Overview

• The Mahavir Chakra had been stolen years ago from Squadron Leader AB Devayya’s family home, leaving his wife, Sundari, bereft.
• While filming Sky Force, which depicts India’s first 1965 airstrike, Akshay Kumar and lead actor Veer Pahariya developed a close relationship with the Devayya family.
• Upon learning of the theft, the two actors took personal responsibility for recovering the medal and oversaw its retrieval.
• Air Marshal Tejinder Singh AVSM VM officially handed the restored Mahavir Chakra back to Sundari Devayya in Bengaluru.
• Preetha Devayya said her mother now feels “complete” and at peace, highlighting the film’s ripple effect beyond the screen.