Akshay Kumar’s Airlift starts rolling

Akshay Kumar's next film Airlift went on floors on Saturday in a grand mansion in a studio in Mumbai. A grand mansion, complete with Arabic carpets and interiors resembling an affluent Middle-Eastern household, was created for the shoot. Nimrat Kaur plays the leading lady opposite Akshay Kumar.

Airlift directed by Raja Krishna Menon details the world's largest civilian evacuation, master minded and spear headed by Kuwaiti billionaire, Ranjit Katyal who used the national carrier Air India, to evacuate over 170,000 Indians.

The movie is another edge of the seat thriller which will be filled with high octane action sequences and lots of thrills. The film is slated for release on January 22, 2016. The team will shoot in Ras Al Khaimah and Bhuj next. Airlift is produced by Bhushan Kumar. 

Schedule-1. Day-1. #Airlift . Fuelling up. And off we go !!!!

— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) February 21, 2015