This Indian biographical action film is directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka and stars Saiee Manjrekar, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Revathi and Murali Sharma. Major portrays the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan from his childhood to commanding officer of the Operation Black Tornado and depicts the risk taken by Sandeep Unnikrishnan and several Indian soldiers to save the lives of numerous hostages in the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on 26 November 2008 during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.