Nanak Shah Fakir

Nanak Shah Fakir
Directed by	Sartaj Singh Pannu
Written by	Amrit Basra
Produced by	Harinder Sikka
Music by	Uttam Singh, A.R. Rahman (Score Mentor)
Distributed by	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date	13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Punjabi

Nanak Shah Fakir is a 2018 Indian Punjabi-language biographical film based on the life of Guru Nanak, directed by Sartaj Singh Pannu and 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 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 it says violates Sikh tenets.^{[1][clarification needed]} A related resolution adopted by the SGPC in 2003 had prohibited human actors from playing the roles of Sikh Gurus or their family members.^{[2][clarification needed]}

The Government of Punjab has decided against allowing the release of the film. The film producer Resul Pookutty, Gurbani Media 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.^[3][4]

• Arif Zakaria
• Puneet Sikka
• Adil Hussain
• Tom Alter
• Shraddha Kaul
• Anurag Arora
• Narendra Jha
• Govind Pandey

Original score by Tuomas Kantellnen, with music by Uttam Singh and sound design by Resul Pookutty.

National Film Award

• Best Feature Film on National Integration – Director Sartaj Singh Pannu
• Best Costume Design – Payal Saluja
• Best Make-up Artist – Preetisheel Singh D'Souza and Clover Wootton

• Nanak Shah Fakir-- A Film, A Journey. The Citizen.