MSG: The Messenger

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 theres someone who has taken control of the situation. They conspire to kill him. Criticism focused on the self-aggrandizing nature of the film.

Raja Sen, writing for Rediff, refused to rate the movie. This is not a movie, he said. He described the film as a propaganda piece for self-styled spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, and stated that the film might be a theatrical release, but this can, by no means, be called a piece of cinema. The Indian Express described the film as excruciatingly awful only for non believers. DNA called the film three hours of torture so painful that you start laughing at yourself.

Rohit Vats reviewing for Hindustan Times urged readers to watch it only if your survival depended on it. Bollywood Hungama stated that the film can be watched once only for Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan. Times of India rated it one out of five stars, commenting that the one star is strictly for Babajis intriguing choice of outfits. A multi-coloured crochet two-piece (tight tees and knee-length pants) takes the cake. The box office gross of the movie has been contested.

Bollywood Hungama, Boxofficeindia.com, and other industry sources reported figures as low as ₹ 10 crore (US$1.5 million), while sources associated with the film reported results as high as ₹ 120 crore (US$18 million). A report by the Business Standard gave tentative opening day figures of ₹ 2.5 crore (US$370,000), citing the limited appeal to non-believers, distribution to less expensive theatres, and competition from Roy as reasons for the relatively weak opening.

The 2015 Cricket World Cup, which kicked off the following day, was also expected to detract from later ticket sales.