A starch-based biodegradable (BD low density polyethylene (LDPE) film can be directly printable without any corona treatment, unlike virgin LDPE film. Such a film shows poor adhesion and nail scratch resistance of the ink on the printed area of the film. In order to increase the adhesion and nail scratch resistance of the ink on the printed ED film, grafting of acrylonitrile onto the ED film is carried out. The polyacrylonitrile grafted ED film shows better adhesion, nail scratch resistance, and printability. The printability of the polyacrylonitrile grafted ED film is comparable to the conventional corona treated LDPE film. The extent of printability is a function of the surface smoothness, as well as the optimum percentage of grafting on the biodegradable film.