The controversial Pahlaj Nihalani has been sacked and replaced by lyricist Prasoon Joshi. Nihalani’s tenure as Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief was riddled with controversies.
The filmmaker objected to scenes in films like Aligarh, Udta Punjab and more recent films like Lipstick Under My Burkha, Indu Sarkar and Babumoshai Bandookbeaaz. Nihalani had also objected to usage of ‘intercourse’ word in one of the promos of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’
The new chief, Prasoon Joshi, who won the Padma Shri in 2015, is one of the film industry’s leading lyricists and screenwriters.
A new team of board members has been appointed, which includes actress Vidya Balan, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri amongst others:
- Prasoon Joshi (Chief)
- Gautami Tadimalla
- Narendra Kohli
- Naresh Chandra Lal
- Neil Herbert Nongkynrih
- Vivek Agnihotri
- Waman Kendre
- Vidya Balan
- T.S. Nagabharana
- Ramesh Patange
- Vani Tripati Tikoo
- Jeevitha Rajasekhar
- Mihir Bhuta
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Best thing to have happened for Indian Cinema in recent times.
Absolutely… Nihlani was a bane…
very good news atleast now directors can make more creative films
Do you mean films with nudity?
TS NAGABHARANA IS A sensible filmmaker .. Great choice ..
Hope Prasoon joshi doesnt go the nihlani way
Now Sunny Leone will get plenty work
Thank god!
All the best sir
he messed up with jhms for just one intercourse word he deserves to be removed he said if 100000 people will vote then he will pass that word but afterwards he never stood upto his words sanskari nahlani ji good bye hope you never become a part of censor board again
Bollywood ke achche din :-P
I doubt there will any change in film certification system.
He also have to follow the rule book.
Rule book?? It’s bjp rule ..its monarchy.
Now get Ready For unlimited lesbian & Gay movies…!
hope he appointed before jhms
Every censor chief is cheater
End of pahlaj nihlani nonsense. I hope new sensor board work with dignity rather than being a puppet . They shld allow creative work like udata punjab but cheap grand masti shld be alwys stopped.
Last thing dnt lick governmnt so much like toilet ek prem katha makers, anupam kher, pahlaj nihlani, madhur bhabdarkar etc stay independant n respect movies.
Ha ha Vidya Balan… nobody can stop UHH LA LA…!!
Anyway… Controversial King is out now. Good luck… Prasoon.
Extremely good decision to replace Pahlaj nihlani He doesn’t deserve the post of chief Hope Parsoon joshi does justice to films and doesn’t stop reality to come to audience
Great news…now i hope d idiocy of censor board esp pahalani is a thing of d past
Finally this loser has been sacked!!!!bloody hypocrite who once used to make such vulgar films and after being appointed as censor board chief acted like the lost son of Alok Nath?
great decision, CBFC needs broad minded chief not narrow minded old like Nihalwani
What a good news I hated pehlaj for objecting on each and every scene with very foolish reasons most of all Iam happy an I hope not to miss any of the scenes from 18+ movies like raaz, hate story etc
Ok
Hope now CBFC will not act as our parents!!can’t be so sure though….cause power speaks not the person!!
great news for Indian cinema.
But another shitty guy Vivek Agnihotri is included who is no less than Pahlaj Nahatanahi.
Praaoon Joshi is a good choice though.Great Admirable work as a lyricist. Hope he stays in CB with same honesty.He has been working in all Amir Khan movies more recently.
Vivek Agnihotri directed first part of Hate Story!
Toilet rocks.
Akki haters go & watch public reaction of TEPK on youtube. Another National Award winning performance by Akshay Kumar.
Congratulations
Bahut achcha hua… Bhakti dikhane ke liye koi aur jagah dekhe….
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Much appreciated Smriti ji for firing Pahalaj
Don’t mess with SRK ..
Prasoon joshi has clean personality very good friend of Aamir ,Hirani .
Finally bollywood will have their own mind now Rip stupid pahlaj nihalani .
If anyone messs with khans then results like this…
very good news atleast now directors can make more creative films post it