Common man turning into a hero.... an inspirational film.....

Rating: 7/10 (28 March 2016)

In 1990, when Irag attacked Kuwait, over 1 Lakh Seventy thousand Indians were stranded in Kuwait. The film is based on the evacuation of the Indians during Gulf War in Iraq. The stranded were airlifted by Air India, which is considered one of the biggest evacuation operations in the history. The film majorly deals with the efforts of a Kuwait based Indian businessman who leads the evacuation of the Indians by setting shelter and helping them to cross the borders of Kuwait to take them to Jordan from where they were all airlifted by Air India.
Indeed the story is marvelous which just grip you tight to your seats. Besides, the film remains tremendously well made with a taut direction and sequences that touch you. At least there were 4-5 sequences in the film in which you just feel like applauding. The success of this film owes to the humanity it brings in its story. The film just depicts how a common man can turn into a hero when he saves humanity which gets well reflected in Akshay's character. You don't need to fight or show your valor in a battlefield. Once you think beyond your family to save someone else' life, it's not less heroic. In terms of theme the film is similar to "Schindler's List." "Airlift" might not find itself in the list of historical landmark of film making like "Schindler's List" but the story and Akshay Kumar's and Namrata Kaur's performance does touch you for a while. Though the film might lack the rawness and calibre of "Schindler's List," making the film on such a historical event which has never been seen in the screen is indeed commendable.
Rating: 3 stars out of 4