MSG-2 The Messenger

MSG-2: The Messenger
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written byGurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Starring
CinematographyArvind Kumar
Edited by
  • Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
  • Sanjay Verma, Kajal Naskar (Creative Director)
Music byAbhijit Vaghani
Production
company
Hakikat Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed byHakikat Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹30 crore[1]
Box officeest.Disputed[1][2]

MSG-2 The Messenger is a 2015 Indian faith-based action film written by and starring criminal religious leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is also credited as co-director, co-editor, and songwriter. It is a sequel to MSG: The Messenger, released earlier in the same year, with Singh reprising his role as Guruji, a spiritual leader on a quest to save an Adivasi tribe.[3] It was released worldwide on September 18, 2015, followed by the Tamil and Telugu versions on October 1; however, a controversy surrounding the film's allegedly insultive portrayal of Adivasis led to several states banning it.[4][5][6]

As for the first installment, the box office gross of the film is disputed, with a large difference between the numbers from box office estimates and the much higher numbers given by the film's producers. Reception was similar to its predecessor, with critics considering it propaganda and a very bad film overall.[7][8][9] It was followed by two films, MSG: The Warrior Lion Heart and Hind Ka Napak Ko Jawab: MSG Lion Heart 2, both featuring new and unrelated story and characters; Honeypreet Insan, Singh's daughter who co-stars in MGS-2, directed and starred in both alongside her father.

  1. ^ a b "MSG 2 - The Messenger - Movie - Box Office India". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference times box office was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "MSG 2 released today". Tamil Star. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference IBNLive 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "MSG 2 banned in Chattisgarh; film refers to tribals as 'shaitan'". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference India 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (18 September 2015). "'MSG 2: The Messenger' sees the return of the guru of bad cinema".
  8. ^ Mehta, Ankita (19 September 2015). "'MSG 2' movie review roundup: It's funnier than the first part". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 November 2016. The film has failed to impress the critics with its storyline. Most of the critics have given 0 or 1/2 star to the film and even called it a nightmare.
  9. ^ "Review: MSG 2 is genuinely surreal".