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Supreme Court lays down guidelines on portrayal of ‘persons with disabilities’ in films

Supreme Court lays down guidelines on portrayal of ‘persons with disabilities’ in films

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued guidelines that forbade derogatory depictions of people with disabilities in visual media and motion pictures. The court stated that terms like “cripple” and “spastic” had a diminished social value. For the unversed, Nipun Malhotra filed the lawsuit, claiming that the Hindi film “Aankh Micholi” used disparaging remarks about people with disabilities. Laying down several guidelines, the bench said the film certification body CBFC must invite the opinion of experts before allowing screening. On Monday, the Supreme Court issued guidelines that forbade derogatory depictions of people with disabilities in visual media and motion pictures. The court stated that terms like “cripple” and “spastic” had a diminished social value. For the unversed, Nipun Malhotra filed the lawsuit, claiming that the Hindi film “Aankh Micholi” used disparaging remarks about people with disabilities. Laying down several guidelines, the bench said the film certification body CBFC must invite the opinion of experts before allowing screening.   IndiaTV Entertainment: Google News Feed


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