So, airlift has one of akshay kumar’s best performances along with sterling acts. Rich Indian origin businessman Ranjit kadhiyal loves profits and dislikes the idea of India. But Ranjit’s golden life in the desert crumbles when Iraqi forces invade Kuwait.
Suddenly, people are savagely shot in the streets, houses looted, buildings blown up, tanks taking over, chopers hovering maliciously amidst minarates. Iraqi major halaf offers Ranjit and his wife amrita buy million dollar tickets to leave with their child. But ranjit’s also looking after thousands of Indians, desperate as the Embassy exits Kuwait. What happens when ranjit takes responsibility for getting 1, 70, 00 Indians home?