odadune
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Post by odadune on Aug 21, 2014 1:43:12 GMT
In 1990, after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the Indian government evacuated between 150000 and 170000 NRIs out of Kuwait, in one of the largest civilian airlifts in history. This movie is a fictionalized take on those events, with Akshay playing an NRI businessman in Kuwait who gets involved somehow. A rather bombastic plot synopsis can be found here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Airlift-Akshay-Kumars-next-a-thriller-of-the-biggest-human-evacuation/articleshow/40364005.cmsThe character seems to be Punjabi, based on the name and the casting, but alot of the NRIs in Kuwait were Keralis (and so were some of the politicians spearheading the effort in India), and since director-screenwriter Raja Menon (primarily an ad director, but also responsible for the "hindie" film Barah Aana) is himself from Kerala, hopefully there will be some onscreen Kerali presence as well. ETA: Nimrat Kaur of the Lunchbox fame is playing Akshay's wife and partner-in-whatever-he's-doing-to-help-the-airlift.
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odadune
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Post by odadune on Feb 3, 2015 15:32:50 GMT
The shooting schedules for this one got moved up, and they're currently planning to start shooting in the desert around Bhuj, Gujarat in late February, after Akshay finishes up Brothers. (The rationale was that it was going to be too hot later in the year).
T-Series is co-producing and there are stories about Akshay taking a pay cut upfront in exchange for a larger back end share of whatever profits might emerge. It's been described as a comparatively realistic action thriller, but with songs (unlike Baby).
It is still unclear whether this or Singh is Bling is releasing this year on October 2.
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Post by sady on Dec 2, 2015 17:47:05 GMT
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Post by muska on Dec 21, 2015 5:57:05 GMT
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Post by muska on Dec 25, 2015 18:49:41 GMT
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sady
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Favorite actor: SRK, Prabhas, Naga Chaitanya, Nivin Pauly
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Post by sady on Jan 3, 2016 10:13:09 GMT
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Post by dancelover on Jan 22, 2016 17:32:53 GMT
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