MUMBAI: In its desire to pay tribute to the legendary Sikh warrior, the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) released today a one-hour film, Baba Banda Singh Bahadar.

This is for the first time that a live character has been allowed to play the role of a prominent personality from Sikh history.

"Through this one-hour film, we have taken the heroics of one of the greatest Sikh warriors to the people and showcased the glorious history of the Sikhs to the world. We are releasing this movie on TV channels in various countries like the US, Canada, the UK and Australia," said writer director Harjit Singh Ricky.
Baba Banda Singh Bahadar was the closest general of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.

With only 25 soldiers, he had begun his journey from Nanded in Maharashtra (west India) to Punjab (in the north) to end the misery of people under Muslim tyrant Wazir Khan, the then governor of Punjab province.

The shooting of the film was done in various villages of Mohali district.