“Subtitling is an act of kindness,” says Nandini Karky. Conveying the true essence of a scene goes beyond merely translating lines from one language to another. “A subtitler should be empathetic towards the creator as well as the viewer,” she says. Nandini has written subtitles for films, including I, Pisaasu,Yennai Arindhaal, and Thanga Meengal, and knows first-hand the challenges of subtitling for a film within three or four days, with barely any support from the film’s team. More.

See: The Hindu

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