Gadar 2 Lands In Trouble

SGPC objects to Gadar 2. Gadar 2 is capturing the imagination of all as it is the sequel to Sunny Deol's action entertainer Gadar. The film titled Gadar 2: The Katha Continues is directed by Anil Sharma. The film stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simrat Kaur and others in the lead roles. The film is slated for a grand release on 11 December 2023.

In the meantime, SGPC objected to Gadar 2 shoot as the makers shot a romantic scene in front of a Gurudwara in Chandigarh. The video which went viral showed two actors can be seen gazing at each other while standing arm in arm in a Gurdwara at Chandigarh while the dhol is playing in the background. Some youths dressed as Nihang Sikhs are also seen performing the traditional Gatka (Sikh martial art).

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) general secretary Gurcharan Singh Grewal took a strong exception and posted “A video is going viral in which the Hindi film actor and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sunny Deol is there. It is being told that the footage is from Gadar 2 and they have used Gurdwara as a venue for shooting the love sequence which cannot be filmed inside a Gurdwara. Flowers are being showered and Singhs are doing Gatka around them,”

He added “The film’s director and Sunny Deol should understand that Gurdwara is not a place to shoot movies. Gurdwara is a place of reverence and boundaries. We strongly object to the scene and the gatka performed by the Singhs. The Sikh community feels humiliated by such depictions. Sunny Deol has to be held directly responsible for this,”

Following this, the director Anil Sharma issuing clarification said “The shooting in Chandigarh gurdwara has led to a little confusion in the hearts of some friends. I have been taught ‘All religions are true, all religions are equal,’ and this is the mantra of Gadar 2’s unit,”