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A dramatized true story of India's 1990 Kuwait evacuation; includes scenes of wartime brutality, a sexual assault reference, and…
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CBFC: U/A
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Ananya Bhattacharya · 22 Jan 2016
4.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
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Shubhra Gupta · 22 Jan 2016
Airlift review: Akshay’s film is well executed and well-acted Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
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Sen finds Airlift compelling and well shot, anchored by a strong Akshay Kumar performance, but argues the story plays it too safe, lacking the… Read it there →
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Mike McCahill · 25 Jan 2016
Airlift review – India's historic Kuwait evacuation retold as a one-man mission Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 28
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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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