Anuj Saxena's Maverick Productions will distribute the dubbed version of the successful movie on the Prophet of Islam titled Al-Risalah which is releasing on 28th December in India.

Director Moustapha Akkad's classic ‘Al-Risalah' presents Islam in its true spirit. This blockbuster which received rave review both in the Arab world and the largely Islam phobic West (it opened in 3000 theatres across the USA) has now reached India. Dubbed in Urdu with music and a song by A. R. Rahman, the film will soon hit theatres across the country on 28 December 2007.

It is quite surprising that in the past 100 years there has been only one film on the time and teaching of the prophet of Islam where as many films have been made on Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism such as ‘The Ten Commandments', ‘The Bible', ‘Mahabharata', ‘Ramayan' and many more.

The dubbed Hindi version has been produced by Oasis Enterprises owned by Partners Yamshi Ahmed and Saad Ahmed and they have acquired the rights for the film. Al-Risalah is being distributed by Anuj Saxena's Maverick Productions who distributed ‘Om Shanti Om' in Rajasthan and ‘Cash' in Mysore previously.

Anuj Saxena CEO Maverick Production says, "It is an interesting different film with a unique subject, so when the offer of distribution came we found it to be a very good proposition. The song sung by A. R. Rehman is also outstanding. Maverick is considering a couple of more mainstream films for distribution in 2008."

"We always wanted to bring this film to Indian audiences because perhaps no other film presents a more balanced, more nuanced image of Islam," said Yamshi Ahmed, co-producer of ‘Al-Risalah' (dubbed version).

"No doubt, watching this film will surely be a unique and enriching experience for the audience for a better understanding of Islam and the times of Prophet Mohammad" says Mr Saad Ahmed, co-producer (Dubbed Version) of the film.

Al-Risalah is the story of Islam from its birth, evolution and to its triumph with the best production values, full of grandeur and emotion.

The film has been approved by Al Azhar University, Egypt, the Ulemas of the Sub Continent and Mufakkir –e –Islam, Maulana Dr Syed Kalbe Sadiq Sahab Qibla who is the Vice President All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

The producers held a private screening at an Andheri theatre recently where many eminent Muslims including some Ulemas, watched it. "We deliberately invited Ulemas because it deals with a sensitive issue," informed poet Urdu columnist Hasan Kamal who dubbed the movie in Urdu.