Ministry of External Affairs did a sweet objections on Airlift and said that the film is incomplete in terms of facts but it is good fiction. MEA's spokesperson Vikas Swaroop said, 'This is a film and a film is always been fiction in some parts from the realistic and they are free to show it but if some one who were present at time will surely tell that how MEA supports in the biggest evacuation.' Vikas said, 'the government team were sent to Kuwait during this including Citizen airship ministry, Air India and some officials. I myself can do grantee on this because I were present on this mission in the front row. The film showed that MEA do less effort for them which is not right. The people who were present that time will remember that how External ministry contacted Iran, Lybia, Yaman and Ucrain. Swaroop said, 'we expected that the people will got inspiration through film for research on that big issues and they will get to know that how MEA supported this mission as lead. The theme was selected for the film it also says that how this mission was important. We always have responsibility for NRI's and we proved it and will always.