Air Lift- Movie Review

The Iraq Kuwait war in 1990

was started by saddam for economic reasons

perhaps also for personal aggrandisement...

Yet this one step changed

the lives of ordinary Kuwaiti citizens

including that of Indian origin

 forever…

A crisis brings out the best

and worst in man

so the protagonist, a businessman of Indian origin

who till then understood only the language of money

and was willing to be ruthless for money

even to long-time friends

understood, learnt the meaning of compassion.

His world grew from immediate family

to those who worked for him

then to everyone of Indian origin

who came for help to his doorstep

 Finally, he even included for the rescue

a hapless Kuwaiti woman and child

risking the security of everyone else

yes, the fellow feeling for humanity

triumphed over all else...

The rescue mission, a real life happening

Involved tense moments of

many a slip between the cup and the lip

apathetic minister, admin in Delhi

and at the embassy in Kuwait

who had their own priorities

and couldn’t care less.

 

Yet the final triumph

was made possible

by the odd good hearted bureaucrats as well

who supported the protagonist and friends

to the last, till the very end…

  

‘Airlift’ soars high in the air

and lifts the spirits of the audience

great job by the cast- akshay, Nimrat kaur, prakash Belawadi, Lena

and crew- Priya Seth (Camera), Hemanth Sarkar( Editing)

of this gripping film

taut, precise with never

a dull moment…

This is perhaps the best

performance of Akshay Kumar

who has also worn

the producer’s hat

for this wonderful movie

with sure touch direction

of Raja Krishna Menon!         .

  
PS: The 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait was carried out from 13 August to 20 October 1990 after the Invasion of Kuwait. Air India holds the Guinness Book of World Records^] for the most people evacuated i.e. 170,000 people by a civil airliner as a result of this effort in which 500 were sent through a ship. The operation was carried out during the Persian Gulf War in 1990 to evacuate Indian expatriates from Kuwait. It is believed to be the largest civilian evacuation in history The Indians based in Kuwait also helped in the evacuation efforts.