Akshay Kumar opens up about 'Airlift'

Bollywood action maestro Akshay Kumar will be soon back on the silver screen with director Raja Krishna Menon's 'Airlift'. The movie is set in the backdrop of 1990's Gulf War that took place in Kuwait. The response to the film so far is encouraging and, the trailer has been praised. Actress Nimrat Kaur will be seen as the female lead opposite Akshay.

In a recent media interaction, Akshay opened up about the film and stated that, "It's (the movie) not about a nation, it's about saving people. I hate any kind of nation-bashing in films. I don't like it." The story of the film revolves around a man, who helped Indians get airlifted from Kuwait. As the poster of the film suggests - 1,70,00 refugees, 488 flights, 59 days and one man.

The film is scheduled to release on 22 January, 2016.