Dharam Yudh Morcha (film)

Dharam Yudh Morcha
Promotional poster for the film
Directed byNaresh S. Garg
Produced byKaramjit Singh Batth
Starring
  • Raj Kakra
  • Nitu Pandher
  • Shakku Rana
  • Amritpal Singh
  • Karamjit Singh Batth
  • Victor John
  • Sunny Gill
  • Sarabjit Purewal
  • Rajwinder Samralal
CinematographyShivtar Shiv
Edited byNaresh S. Garg
Music byAnu Manu
Distributed byKaram Batth Films
Release date
  • September 2016 (September 2016)
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Dharam Yudh Morcha is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language semidocumentary film directed by Naresh S. Garg about the Dharam Yudh Morcha a Sikh movement in the Indian state of Punjab, chronicling the history of Punjab from 1947 to 1984 including the Punjabi Suba movement (to create a province for Punjabi speakers), the Anandpur Sahib Resolution and the insurgency in Punjab.[1]

It is based on two-hundred plus eyewitness accounts and official documents with the information gathering and research for the film taking almost three years to compile and execute into a story and screenplay which was finished in July 2015.

The story was written by Karamjit Singh Batth and stars Raj Kakra and Karamjit Singh Batth in the lead, with Nitu Pandher, Shakku Rana, Amritpal Singh, Malkeet Rauni, Victor John, Sunny Gill, Sarabjit Purewal and Rajwinder Samrala in supporting roles. It was filmed on location in India, primarily in a village around Anandpur Sahib, as well as around the Golden Temple Amritsar, Moga and Mohali. The film was banned in India.[2]

  1. ^ Review: Dharam Yudh Morcha Trailer. mahapunjab.com.
  2. ^ "Jathedar Mand criticizes Indian government for banning movie 'Dharam Yudh Morcha'". Sikh24.com. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.