Chandigarh, May 22: The Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs for prayer and politics, today constituted a 21-member Sikh Censor Board to clear films relating to Sikh religion.
This board will include representatives of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Sant Samaj, Sikh sects and other Sikh institutions, Sikh historians and intellectuals, religious personalities and filmmakers.
Permission of this board will be mandatory for the script for every filmmaker before making a film related to Sikh religion. The Akal Takht would give final approval to the movie on the recommendation of this panel.