Home›Open Questions›Are the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?Open QuestionsAre the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Are the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/is-the-2018-nanak-shah-fakir-ban-still-in-force.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Are the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/is-the-2018-nanak-shah-fakir-ban-still-in-forceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-are-the-2018-ban-on-nanak-shah-fakir-and, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Are the 2018 Ban on Nanak Shah Fakir and Its Producer's Excommunication Still in Force?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/is-the-2018-nanak-shah-fakir-ban-still-in-force}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionIn April 2018 the Akal Takht declared the film banned and excommunicated producer Harinder Singh Sikka for proceeding with its re-release regardless. Every source consulted for this entry stops there: none records whether the ban or the excommunication were later upheld, formally lifted, or quietly left unaddressed by Sikh religious authority.What would resolve this A later Akal Takht or SGPC statement, resolution or press record addressing either the ban or Sikka's excommunication after April 2018, or a current interview or public record confirming Sikka's present standing within the Sikh religious community.OpenContemporary Sikh institutional history, South Asian religion journalismParamjit Singh Sona, SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018Cross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnNanak Shah Fakir (2015), Screen Works Well-attested Source SBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018Paramjit Singh Sonatier 2SourcesSBS Punjabi, "Controversial Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to Be Released Despite Protests," 2018tier 2Paramjit Singh Sona, SBS Punjabi (Special Broadcasting Service, Australia), 2018View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year