Mumbai, March 13 -- Indian cinema is soon to witness a significant transformation. Preparations are underway to make subtitles and other accessibility features mandatory for films, with the aim of making cinema a more inclusive medium.

Under the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), filmmakers will now be required to provide features such as closed captioning and audio descriptions alongside their films. The objective is to extend the cinematic experience to those viewers who face hearing or visual impairments.

According to the new framework, whenever a film is submitted for censor certification, producers must also provide a copy of the film that incorp...