Films based on aviation

Akshay Kumar`s `Airlift` follows Ranjit Katyal, who carries out the evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the invasion by Saddam Hussein`s Iraq.

Sonam Kapoor`s `Neerja` is the real story of an air hostess who gave her life saving the lives of 360 passengers on a flight hijacked by terrorists.

Suriya`s `Soorarai Pottru` was partly inspired by the life of Air Deccan founder Capt. G.R. Gopinath, who set out to make the common man fly.

`Runway 34` is directed by Ajay Devgn and is inspired by the true event of the Jet Airways Doha to Kochi flight that had a narrow escape.

`Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga` revolves around a flight attendant and her boyfriend, who chalk out a plan to steal a stash of diamonds on a plane.

`BellBottom` starring Akshay Kumar is based on the plane hijacks that took India by storm in the early 1980s.

`Crew` is a story of three women set against the backdrop of the struggling airline industry. However, their destinies lead to some unwarranted situations.