Case Against Movie "Laal Singh Chaddha"

Violation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

New Delhi: A complaint has been filed in the court of commissioner for persons with disabilities against Bollywood films "Laal Singh Chadha" and "Shabash Mithu" for allegedly ridiculing differently-abled people.

Dr. Satendra Singh filed a complaint, co-founder of Doctors with Disabilities who also suffers from 70 per cent locomotor disability, has shared the copy of the notice issued by the court of commissioner on his complaint.

However, no confirmation on the matter was received yet from the social justice and empowerment ministry.

According to the notice, the court of commissioner for persons with disabilities has sought comments from the directors of Aamir Khan's film "Laal Singh Chadha" and Taapsee Pannu starer "Shabash Mithu", the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the Union information and broadcasting ministry on the matter.

The complaint alleges that they violated provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 through demeaning remarks against specially-abled people in the film.

Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha have flopped domestically, but the film has broken all the records at the worldwide box office.

According to Bollywood Hungama, the Forrest Gump remake is now the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2022 in international markets, having overtaken hits such as Gangubai Kathiawadi, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and The Kashmir Files.

With $7.5 million (Rs 59 crore) in over a week of release, Laal Singh Chaddha has surpassed Gangubai Kathiawadi ($7.47 million), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 ($5.88 million), and The Kashmir Files ($5.7 million).