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Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift' Mints Rs.44.30 Crore On Opening Weekend

Darpan News Desk, 25 Jan, 2016 10:55 AM
  • Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift' Mints Rs.44.30 Crore On Opening Weekend
Actors Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur-starrer “Airlift”, which revolves around the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Iraq-Kuwait war, earned over Rs.44 crore at the box office on its opening weekend.
 
Directed by Raja Krishna Menon, “Airlift”, which released on Friday, saw a good growth over the weekend, taking its cumulative total to Rs.44.30 crore, read a statement.
 
According to trade analysts, the film has received tremendous response from both critics and movie buffs.
 
“#Airlift had excellent trending over the weekend. Received tremendous love from movie-goers, which explains the day-wise growth,” Adarsh posted on Twitter.
 
"#Airlift went from strength to strength with each passing day. Friday Rs.12.35 crore, Saturday Rs.14.60 crore, Sunday Rs.17.35 crore. Total: Rs.44.30 crore. India biz. Fab," he added.
 
The film tells how the Indian government evacuation of 1,70,000 people of Indian origin and also of other nationalities through 488 flights during the Iraq-Kuwait war. 
 
“Airlift” also stars Feryna Wazheir and Purab Kohli.

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