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2018 Indian film
Nanak Shah Fakir
StarringArif Zakaria
Puneet Sikka
Adil Hussain
Tom Alter
Shraddha Kaul
Anurag Arora
Narendra Jha
Govind Pandey
Music byUttam Singh, Tuomas Kantelinen, A.R. Rahman (Score Mentor)
Distributed byViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date13 April 2018
CountryIndia

Nanak Shah Fakir is a controversial 2018 film on the life of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, produced by Gurbani Media Pvt Ltd. It has been mired in controversies with protests from Sikhs asking for a ban on the film.

The supreme Sikh body, Akal Takht, and the SGPC recently announced a ban on the movie, as the movie is claimed to depict Guru Nanak and other prominent Sikh figures (Bebe Nanaki, Bhai Mardana) through human actors, which violates Sikh tenets. A related resolution adopted by the SGPC in 2003 had prohibited human actors from playing the roles of Sikh Gurus or their family members. The Government of Punjab has decided against allowing the release of the film. The film producer Harinder Sikka, while announcing his intentions to not release the film in Punjab given the controversies, had in parallel also appealed to the Supreme Court of India to allow for the release of the film. The Supreme court has cleared the film for release, citing the certification provided by India's Central Board for Film Certification.

A day before the release of the film, the Akal Takht excommunicated the film producer Harinder Sikka from the Sikh panth (religion) .

References

  1. "SC, Delhi HC refuses to stall screening of 'Nanak Shah Fakir'". tribuneindia.com. 12 April 2018.
  2. "Nanak Shah Fakir won't be screened in Punjab: State govt after SC clears release". hindustantimes.com. 10 April 2018.
  3. "No need to intervene as makers defer plans of 'Nanak Shah Fakir' release: CM". hindustantimes.com. 11 April 2018.
  4. "Akal Takht ex-communicates maker of 'Nanak Shah Fakir' from panth". tribuneindia.com. 12 April 2018.
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