Airlift set to be one of Akshay Kumar's shortest films yet

Akshay Kumar's Airlift, which is slated to release on 22 January 2016, was recently sent for film certification. The movie was cleared by the censor board with U/A - Universal Adult certificate without any objection by the Central Board of Film Certification.

Airlift is a fictionalised account of a record-breaking evacuation operation by the Indian government in the wake of the 1990 Invasion of Kuwait. The film also stars Nimrat Kaur and Purab Kohli.

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The run-time of the film is 2 hours and 2 minutes. The 2012 film, Joker, has been Akshay Kumar's shortest film yet, with a run-time of 1 hour and 42 minutes.

Here's a look at the run-times of some of his recent films:

• Blue (2009) - 1 hour, 54 minutes
• Tasveer 8*10 (2009) - 1 hour, 57 minutes
• Joker (2012) - 1 hour, 42 minutes
• OMG: Oh My God (2012) - 2 hours, 5 minutes
• Housefull 2 (2002) - 2 hours, 40 minutes
• Baby (2015) - 2 hours, 39 minutes
• Holiday (2014) - 2 hours, 50 minutes
• Brothers (2015) - 2 hours, 36 minutes

Airlift releases on 22 January 2016 and is set to clash with the third installment of the Kya Kool Hai Hum franchise - starring Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani and Mandana Karimi in lead roles.