Kasam movie sunny deol biography

Indian Army officer

BrigadierKuldip Singh ChandpuriMVC, VSM (22 November 1940 – 17 November 2018) was a decorated Indian Army officer.^[2] He is known for his leadership in the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, for which he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, the second highest Indian military decoration, by the Indian government.

The 1997 Hindi film Border was based on the battle, with his role played by Sunny Deol.^[3][4] He was a councillor in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation from 2006 to 2011.^[1]

Early life

Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was born on 22 November 1940 in a SikhGurjar family in Montgomery,^[5]Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan).^[6] His family then moved to their native village, Chandpur Rurki, in Balachaur.

He was an active member of the NCC and cleared the NCC examination when he graduated from the Government College, Hoshiarpur in 1962.^[6