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Felt pain of refugees during ‘Airlift’ shooting: Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar says he felt the pain that refugees went through during the filming of his forthcoming movie 'Airlift', based on evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war.

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Akshay Kumar, Airlift, Airlift cast, Airlift story, Nimrat Kaur, Akshay Kumar films, Akshay Kumar news, entertainment news Akshay Kumar says he felt the pain that refugees went through during the filming of his forthcoming movie ‘Airlift’.

Actor Akshay Kumar says he felt the pain that refugees went through during the filming of his forthcoming movie “Airlift”, based on evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war.

Also read: Akshay Kumar may star in Hindi remake of ‘Kaththi’

“Felt the pain of #refugees during @AirliftFilm filming. Respect to Jordan and change-maker @QueenRania’s ongoing efforts to protect refugees,” Akshay tweeted on Wednesday (January 13). (Also read: Was intimidated to work with Akshay Kumar: Nimrat Kaur)

Directed by Raja Krishna Menon, “Airlift” also stars “The Lunchbox” fame actress Nimrat Kaur. (Also read: Akshay Kumar doesn’t want to stress on patriotism)

The film will release on January 22. (Also read: Akshay Kumar keen to do a women centric film with Nimrat Kaur)

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