Karan Johar and Akshay Kumar

Filmmaker Karan Johar has lauded Akshay Kumar’s new film “Airlift” calling it the actor’s “career best portrayal”.

Directed by Raja Krishna Menon, “Airlift” — based on the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Iraq-Kuwait war — released on Friday.

“#airlift is a heartwarming film about the triumph of the human spirit!! @akshaykumar in his career best portrayal was the soul of the film,” Karan posted on Twitter on late Friday.

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“So proud of my friends @madhubhojwani @monishaadvani @nikkhiladvani for making this special film! @niluferq for all her hard work! #airlift,” Karan added.

“Airlift” also stars Nimrat Kaur, Feryna Wazheir and Purab Kohli.

Inputs by IANS