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MONEY
Did you know
Shot for just $4.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Airlift
"170,000 Refugees, 488 Flights, 59 Days, 1 Man"
2016 2h 6m HI
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SOLID
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7.2TMDB Β· 227
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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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.
β170,000 Refugees, 488 Flights, 59 Days, 1 Manβ
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Akshay Kumar
Ranjit Katyal
Nimrat Kaur
Amrita Katyal
Inaamulhaq
Major Khalaf Bin Zayd
Prakash Belawadi
George Kutty
Kumud Mishra
Sanjeev Kohli
Feryna Wazheir
Tasneem
Purab Kohli
Ibrahim Durrani
Lenaa
Deepti Jayarajan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Raja Menon
- Writers
- Ritesh Shah, Suresh Nair, Raja Menon
- Languages
- Arabic, German, Malayalam, Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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MONEY
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Made its money back 7.1Γ over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, German, Malayalam, Hindi.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Hemanti Sarkar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur and Inaamulhaq carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "170,000 Refugees, 488 Flights, 59 Days, 1 Man".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4387040 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Raja Menon directs. Hemanti Sarkar cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Arabic, German, Malayalam, Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Made its money back 7.1Γ over at the box office.
- 3Released 10 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, German, Malayalam, Hindi.
- 5Editor Hemanti Sarkar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur and Inaamulhaq carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "170,000 Refugees, 488 Flights, 59 Days, 1 Man".
- 8IMDB entry: tt4387040 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Editing
- Hemanti Sarkar
- Runtime
- 126 min Β· 2h 6m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,500,000
- Box office
- $32,000,000
- Return
- 711% of budget
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- 14
- IMDB
- Airlift (2016)
Also by
Raja Menon
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
T-Series
IN
- HA
Hari Om Entertainment
IN
Cape of Good Films
IN
Viacom18 Studios
IN
Abundantia Entertainment
IN
Emmay Entertainment
IN
Key crew
- MusicArijit Dutta
- ProducerBhushan Kumar
- ProducerNikkhil Advani
- MusicalAmaal Malik
- EditorHemanti Sarkar
- CinematographyPriya Seth
- ProducerMonisha Advani
- ProducerShivaji Dasgupta
- DialogueRitesh Shah
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- evacuation
- based on true story
- iraq war
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-01-0114Β· IMDB
Also known as
International titles
- ΠΡΠ·Π΄ΡΡΠ΅Π½ Π’ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡBG
- μμ΄λ¦¬ννΈKR
- ζ€η¦»η§ε¨ηΉCN
