The Communication Division of the Supreme Court, on Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud's initiative, will organise a screening of the Hindi movie Laapataa Ladies for all the Supreme Court judges, their spouses and members of the registry on Friday.
The screening will also be attended by the movie's producers, veteran Bollwood actor Aamir Khan and film director Kiran Rao.
It will take place at the auditorium of the top court's administrative building complex.
The initiative is part of the CJI's emphasis year-round gender sensitisation programme at the Supreme Court.
The idea for the same came from his wife, Kalpana Das, after she and her staff had watched the film.
"It is my initiative to sensitise the Supreme Court staff and that is why this screening. There are many such things happening in the Supreme Court which is often not publicised. Like now we also have a round the clock Ayurvedic clinic for treatment and relaxation of Supreme Court staff members. So this screening is also for members to bond over," CJI told Bar & Bench.
The film is currently streaming on Netflix and opened to rave reviews when it was released theatrically on March 1.
The film was screened at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2023.
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