New Delhi, Nov 30: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the National Anthem be played in cinema halls across the country before the start of a movie and asked theatres to play full version instead of the abridged version played in most halls. The anthem will be played with the image of the Tricolour on the screen. 

  
The court has made it mandatory that all present inside the theatre hall will stand up as a sign of respect while the anthem is played.A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Amitava Roy said that this would instil feeling of constitutional patriotism and nationalism.The bench stated that, “it is the duty of every citizen to abide by the ideals ingrained in the Constitution and as such show respect to the National Anthem and the national flag." 
 
The court's order came on a public interest litigation (PIL) by  Shayam Narayan Chouksey seeking framing of guidelines on the playing of  the National Anthem.   The apex court made it clear that there would be no commercial exploitation of the National Anthem.
 
The bench in its order said that there should not be  dramatisation of the anthem and it should not be printed on any "undesirable objects".