Airlift is a noteworthy different kind of patriotic
movie. It is,
therefore, is a remarkable achievement by the director and actors. It contains
hard-hitting combat footage, relentless and efficient.
There is a story behind the film that is no less
engrossing. It is about an event when Iraqi army attacked Kuwait and was
attacking civilian lives.
Much of the movie is
based on real-life story, punctuated by brief
dialogue with a lot of sensitivity in the
second half. We do not get to know the
characters as individuals, they do not have personality traits, they have no
back stories, they do not speak in colorful dialogue, and after the movie,
you'd find yourself describing events but not people.
The Central plot
of the story is about challenges faced by Indians after Saddam attacked the Kuwait.
The entire story itself has an enormous potential and scriptwriter was able
to get most out of it by creating characters
that are symbolic of the story. The
Akshay Kumar’s character is the one who somehow finds the strength to keep
going till the end, and he emerges as the
savior of that 1 lac. 70 thousand people.
Supporting characters manage to impress
and touch your heart like the small roles done by external Affairs joint secretary. Occasionally,
you do feel Akshay Kumar driving the story,
and other characters are provided the less weight
however protagonist has to emerge stronger. Though, I definitely applaud the use of
fewer songs in the movie with no masala.
The beauty
of the story is that it is about “living life in
extreme circumstances, about the dehumanizing effects of war, about human bonding,
about human emotions when you see death in front of you. It is about any of
those things that you choose and if you actually
decide one direction, then you have to fight till the end in that direction, and you cannot leave the
battle in between as death is the only option otherwise. Here, people have only
one option, come back to India and nothing else.
It can also be said that the film contains significantly
moving performances and that it is the
most impressive blending of "commercial cinema” and “Real-life story.” Best scene in
the movie when director succeeds to touch everyone’s heart when Indian flag
goes up and civilians get ready to go to India.
In the acting performances, Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur are above the mark and
director manages to impress you in the second half. Cinematographer does well
however he still could have done a lot better in war scenes.
The negative
point which I could see certainly was a lack
of intensity in the first half. Few scenes with soldieries could have been more
effective and lack of appealing dialogues
in the overall script.
What this movie means to Indian
Cinema? Well, this success of Airlift Movie means a lot to Indian Cinema’s
future. It clearly shows that if you direct well, then a patriotic cinema will
find its audience and do excellent at the box
office. More patriotic stories can be tried out in future with a right blend of sensitivity and with better technology
and amazing star-cast. Indian freedom struggle has not been captured well to date apart from a movie named “Gandhi”, So huge space and great patriotic stories are
yet to arrive.
You may have old all experiences of
patriotic film experiences like “Kranti or Bhagat Singh movies or “Mangal
Pandey “and all of those experiences are different
from this one. This is the entirely different type of patriotic film something which you may not have seen
before. This movie gathers you up; it takes you along, and it does not let up.
In my view, it is
one of the most genuinely made a different kind of patriotic film that any
Indian has ever made.
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