Akshay Kumar: “‘Airlift’ is a complete original story”

The first look of Akshay Kumar’s next, ‘Airlift’ was recently released online. The much awaited film revolves around the Iraq-Kuwait war of 1990, and how India evacuated trapped Indians outside of Kuwait. Upon its release, the teaser is being compared to Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ (2012) but��Kumar has clarified that ‘Airlift’ is an original story.

Kumar��says that you��cannot compare ‘Airlift’ to ‘Argo’ (2012). According to the Deccan Chronicle,��he stated,��”This is a complete original story and non-fictional. ‘Airlift’ is about��a Kuwait-based businessman who was stuck along with more than a lakh people who were staying in Kuwait at that time (1990). ‘Airlift’ and ‘Argo’ are different and can’t be compared.”

Nimrat Kaur who co-stars with Kumar in��the film also added, “Argo is a very small scale operation and it’s very specific. Both are different incidents and there is no resemblance between the two.”

‘Airlift’��is directed by Raja Krishna Menon and is slated for a 22nd January release.