Sikka questioned how a fringe group could decide what all Sikhs could watch. People who saw the movie had wept and had goose bumps at the depiction of the Wahe Guru and His divine teachings,” Sehgal said. We had got all big names on board to produce the movie and ensure that the maryada was observed at all times. “The movie has been made to spread the message of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Talking to The Tribune, Sikka and the movie’s associate producer Geetanjali Sehgal said it was sad that the movie’s screening was suspended in Punjab. The film would be deemed to be uncertified in the state during the period of suspension.” The suspension comes into force with immediate effect and will apply to all forms of public and private exhibition, distribution and viewing of the film in the state. Later, a government release said: “Following widespread resentment against the film among Sikhs, the government has decided to suspend the screening of the movie for two months, as it is perceived to go against the religious tenets and maryada of the Sikh community. The decision to suspend the movie’s screening in the state was taken at a meeting between the state chief secretary and additional chief secretary (Home) this afternoon. Suspension of the movie’s screening seems to be a last-minute decision by the state government to buy time and convince Sikka to remove some “scenes that depict the physical form of the Guru Nanak Dev”. Producer Harinder Sikka has booked 500 screens in India and abroad for the movie’s release. Slated for release on April 17, the film, however, will be screened in Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
The Punjab Government today suspended the screening of “Nanak Shah Fakir”, a movie on the life and teachings of the first Sikh Guru, for two months across the state.
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