon. With Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra, Prakash Belawadi. 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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Airlift is a 2016 Indian historical drama film directed by Raja Krishna Menon, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur. The film follows Ranjit Katyal (Akshay 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.

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