Chennai, Oct 6 (PTI) Musician A R Rahman will inaugurate a film festival centring around the issues related to physically disabled people, beginning here on October 12.
Aamir-Khan directed 'Taare Zameen Par', depicting the tribulations of a dyslexic boy, will be screened with audio description for the visually impaired audience at the AbilityFest 2009, organisers, the Ability Foundation, said today. Audio description is the pre-recorded narrative which describes the in-between dialogue parts of the film for the benefit of the visually impaired persons. The four-day-long event will be declared open by Oscar-winning music director Rahman in the presence of actress Tabu, Kanimozhi MP and US Consul General Andrew T Simkin, Jayashree Raveendran, Executive Director of Ability Foundation and Festival Chairperson, told reporters here. Films from 17 countries including India, Australia, UK, Hungary and Korea will be screened during the event, she said. http://www.ptinews.com/news/316715_Rahman-to-inaugurate-AbilityFest-2009
