Claim: The film, Nanak Shah Fakir, which portrayed the life of Guru Nanak (who is considered the founder of Sikhism, with beliefs including faith, meditation, engaging in selfless service, striving for social justice for the benefit and prosperity of all) was prohibited from release by the Punjab government for violation of the Sikh tenets and laws which prohibited human actors from playing Sikh gurus or their family.
Evidence: Nanak Shah Fakir is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language biographical film based on the life of Guru Nanak, directed by Sartaj Singh Pannu and produced by Gurbani Media Pvt. Guru Nanak (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ (Gurmukhi); گرو نانک (Shahmukhi); Gurū Nānak; [gʊɾuː naːnəkᵊ, pronunciation; born as Nanak on 15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539), also referred to as Baba Nanak ('father Nanak'), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. The core beliefs of Sikhism, articulated in the Guru Granth Sahib, include faith and meditation on the name of the one creator; divine unity and equality of all humankind; engaging in seva ('selfless service'); striving for justice for the benefit and prosperity of all; and honest conduct and livelihood while living a householder's life. The Government of Punjab decided against allowing the release of the film. The supreme Sikh body, Akal Takht announced a ban on the film, as it was claimed to depict Guru Nanak and other prominent Sikh figures (Bebe Nanaki, Bhai Mardana) through human actors, which it said violated Sikh tenets.