MSG: The Messenger of God

MSG: The Messenger
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Jeetu Arora
Produced by	Hakikat Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Written by	Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Starring	Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Daniel Kaleb Flora Saini Jayshree Soni Olexandra Semen Gaurav Gera Jay Singh Rajpoot Raju Pandit
Music by	Songs: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Background Score: Amar Mohile
Cinematography	Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Vineet Sapru Mangal
Edited by	Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Sanjay Kumar Singh
Production company	Hakikat Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed by	Hakikat Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	13 February 2015 (2015-02-13)
Running time	197 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹300 million
Box office	Disputed

MSG: The Messenger (also known as MSG: The Messenger of God) is an Indian action and drama film directed by religious leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and Jeetu Arora. The film stars Singh, who also does his own stunts. The movie contains situations involving youth-related issues like drug abuse, alcoholism, etc. Apart from acting and directing, Gurmeet composed and sang all the songs, worked as lyricist, script writer, cinematographer and editor respectively. The film was released worldwide in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. The film has received negative reviews from critics. Some box office estimates indicate the film grossed approximately ₹16.65 crore (US$2.5 million) on a budget of ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million), though this is in conflict with the producers' statements that the film grossed ₹126 crore (US$19 million).

Guru ji (Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh) is a spiritual leader who has a huge follower base. He has accepted the challenge of eradicating social evils including drugs and gender-related issues that have been prevailing in the society. Those with vested interests and apathetic towards the welfare of the society are now disturbed as there's someone who has taken control of the situation. They conspire to kill him.

The film was shot at various locations of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. The movie also features 1 million, three hundred-thousand extras. The film was completed in 67 days. The cast had almost no training in film or acting. For the song 'Never Ever' about 125,000 performers continued their shot for three days, and on a count of three, 70 thousand candles were lit within 45 seconds. Singh held a three-day concert at the Shah Satnam Ji Stadium in Sirsa, Haryana, from 16 August, which is part of the movie.

The film was denied a release certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification and was sent to a revising committee. The members of the Central Board of Film Certification objected to the portrayal of Singh as a God in the movie. On 15 January 2015 the film was cleared for screening by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal. Singh denied that he had called himself God in the film (at the time the film was titled, MSG: Messenger of God). He further added that there was nothing objectionable in his film and that the Central Board of Film Certification had muted just two words.Punjab and Haryana High Court also allowed the release of the film. The film was fully cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification with a U Certificate and released on 13 February 2015.