Religion is a sensitive business for some. It is a well-known fact that Sikhs and Muslims do not encourage, or endorse, a human being depicting their respective prophets. In The Message, a 1976 movie based on the life of Mohammed the Prophet, the Prophet himself was never shown, nor was his voice heard. Nanak Shah Fakir, however, does give Guru Nanak a voice, and a presence, even though you never see his face, and that may be one of the reasons that certain sections of the community have asked for a ban on the film.
Nanak is born to a Hindu family in the small village of Talvan....