Iranian film 'Muhammad: The Messenger of God' is soon going to be released on a digital platform. The film is based on the life of Prophet Mohammad but is facing a lot of criticism and controversy before it's release in India. Recently, Maharashtra's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has written a letter to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, to ban the film.

On 21 July, 'Muhammad: The Messenger of God' is scheduled to be released on the 'Don Cinema' digital platform, on which Sufi organisation Raza Academy wrote a letter to the Maharashtra government and mentioned that the film is hurting their religious sentiments. On which Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh assures them that action will be taken against the controversial film.

Raza Academy shared a letter to Don Cinema on Twitter and tweeted, "Raza Academy Demand To Stop The Distribution Of The Flim Muhammad The Messenger Of God Based On The Holy Prophet Of Islam #BoycottFilmOnProphet". Check out the tweet here-

Raza Academy Demand To Stop The Distribution Of The Flim Muhammad The Messenger Of God Based On The Holy Prophet Of Islam#BoycottFilmOnProphet pic.twitter.com/YBqGH1PE3k

— Raza Academy (@razaacademyho) July 12, 2020

'Muhammad: The Messenger of God' is a 2015 Iranian Islamic epic film directed by Majid Majidi and co-written with Kambuzia Partovi and music is composed by A. R. Rahman. The film is set in the sixth century where the story revolves around the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The film marks the biggest-budget production in Iranian cinema till the date.