J-b, Thanks for your reply. You mean changing subsdec-encoding section in vlcrc file. That did not work for me. I am sure I am using Unicode font but not sure whether it is UTF8 or ISCII. Please find the test srt file attached. 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:24,400 मैं क्या करता / करती हूँ 2 00:00:24,600 ...