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India strongly protests after diplomats harassed, barred from Pakistan gurdwaras

Two officials were not allowed to enter Gurdwara Nankana Sahib on Wednesday night and Gurdwara Sacha Sauda on Thursday, saying that the Indian government has hurt the sentiments of Sikhs by allowing the screening of the film ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’.

Aranjeet Singh and Sunil Kumar were not allowed to enter Gurdwara Nankana Sahib on Wednesday night and Gurdwara Sacha Sauda on Thursday,(ANI/Twitter)
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 12:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Indian High Commission officials reportedly barred from entering gurdwaras in Pakistan over film screening

Two officials of the Indian High Commission were not allowed to enter Gurdwara Nankana Sahib on Wednesday night and Gurdwara Sacha Sauda on Thursday, both in Punjab province of Pakistan.

On a day when both India and Pakistan made progress on building Kartarpur corridor, two officials of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan were reportedly humiliated and barred from entering gurdwaras in the neighbouring country.(PTI)
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 07:57 PM IST
Lahore | ByPress Trust of India

Indian officials barred from entering gurdwaras in Pakistan over screening of a film

Two officials of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan were stopped from entering two gurdwaras by their administration, which was upset over the screening of a film in India that they claim has hurt sentiments of the Sikh community.

Two Indian officials were barred from entering Gurdwara Nankana Sahib (in the picture) and Gurdwara Sachcha Sauda.(Twitter/ @khalsastore)
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 11:43 AM IST
Lahore | ByPress Trust of India

Akal Takht forms 21-member censor board to check Sikh-related movies

Demand for a parallel censor board was raised after the row over controversial movie ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’.

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh(HT File)
Updated on May 22, 2018 09:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByHT Correspondent

Sikh jatha returns from Pakistan, but without Kiran Bala

Bala, a Sikh woman from Garhshankar in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, who was part of the jatha, went missing while on a pilgrimage and later it was found that she married a Muslim on April 16

Sikh pilgrims arrive at Attari railway station, some 35km from Amritsar, as they return from Pakistan, on Saturday.(Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 10:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByHT Correspondent

Punjabi actress pushes for minority status for Sikhs in J&K

Sapru extended her support to the movie Nanak Shah Fakir, saying if the movie conveys true message of Sikhism, it should be promoted. 

Veteran actress Preeti Sapru before the shooting began at Basseimi village in Ludhiana on Wednesday.(Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 05:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByAmarpal Singh

Nanak Shah Fakir row: Review panel that cleared movie was formed under pressure, says SGPC member

Senior SGPC member Rajinder Singh Mehta said the movie was cleared on Sikka’s request, who had promised to show the final print after removing objections. But he betrayed the SGPC by not showing the revised version of the movie before releasing it.

Updated on Apr 17, 2018 05:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By

Nobody can stop portrayal of religious beliefs, says Supreme Court

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it will hear on May 8 the submission and the counter on behalf of the film producer and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

Updated on Apr 16, 2018 11:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

SC refuses to stay release of ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’ based on life of Guru Nanak Dev

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had opposed the movie, saying there could not be any portrayal of Sikh Gurus, their immediate family members and the Panj Payaras by any mortal being.

The apex court refused to interfere with its last week’s order directing the states to ensure that no obstruction was caused in the release and screening of ’Nanak Shah Fakir’.(HT Photo)
Published on Apr 16, 2018 03:43 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi | By

Nanak Shah Fakir row: Sikh groups in Punjab, Haryana protest against movie’s release

Burn effigy of producer in Jalandhar, stop goods train at Sirhind railway station

Updated on Apr 13, 2018 08:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByPTI and HTC, Chandigarh

Nanak Shah Fakir movie row: SGPC chief secretary Roop Singh tenders apology to sangat

The chief secy had issued a letter on March 19 in which he directed gurdwaras to display the posters of ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’ so that the devotees get aware of the film based on Guru Nanak.

Updated on Apr 12, 2018 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By, Amritsar

Akal Takht excommunicates Nanak Shah Fakir producer Harinder Sikka

The movie is slated to be released on April 13. However, it will not be released in Punjab.

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh reading the decision of the Sikh clergy in Amritsar on Thursday.(HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By, Amritsar

SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Nanak Shah Fakir’s release

The Supreme Court has refused to hold an urgent hearing in the plea made against the release of Nanak Shah Fakir.

A still from Nanak Shah Fakir. Guru Nanak is represented by a luminescent figure in the film.(YouTube)
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 01:49 PM IST
Press Trust of India | By, New Delhi

Despite SC clearance, Nanak Shah Fakir producer not to release film in Punjab

The film producer’s decision to not release the film in view of the “sensitivity of the issue and the public sentiment involved” came as a big relief for the state authorities.

Members of Sikh community hold placards during a protest against the screening of the film 'Nanak Shah Faqir' in Amritsar on April 7.(AFP)
Updated on Apr 11, 2018 09:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By

Nanak Shah Fakir won’t be screened in Punjab: State govt after SC clears release

The Punjab government decision came hours after the Supreme Court cleared the release of Nanak Shah Fakir.

Nanak Shah Fakir is slated to release on Baisakhi, April 13.
Updated on Apr 10, 2018 05:33 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Supreme Court directs states to ensure smooth release of Nanak Shah Fakir

After the film’s producer approached the Supreme Court, it directed states to ensure smooth release of Nanak Shah Fakir - a film that was banned by Akal Takht.

Nanak Shah Fakir is based on the first SIkh guru.
Updated on Apr 10, 2018 03:31 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | By

As Akal Takht now bans ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’, movie producer questions U-turn

The chief objection is that portrayal of the gurus or their family members in human form is a violation of Sikh tenets, though the movie claims to have only used graphic effects to outline Guru Nanak.

Giani Gurbachan Singh, Akal Takht jathedar, addressing a press conference in Amritsar on Monday.(Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By, Amritsar

Akal Takht bans movie on Guru Nanak, plans a ‘Sikh censor board’

The producers have already refused to hold it back at this stage, citing a U-turn by the top Sikh bodies that had approved it and even appreciated it.

Updated on Apr 10, 2018 09:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By

SGPC summons ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’ producer; he says can’t come, ‘too late to stop release now’

The row is escalating even as the SGPC had first approved the movie and then backtracked after some organisations raise objections.

Updated on Apr 06, 2018 09:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By

Won’t allow screening of ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’: SGPC

The SGPC had issued this statement soon after noticing the rage of Sikh people on social media against the movie’s release

Updated on Mar 30, 2018 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByHT Correspondent
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