Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift': Here are some interesting trivia about the film; Read here

Akshay Kumar starrer  Airlift released in the year 2016. The movie stars an ensemble cast of renowned actors like  Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra in pivotal roles. The movie tells the story when Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990.  An Indian businessman becomes the help for the 1,70,000 Indian people who were stranded in Kuwait. Let's take a look at the interesting trivia from the movie.

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Akshay Kumar's Airlift Trivia

• Airlift is the first Indian film which is based on the Gulf War. The movie is based on the biggest evacuation operation of Indians in Kuwait during Saddam Hussein's rule. The central character in the film, Ranjit Katyal is based on Mr Mathunny Mathews (popularly known as Toyota Sunny) a prominent businessman in Kuwait. He was there till the last flight took off with Indians on board. After the real-life mission was successful, Air India entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being a civil airline that helped evacuate the highest number of people ever.

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• Akshay Kumar learned Arabic for his role as a Kuwait-based businessman.
• Purab Kohli collaborated with Akshay Kumar for the first time in the film.
• The first song Soch Na Sake was released on T-Series official YouTube channel on December 17 2015. The full soundtrack album which included 5 songs was released on December 24 2015. The soundtrack was composed by Amaal Mallik and Ankit Tiwari. The music rights are acquired by T-Series.
• Airlift was released on a total number of 1,800 to 2,000 screens in India and overseas, including the Middle East, the film released with a total number of 70 screens on 21 January 2016.

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• K. P. Fabian, who was the Joint Secretary of the Gulf division at the Ministry during the Gulf War in 1990, accused the film of deliberately spreading misinformation about the role of government officials at the time. Also, the portrayal of diplomats and bureaucrats in the film was criticized by present and former officials in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
• Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao tweeted that the film fell completely short in its research on the role of the Ministry in the '90-'91 Gulf War. Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted that the film was great entertainment but short on facts.

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