The press material for Nanak Shah Fakir clearly stated that the depiction of Guru Nanak is non-human: What do you think, when Sobha Singh painted a representation of Guru Nanak or Guru Gobind Singh, did a model sit for him or not? Is this a religious crime committed both by the artist and the needy model? In the 1970’s the primary Sikh regulatory body, the SGPC bought the copyright of Sobha Singh’s work and officially gave it their seal of approval.” “One can buy calendars on street corners adorned by artistic representations of Gurus. Some artists, like Sobha Singh, have been phenomenally successful. Dr Rajwant Singh looked at the human need for imagery and the educational benefit of the film. Mohan Singh, of the Sikh Awareness Society, told the BBC: “The sister of Guru Nanak is played by a human being, and we are also lead to believe that a human actor played the role of Guru Nanak Dev ji, and that is blasphemy and is one part of why Sikhs around the world are objecting.”īut of course, faith inspires a diversity of interpretations, and others take a different line. In response, management evacuated the cinema complex and promised refunds. The protesters sat down, shouted and refused to leave until cinema bosses accepted their demands.

Over 50 Sikh protesters entered the cinema on April 19 to demand its cancellation.

Two major cinema chains cancelled screenings of the Indian film Nanak Shah Fakir after a sit-in protest in a branch of Cineworld in Wolverhampton.

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