So, Airlift has one of Akshay Kumar’s best performances - along with other sterling acts. Rich Indian-origin businessman Ranjit Katyal(Akshay) 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, choppers hovering maliciously amidst minarets.