

Some of these movies are absolute blockbusters while others, not so good. Also Read - Republic Day 2022: Know the History, Significance And Why is it Celebrated?Įach year, there are a host of Bollywood releases to mark the event and evoke patriotism among everyone. This year, the Chief Guest is France with President Francois Hollande visiting India. India celebrates the Republic Day with a whole lot of excitement and each year, a country is invited to be the Chief Guest at the Rajpath parade. India celebrates Republic Day on 26th January as this was the day when in 1950, 3 years after the Indian independence from British rule, a constitution was drafted and came into effect. Akshay Kumar’s upcoming Airlift shares the same genre as Argo but the superstar says it is an insult to his film when people compare it to the Oscar-winning Hollywood movie as the story is inspired by a real incident. But then, what after the parade? Republic Day is one of the three Indian National holidays – the other two being Independence Day on 15th January and Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October. Akshay Kumar’s upcoming Airlift shares the same genre as Argo but the superstar says it is an insult to his film. Remember this will make you believe in what Indians can do when 'united'.India’s 66th Republic Day is here and just like every year, Indians will be glued to catch the awe-inspiring military parade on TV. Based on the true-life incident of the biggest evacuation success stories carried out by a nation. Akshay's dedication and sincerity in portraying such roles with brilliance makes 'Airlift' have a safe landing even at the box office windows.Ī must watch for every Indian. The latest movie to join the lot, Airlift released just this week and is a pretty intense story. He is the hero because he played a man, who in real life, stretch his boundaries for saving humanity. The story of Indians struggling in the war zone, which by the way was their 'home away from home' is not just thrilling but heavily inspiring.Īkshay is the hero of this film, hands down but not because he falls into the categorical space of what is defined as a hero'. And yes, with one Kuwaiti woman and her toddler as well. There is not a moment of disbelief while you watch how one man named Ranjit Katyal could try his best in evacuating 1,70,000 Indians safely back to our Motherland-India. Here are some of the other heroes who worked with Mathews in India's attempt to.

Popularly known as 'Toyota Sunny', he was said to be the inspiration behind Akshay Kumar's character in the hit Bollywood film 'Airlift'. The background score is beautifully woven. Prominent Indian businessman in Kuwait, Mathunny Mathews, who was instrumental in the safe evacuation of stranded Indians during the Iraqi invasion in 1990, died on Saturday. And thankfully, the director did take that into account. The movie is based on the real-life story of Jessica Lal, a model and bartender working at a Delhi restaurant who got shot by a politician's son in 1999. The music by Amaal Malik and Ankit Tiwari is soothing but in a film like this you really don't need many songs. The supporting cast has been rightly chosen and they done a great job in keeping the audiences' interest intact. The principal photography by Priya Seth is commendable, as we are taken into the era of 1990s war-hit Kuwait and the atrocities led by Saddam's soldiers compel you to watch it with disgust. Airlift is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film directed by Raja Krishna Menon starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, that follows Ranjit Katyal (played by Kumar), a Kuwait-based businessman as he carries out the evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Husseins Iraq.
