Airlift
“170,000 Refugees, 488 Flights, 59 Days, 1 Man”
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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Cast
20 people
Akshay Kumar
Ranjit Katyal
Known for
Hera Pheri
Special 26
Nimrat Kaur
Amrita Katyal
Known for
Wayward Pines
Homeland
Inaamulhaq
Major Khalaf Bin Zayd
Known for
Agneepath
Jolly LLB 2
Prakash Belawadi
George Kutty
Known for
Talvar
Pathaan
Lena
Deepti Jayarajan
Kumud Mishra
Sanjeev Kohli
Known for
Sultan
Article 15
Feryna Wazheir
Tasneem
Known for
Manto
Purab Kohli
Ibrahim Durrani
Known for
Sense8
Rock On!!
Lenaa
Deepti Jayarajan
Known for
Ustad Hotel
Ninad Kamat
Kurien
Known for
Behen Hogi Teri
Gabbar Is Back
Gunjan Malhotra
Meher
Also in
The Aam Aadmi Family
Life Sahi Hai
Sameer Ali Khan
Prince
Known for
Krrish 3
Rock the Kasbah
Raja Menon Director · Suresh Nair Writer Ritesh Shah Writer
Worldwide gross $32M · Budget $4.5M · First release January 22, 2016
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$32,000,000
Gross vs. budget
7.1×
Production
T-Series
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Hari Om Entertainment
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Cape of Good Films
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Viacom18 Studios
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Abundantia Entertainment
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Emmay Entertainment
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Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Production
India
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Arabic · German · Hindi · Malayalam
Release dates
India · January 22, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
January 1, 2017 · Theatrical · IMDB
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