Saturday, 23 January 2016

Airlift Review

Airlift begins with August 1990 when the Iraqi forces had attacked Kuwait which awakes Ranjit Katyal (Akshay Kumar) has a wealthy life which he shares with his wife Amrita (Nimrat Kaur) and his young daughter. On August 1990 Ranjit is awoken from slumber when he gets a telephone call about Iraqi forces attacking Kuwait. He is forced into a series of dangerous situations and now has the responsibility of evacuating millions of Indians from the city in this tense situation when Saddam Hussain and his Iraqi forces are causing havoc in Kuwait.

The movie is based on the real life incident that took place 25 years back when the biggest evacuation of Indians was carried out which was a historical event and was also recorded in the Guiness Book of World Records. The movie is gripping and hard hitting from the beginning till the end when the evacuation is being carried out.

Credit to the producer Akshay Kumar and director Raja Krishna Menon for backing such a story.

Akshay Kumar comes up with his finest performance till date which is probably his career best. Nimrat also plays her supporting part very well as his wife which is her second mainstream movie after Lunchbox. Purab Kohli, Immamulhaq(chief of Iraq Army force) and other supporting actors also play their parts well.

The music given By Amaal Malik and Ankit Tiwari is also good especially the patriotic song sung by KK and the Arijit Singh song

Airlift overall has a solid plot which is very well executed and acted. It is a must watch for every Indian as it is full of patriotism. Don't miss it. It is highly recommended.