If the injunction is purely religious, the court has to ensure that the right of the filmmaker is not violated, he said.ĭescribing the latest position of the SGPC as a summersault, senior counsel Suri said the film was approved by a committee of five eminent people who praised it. Senior counsel Ram Jethmalani, who was present in the court and was asked to give his views, said any religious injunction against the release of a film should be backed by legal sanction. The Constitution protects filmmakers to make films, the court said, as long as it does not impinge on secularism - the basic philosophy of the Constitution. This would encroach into secularism".Īs long as the film does not denigrate Sikhism and Guru Nanak Dev's portrayal is venerated and as an abstract man, he said, "we can't interfere". Justice Chandrachud said no religion can say that "only our book would portray our religion and stop everyone from writing about it.
Patwalia, referred to a 2003 resolution of the SGPC, which was reiterated in 2015, that there cannot be a depiction of Sikh Gurus by any living being.Ĭhief Justice Misra said "let the character playing Guru Nanak not take credit for it and let it be an abstract person", adding that once a film has been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification, the court can't interfere. The court also noted that "Nanak Shah Fakir" has got the National Integration Award in the category of regional films.Īppearing for the Sikh body, senior counsel P.S. Sikka, said the producer and the SGPC representatives should meet and see what more can be done, the court asked the SGPC counsel to consider the offer and directed the next hearing on May 8. Suri, appearing for the film's producer Harinder S.
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