Major Sandeep was honoured with Ashok Chakra posthumously. Personal life Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was born in Kerala's Kozhikode on March 15, 1977. He was the only son of retired ISRO officer K.

Indian Army Captain Vikram Batra was honoured with Param Vir Chakra after he sacrificed his life during the Kargil War in 1999. The film is based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan ...