In
a
bid
to
create
an
all-inclusive
festival
the
50th
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI)
2019
is
screening
three
films
for
those
with
special
needs
under
the
Accessible
India-Accessible
Films
section.
This
is
a
joint
collaboration
between
IFFI
2019,
Saksham
Bharat
and
UNESCO.
The
aim
is
to
promote
the
creation
of
inclusive
spaces
for
the
differently-abled
through
Audio
description.
The
section
opened
with
Munna
Bhai
MBBS
directed
by
Rajkumar
Hirani.
It
was
launched
by
Festival
Director
Chaitanya
Prasad,
Vice-Chairman
of
ESG
Subash
Phaldesai,
CEO,
ESG
Amit
Satija
and
actress
Taapsee
Pannu.
Students
from
Lokvishwas
Prathisthan
Visually
Impaired
school
Ponda
National
Association
for
the
Blind
were
the
eager
viewers.
First
timer
at
the
festival
actress
Taapsee
Pannu
said
she
was
surprised
to
know
such
films
were
made.
“I’ve
not
seen
films
that
use
audio
to
explain
the
scenes
so
I
wanted
to
surely
see
how
it’s
done,”
she
said.
She
clarified
that
she
doesn’t
like
to
use
the
term
'visually
impaired’
in
fact,
'your
other
senses
are
stronger
than
ours.
I’m
happy
such
movies
can
reach
out
to
such
to
you.’
In
the
future,
she
hoped
that
her
films
are
converted
into
audio
films
as
well.
The
movies
that
will
be
screened
are
Lage
Raho
Munnabhai,
M.S.
Dhoni:
The
Untold
Story
and
the
Konkani
film
Questao
De
Confusao
with
additional
narration
for
the
visually
impaired.
Taapsee
later
spoke
about
her
journey
in
a
session.
Talking
about
how
she
chooses
her
films,
Taapsee
said,
“When
I
said
yes
to
films
like
Soorma,
Mission
Mangal,
they
are
Diljit
Dosanjh
and
Akshay-Vidya’s
film
respectively,
knew
they
aren’t
my
films
but
I
believed
that
people
will
remember
me
after
they
walk
out
of
the
theatres.
For
me,
screen
time
doesn’t
matter,
if
someone
offers
me
a
small
role
but
significant
role,
Ill
surely
do
it
but
if
my
character
does
a
change
in
the
narrative,
ill
take
that
up.”
Taapsee
spoke
about
her
love
for
Superhero
films.
“I
want
to
play
an
Indian
superhero
in
Avengers.
I
love
Robert
Downey
Junior.
And
I
would
do
a
Krrish
if
it
is
offered
to
me.”