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Nanak Shah Fakir
Directed by	Sartaj singh Pannu
Written by	Sagar Sarhaddi and Bhai Nirmal Singh
Starring	Arif Zakaria Puneet Sikka Adil Hussain Tom Alter Shraddha Kaul Anurag Arora Narendra Jha Govind Pandey
Music by	Uttam Singh, A.R. Rahman (Score Mentor)
Distributed by	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date	13 April 2018
Country	India

Nanak Shah Fakir is a 2018 film on the life and teachings of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev.

It was produced by Harinder S. Sikka under the banner of M/S Gurbani Media Pvt Ltd. The original score of the film was composed by Tuomas Kantelinen. The music was composed by Uttam Singh. The film was well-received at the Cannes Films Festival in 2014, at Toronto (October 2014) and Los Angeles (November 2014). The worldwide release was on 17 April 2015.

Controversy

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The movie is facing criticism after the release of trailers for depicting Guru Nanak which is not true as computer-generated graphics are used to depict Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The Sikh group Dal Khalsa warned against releasing the film. Damdami Taksal also submitted a memo to Akal Takht jathedar against film.

The movie courted another controversy after Sartaj Singh Pannu, Director of Nanak Shah Fakir moved the Delhi High Court against producers Harinder Singh Sikka and Oscar-winning sound artiste Resul Pookutty. Sartaj Singh Pannu, in his petition, reportedly maintained that he had worked on the project as the film director. Based on Court Order in O.M.P. 1602 of 2014 dated 22 May 2015, pronounced by the Hon'ble High Court of New Delhi at New Delhi, it was decided that,

"The Court is of the view that Pannu has been unable to make a prima facie case that he should be given credit, even at this stage, as the sold Director of the film "Nanak Shah Fakir". Further, the balance of convenience in granting such interim relief also does not appear to be in his favour. If Pannu succeeds ultimately in showing that he was wrongly denied credit, his plea for the alternate relief of damages can be considered at that stage. Consequently, the Court is unable to grant Pannu any of the interim reliefs as prayed for at this stage".

Score

Original score by Tuomas Kantellnen, with music by Uttam Singh and sound design by Resul Pookutty.

Re Release

SGPC Gives Its Nod To 'Nanak Shah Fakir',To Be Release on 13th April 2018 . It Will be released by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

Awards

National Film Award

• Best Feature Film on National Integration - Sartaj Singh Pannu (Director) and Gurbani Media (Producer)
• Best Costume Design - Payal Saluja
• Best Make-up Artist - Preetisheel G. Singh and Clover Wootton

References

1. "Nanak Shah Fakir is about spirituality not religion". The Times of India. 7 April 2015.
2. "Sikh radical groups warn against the release of Nanak Shah Fakir". The Times of India. 1 April 2015.
3. "'Nanak Shah Fakir': Dal Khalsa, Damdami Taksal submit memo to Akal Takht jathedar against film". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2015.

Further reading

• Nanak Shah Fakir-- A Film, A Journey. The Citizen.

• 2015 films
• Indian films