Airlift (film)
Appearance
Airlift | |
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Directed by | Raja Krishna Menon |
Story by | Raja Krishna Menon |
Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Nikhil Advani Aruna Bhatia |
Starring | Akshay Kumar Nimrat Kaur Lena |
Cinematography | Priya Seth |
Music by | Amaal Mallik Ankit Tiwari |
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Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹30 crore (US$3.6 million)[1] |
Airlift is an upcoming Indian film directed by Raja Krishna Menon, and starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur in lead roles, and is scheduled for release on 22 January 2016.[2] The film is based on biggest evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait War.[3]
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Ranjit Katyal[4]
- Nimrat Kaur
- Lena[5]
- Purab Kohli[6]
Production
Filming and development
Principal photography of the film started on February 2015.[7][8] The first schedule of the film were reportedly shot in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates in early March 2015,[9] The sets were re-created to depict Kuwait during 1990.[10] whereas, the second schedule of the film will be shot in Rajasthan, India.[11] Kumar reportedly learnt Arabic language, as the actor portrayed Kuwait-based businessman.[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ Akshay Kumar to charge 80 percent of profit as remuneration for Airlift. Bollywood Hungama. 4 March 2015
- ^ Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift' to release on 22 January 2016!. Daily News and Analysis. 18 February 2015
- ^ Airlift: Akshay Kumar's next a thriller of the biggest human evacuation. Times of India. Priya Gupta. 19 August 2014
- ^ "Nimrat Kaur, Akshay Kumar Begin Shooting for 'Airlift'". Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Lena heads to Rajasthan for Akshay Kumar film". Sanjit Sidhardhan. Times of India. 26 October 2015.
- ^ I'm excited about Rock On 2: Purab Kohli. India Today. Sukant Deepak. 25 July 2015
- ^ Check out: Akshay Kumar's Airlift commences shooting. Bollywood Hungama. 23 February 2015
- ^ First Look: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur in Airlift. NDTV. Ishita Blaggan. 24 February 2015
- ^ Akshay Kumar shoots for 'Airlift' at Ral Al Khaimah in Kuwait. Deccan Chronicle. 20 March 2015
- ^ Akshay Kumar’s ‘Airlift’ in UAE: tabloid! on set. Gulf News. Manjusha Radhakrishnan. 21 March 2015
- ^ Airlift preps for Diwali shoot. The Asian Age. Asira Tarannum. 18 October 2015
- ^ Aishwarya, Akshay taking Arabic lessons for their upcoming movies. Daily News and Analysis. 1 September 2015
- ^ Akshay Kumar learns to speak Arabic for Airlift. Times of India. Priya Gupta. 27 February 2015
External links
- Airlift at IMDb
- Airlift at Bollywood Hungama
Categories:
- 2016 films
- Indian films
- Hindi-language films
- Upcoming Hindi-language films
- Indian action thriller films
- Films shot in Kuwait
- Films shot in the United Arab Emirates
- Films shot in Rajasthan
- Disaster films based on actual events
- Films about hijackings
- Films about terrorism
- Indian war films
- War adventure films
- Bollywood war films
- 2010s Hindi-language film stubs