In Airlift it’s a more intimate chunk of thrilling history chosen to spotlight the actor’s ability to be so convincingly and unconditionally heroic during times of unmitigated stress.As Akshay tells us, this is Kuwait in August 1990 when a trigger-happy lunatic decided to take over leaving 1 lakh 70, 000 Indians stranded in the grip of a stunning siege.
This is the story of an Indian businessman Rajat Katiyal who takes it on himself to carry the Indians stranded in Kuwait to safety .What impels men like Katiyal to assume a heroic role under duress?