Director Raja Krishna Menon's 2016 film Airlift starred Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, and Feryna Wazheir. Based on a real-life evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the Gulf War, Airlift was the first major Bollywood hit of 2016 and accurately portrayed the real events through careful research by its makers, transporting viewers to experience the liveliness of the incident. Both the filmmakers and audiences viewed Airlift as an important milestone film for Bollywood, praising Akshay Kumar's performance in a manner similar to his acclaimed role in Chak De India.

1. Director
Raja Krishna Menon
Music
Amaal Mallik
Ankit Tiwari
Cast & Crew
Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur,
Feryna Wazheir
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Bioscope
Airlift
Being the first super hit of Bollywood in
2016, Airlift’s content is well narrated.
As it is based on a real life incident, the
makers took proper care, to bring out
the liveliness and that effort
can today be felt on the screen. While
the makers call it a milestone film of
Bollywood after a long time, the cine-
goers credit it, calling ‘Chak De’ of
Akshay.
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