Guru Nanak Jahaz

Plot

The film is based on a true incident of 20th century popularly known as Komagata Maru incident. The film unveils a poignant chapter in history when a group of Indian Sikh immigrants aboard a Japanese steamship named Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver carrying 376 passengers from India. Canada, enforcing discriminatory immigration laws, denied entry to most passengers who were of Indian descent. After two months of legal battles and protests, the ship was forced to return to India. The incident highlights racial prejudices and immigration policies of the time, symbolising a struggle for Equality and Justice.

About Guru Nanak Jahaz

Guru Nanak Jahaz is a 2025 Indian historical drama film directed by Sharan Arts. The film stars Tarsem Jassar as Mewa Singh Lopoke, Gurpreet Ghuggi as Baba Gurdit Singh and Harsharan Singh as Bhai Bhag Singh Bhikhiwind. The film is directed by Sharan Art. Named after the Punjab name for Komagata Maru, the film revolves around the historic events of the Komagata Maru incident and the involvement of Ghadar party revolutionaries, members of a political movement founded by expatriate Indians to overthrow British rule in India, featuring the political violence of Mewa Singh Lopoke who assassinated William Hopkinson, played by Edward Sonnenblick.

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