Film 'Nanak Shah Fakir' will be released on April 13

Film 'Nanak Shah Fakir' will be released on April 13, SC has given the green signal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday instructed the states to ensure that there is no opposition to the release of 'Nanak Shah Fakir' based on the first Sikh Guru. The film is going to be released in India and abroad on April 13.

New Delhi: The  Supreme Court on Tuesday instructed the states to ensure that there is no opposition to the release of 'Nanak Shah Fakir' based on the first Sikh Guru. The film is going to be released in India and abroad on April 13. Directing the State Governments to ensure law and order, a bench of Chief Justice Justice Deepak Mishra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrakup said that the freedom of expression of an artist was pressed by a group of private people. Can not go

The film is based on the life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Filmmaker Harinder Singh Sikka approached the Supreme Court against the order of ban on film by Akal Takht, the top religious institution of the Sikhs.

Directing the states to maintain law and order, the Chief Justice, Justice Deepak Mishra said, "After the certification of the CBFC once, no obstacle can be imposed in the performance of the film. That once the CBFC gave the certificate, then it is the last. " The court said, "Once the certificate is given by the CBFC, unless it is rejected by a senior authority, the producer has full power to show the film in the cinema hall. Any kind of barrier is spreading chaos And the expression of freedom can be weakening. "

Akal Takht is protesting the film's release

On Monday, a section of Sikhs protested on 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to depict Sikh Gurus as living humans, and Akal Takht announced the ban on its release. Akal Takht Jathedar Gurbachan Singh said in media from Amritsar, "We have banned the controversial film. The film (April 13) can not be released." He said that the depiction of Sikh Gurus has hurt the sentiments of the community.

The film was to be released in 2015, but it was postponed after the dispute. Bollywood and Punjabi films have been confronting the depiction of the community's celebrities and Sikh Gurus. Akal Takht has decided to make a Sikh Censor Board in this case. Jathedar said that in the future, those who make a film based on Sikh religion need to seek permission from the Sikh Censor Board before making a film.