Saka – The Martyrs of Nankana Sahib

Saka – The Martyrs of Nankana Sahib is an Indian Punjabi historical film about 1921 Nankana Sahib massacre directed and written by Jagmeet Singh Samundri, starring Mukul Dev, Aman Dhaliwal, and Oshin Brar.^[2][3]

Saka - The Martyrs of Nankana Sahib
Directed by	Jagmeet Singh Samundri
Written by	Jagmeet Singh Samundri
Produced by	Sukhbir Sandhar Harvinder Singh Sandhar
Starring	Mukul Dev Aman Dhaliwal Oshin Brar Ramit Ghai
Production company	Sukhbir Sandhar Films pvt. Ltd
Distributed by	Sandhar Films And Music
Release date	April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)
Running time	131 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Punjabi

Plot

The film is about a massacre (Saka) that happened during Sikh protests of 1920-21 in peaceful efforts to liberate Gurdwara Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib.

Cast

• Mukul Dev as Lachhman Singh Dharowali
• Aman Dhaliwal
• Oshin Brar
• Dev Kharoud as Kehar Singh
• Hardeep Gill
• Stass Klassen as British governor of Lahore (Edward Douglas MacLagan)
• Mahabir Bhullar as Mahant Narain Dass

Production

Filming

The set of Gurudwara Sahib was raised at cost of ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) spreading over 2.5 acres at village Ucha Pind, Phagwara by a team from Mumbai. Shooting was completed within 45 days as it rained incessantly during April 2015.^[4]

Release

It was released worldwide on 8 April 2016. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and team of film were angered at Central Board of Film Certification of India for giving 'A' certification to the film and at British Censors for '15 rating' to the film.^[5][6]

Reception

Box office

See also: List of highest-grossing Punjabi films