Movie Review on Raja Krishna Menon's "AIRLIFT"

"Airlift" is a reality-based nail-biting war thriller that is going to give you goosebumps. It's a film which will make you proud to be an Indian all over again.

"Airlift" is simply a great movie with superb performance and a well-knit script. It's a fast paced story which doesn't allow audience attention to wander away from the screen. It's a film which will occasionally bring goosebumps in you. But it feels real bad when you know that a film could have been made much more better but stopped at being just a good patriotic film that is predictable.Undoubtedly, as you all might have heard it's a brilliant film but I personally felt that it could have been made much more better.


It is Akshay Kumar's show all the way. He delivered a committed performance, enacting the heroic protagonist with honesty. A thumbs up to him for doing something different. After giving back-to-back hits in 2015 with Baby, Gabbar Is Back and Singh Is Bliing, Akshay Kumar is definitely on a roll. With Holiday, Baby and now Airlift, Akshay Kumar has managed to create a image of "Mera Bharat Mahaan" actor and fans will love him in new avatar. The fresh pairing of Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur works well. She has also done a decent job as Ranjit’s wife despite very limited role in the movie.

A still of Akshay Kumar as 'Ranjit Katiyal' from the movie.

Raja Krishna Menon's Direction is decent. Cinematography is gritty & nicely mounted. Editing is mostly crisp, although the first-hour is slow-paced! Art & Costume Design are average. Action-Sequences are raw & rustic. Background Score is top-class. Terrific dialogues add another dimension to this touching tale of sacrifice and suffering for a greater cause. The background score of the movie touches your heart. ‘Tu Bhoola Jise’ is an exceptional song which is composed by Amaal Malik and sung by KK. ‘Vande Mataram’ also touches our emotional chords because of its intelligent setting
with certain situation.


The movie doesn't offer you much to feel the actual tension that might have existed, the fear of death which people lived everyday, stuck in a war zone. The movie goes on like a monotonous narration of a series of incidents which led to a historic achievement in the form of world's most successful evacuation. The thrill, and the gripping plot behind each of those events is missing.

A still from the movie.

For the first time, I have stated or tried to state as many things that I felt were missing in the movie instead of writing all those common praises that everyone is already giving it. I'll give this movie 7.5/10. As a whole this movie is capable of winning hearts and minds all over the world. It's a must watch film to know all about the world's largest human evacuation ever that is done by India. Salute to all the real heroes! Jai Hind!