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| Cinematography | Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Songs: Tanishk Bagchi Score: Justin Varghese |
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| Distributed by | PVR Inox Pictures |
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Running time | 125 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹160 crore[2][3] |
| Box office | ₹144–168.60 crore[4][5] |
Sky Force is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action drama film centred around India's first airstrike at the Sargodha airbase of Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965.[6][7] The film stars Akshay Kumar and newcomer Veer Pahariya, alongside Sara Ali Khan and Nimrat Kaur.[8] It is directed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani, and produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios.[9]
Officially announced in October 2023, Sky Force began filming in May 2023 in Mumbai.[10] The principal photography wrapped up in late-April 2024, spanning 100 days, with shooting held in parts of India and the UK.[11][12]
Sky Force was theatrically released on 24 January 2025, coinciding with the Republic Day weekend.[13] It received generally positive reviews from critics but had poor box-office returns.[4]
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- ^ Kaushal, Sweta. "India Box Office: 'Sky Force' Crosses $10 Million In First Weekend". Forbes. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Sky Force Lifetime Box Office: Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya's movie to end POOR theatrical run; grosses Rs 144 crore worldwide". Pinkvilla. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Sky Force Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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- ^ "Sara Ali Khan to be paired with ex-boyfriend Veer Pahariya in Sky Force". Bollywood Hungama. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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- ^ "Sky Force: Akshay Kumar announces next film on India's 'first and deadliest' airstrike, Veer Pahariya to make his debut". Daily News and Analysis. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar shoots for 'Sky Force' in Lucknow; videos from sets leak online - WATCH". The Times of India. 26 August 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Arya, Prachi (25 August 2023). "WATCH: Akshay Kumar begins 'Sky Force' shoot in Lucknow after 'OMG 2' success". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar starrer Sky Force to release on January 24, 2025, makers to drop trailer on Christmas: Report". Bollywood Hungama. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.