For Air rescue operations to evacuate civilians affected by the Invasion of Kuwait, see 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait.
Airlift is an upcoming Indian film directed by Raja Krishna Menon, and starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur in lead roles.[2] The film is scheduled for release on 22 January 2016.[3] The film is based on biggest evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war
In February 2015, principal photography of the film was started.[10][11] The first schedule of the film were reportedly shot in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates in early March 2015.[12] The sets were re-created to depict Kuwait during 1990.[13] The second schedule of the film was shot in Rajasthan, India.[14] Kumar and Kohli reportedly learnt Arabic language for their roles.
The music for Airlift was composed by Amaal Mallik and Ankit Tiwari and the lyrics were written by Kumaar.[16] The first song "Soch Na Sake" was released on T-Series official YouTube channel on December 17, 2015.[17][18] The full soundtrack album which includes 5 songs was released on 24 December 2015.[19][20] The music rights are acquired by T-Series.
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