2 directors get notice for 'insult' to the disabled

NEW DELHI: The court of chief commissioner of disabilities (CCCD) has issued a notice to the directors of 'Laal Singh Chaddha' and 'Shabaash Mithu', asking them to submit their response within 30 days on a complaint by a Delhi-based doctor with 70% locomotor disability, who has questioned the use of word "langade/langadi" that translates to "crippled" in English, reports Ambika Pandit.
Satender Singh, who is also a disability rights activist, in his complaint points out his concern over the usage by highlighting that the expression involving the word "langde" is not normally used to denote a disability but to intentionally insult and humiliate some one. He alleged that the usage of the word in both films amounted to "ridiculing" persons with disabilities.
The CCCD has also sought a reply on the complaint from the Central Board of Film Certification and the ministry of information and broadcasting.