Pathan Update: Delhi High Court directs Yash Raj Films to develop subtitles, close captioning and audio description in Hindi for the OTT release of the film ‘Pathan’ and submit to the Central Board of Film Certification, to make it accessible to hearing and visually impaired viewers Have given. CBFC) for a decision on re-certification by 20 February. The High Court directed that a decision on the re-certification of the film be taken by March 10.
Single bench judge Justice Pratibha M. Singh was hearing a petition filed by persons with disabilities, including a law student, lawyer and a disability rights activist, seeking a direction to YRF, OTT platforms and the government to ensure that children Make arrangements according to the rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The film is set to release on April 25 on Amazon Prime Video.
Justice Singh said that the petition raises a very important concern about the accessibility of entertainment for the blind and hearing impaired and the authorities must ensure that the content is available to them in an accessible format.
The court also said that special measures have to be taken to ensure that persons with disabilities are not denied theater experience. The court listed the matter for further hearing on April 6. Justice Singh also impleaded Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation, Film Producers Association and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as respondents in the matter.
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About Pathan
Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone And John abraham The starrer ‘Pathan’ is all set to release on January 25 and fans can’t wait to watch their favorite stars. In Pathan, Shah Rukh portrayed a gun-toting detective with a license to kill in the action-thriller film. Pathan the spectacular action show from Yash Raj Films is a part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious Spy Universe. As per reports, the upcoming film revolves around a RAW agent codenamed Pathan who comes face to face with an ominous villain who is hell-bent on destroying India’s security apparatus. also has a cameo in the film Salman Khan, Recently, Pathan’s trailer was also run in the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa.
Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film also stars Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in key roles.