Valid questions perhaps that come riding on jingoism, all wrapped up in the tricolour. Airlift would have been a better film without this nationalistic bluster but has a bigger potential at the box office now with the Republic Day just round the corner.

'Bollywood' and 'realism' may not go hand in hand, but this is a worthy and largely successful attempt at meaningful commercial Hindi cinema.

If nothing else, see it to see what Akshay Kumar can do.

Like Mission Raniganj, Airlift, too, sheds light on a significant historical event that may not be widely known.