Home›Sources›SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018SourcesSBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/sbs-punjabi-nanak-shah-fakir-to-be-released-despite-protests-2018.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/sbs-punjabi-nanak-shah-fakir-to-be-released-despite-protests-2018Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-sbs-punjabi-controversial-movie-nanak-sh, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/sbs-punjabi-nanak-shah-fakir-to-be-released-despite-protests-2018}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXContemporary news coverage from SBS Punjabi, the Punjabi language service of Australia's national multilingual broadcaster, reporting the 2018 stage of the film's controversy: the Akal Takht's ban, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee's reversal from a 2016 approval to renewed opposition, producer Harinder Sikka's stated intent to proceed, and the film's use of computer graphics rather than a cast actor to represent Guru Nanak. Its strength is contemporary, dated reporting in the language of the community most directly affected, aimed at that community. Its limit is that it is journalism rather than peer reviewed scholarship, so it is cited for the documented sequence of events and the film's own technique rather than for interpretation.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (24 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedParamjit Singh SonaPublisherWell-attestedSBS Punjabi (Special Broadcasting Service, Australia)Publication YearWell-attested2018URLWell-attestedhttps://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/controversial-movie-nanak-shah-fakir-to-be-released-despite-protests/01f47krjhSource TypeWell-attestednewsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Paramjit Singh Sona's 2018 report for SBS Punjabi, the Punjabi language service of Australia's national public multilingual broadcaster, is contemporary journalism aimed at the community most directly affected rather than an independent peer reviewed source, hence the middle tier.NotesWell-attestedCited for the film's use of computer graphics rather than an actor to represent Guru Nanak, and for the Akal Takht ban, the SGPC's reversal, and the April 2018 re-release date.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithGuru Nanak, Figures Well-attested This source names Guru Nanak directly: "rather than a cast actor to represent Guru Nanak."Source SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018Paramjit Singh Sonatier 2Punjabis, Cultures Well-attested This source names Punjabis directly: "Contemporary news coverage from SBS Punjabi, the Punjabi language service of Australia's national multilingual broadcaster, reporting the 2018 stage of the film's controversy: the Akal Takht's ban..."Source SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018Paramjit Singh Sonatier 2Claims Backed By This Source (24 claims)This source backs 24 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Screen Works, 4 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 open question, 1 holds, 1 general references.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested15ArticlesA Guru Shown Without an Actor to Play HimOpen QuestionsAre the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?SourcesSBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018Scholarly debate1Screen WorksNanak Shah Fakir (2015)Open question1Screen WorksNanak Shah Fakir (2015)Holds3Screen WorksNanak Shah Fakir (2015)SourcesSBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018Connected1Open QuestionsAre the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?General References3ArticlesA Guru Shown Without an Actor to Play HimOpen QuestionsAre the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?Screen WorksNanak Shah Fakir (2015)Comments (0)No comments yet. 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