The film makes it, seem like the Ministry of External Affairs was little to no help when in truth, it's the government that coordinating with the different groups and worked with the governments of Jordan and Iraq in having safe passage for the Indians. Another thing, I was wondering, when watching this film, was, how the whole evacuation plan can happens without the India's government active support. That's a lot period of time, staying in Jordan. It was carried out from Augto October 20, 1990. Anyways, the airlift events, didn't just happen, during one or two days, like the film wants you to think. I know, history movies are predictable, but gees, the suspense for this film is kinda ruin, when the title spells it out for you. Plus, in my opinion, the title gives away, too much of the end. If anything, this movie should be call something else, as only the last 20 minutes is, about the airlift. Another thing, I was wondering, is why this film was call 'Airlift', when the majority of the characters, has nothing to do, with Air India's & Ministry of Civil Aviation, involvement in the evacuating. After all, it's seem too unrealistic for one man to plan out, all this. I think, I would rather have the real-life depiction of entrepreneurs, Mathunny Mathews (also known as Toyota Sunny) & Harbajan Singh Vedi. As much as I love, Akshay Kumar's performance as the fictional character of Ranjit Katyal and his character arch, from ruthless, selfish, greedy businessman to extraordinary Good Samarian whom initiative, tenacity and dedication help save the lives of many of his fellow country-men. First off, the idea that, all of this planning was done, under one man's control. Still, there is somethings, worth noting that would need, so work. Yes, it takes a few artistic liberties in the depiction of events, but most of them, actually works to make the depiction, much better. After all, there is way too many films that, often take too much artistic liberties with actual events, making it somewhat offensive and jarring to watch. Without spoiling the movie, too much while, this rescue operation film is not as good, as 1993's 'Schindler's List' or 2004's 'Hotel Rwanda', or even 2012's 'Argo', it was still a good movie, worth seeing even if it has some highly embroidered and fictionalized accounts of true events. This Bollywood film follows the story of Ranjit Katyal (Akshay Kumar), a Kuwait-based businessman, whom must plan out the biggest evacuation of citizens by a civil airliner in history, when he is force to help, evacuated 170, 000 Indian out of wartime, Kuwait, during the height of the 1990/1991 Persian Gulf War. Inaamulhaq & Prakash Belawadi ham it up in supporting roles.
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Its his performance that acts as a major plus point to this otherwise ordinary film. Performance-Wise: Akshay Kumar delivers a committed performance, enacting the heroic protagonist with honesty. Editing is mostly crisp, although the first-hour is slow-paced! Art & Costume Design are average. Cinematography is gritty & nicely mounted. Raja Krishna Menon's Direction is decent. But overall, 'Airlift' never soars! The Writing needed to be stronger & more urgent. The second-hour picks up momentum & fares better in comparison.
Also, The first-hour moves on a slow-pace & the story doesn't move forward. I wasn't tensed or aghast by the way the war erupts nor was I particularly rooting for the Protagonist in his mission. It begins superbly, but 30-minutes into the film, the pace drops. Raja Krishna Menon, Suresh Nair, Rahul Nangia & Ritesh Shah's Screenplay is a mixed bag. But, for some odd reason, there is barely any tension in the film. 'Airlift' is about a man's struggle to protect his people in the middle of a war-zone. It only appeals in parts, that's it! 'Airlift' Synopsis: Ranjit Katyal (Akshay Kumar), a Kuwait-based businessman, carries out a biggest civil operation of evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war carried out during the reign of Iraqi emperor Saddam Hussein. Director Raja Krishna Menon delivers a sincere tale, but the Writing lacks the sharpness & the urgency a film like this strongly needs. Based on a courageous true-story, 'Airlift sadly isn't half as powerful as its story actually is.