News Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani to be new Censor Board chief, 9 new members appointed

Technoglitch

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Days after it accused UPA of politicizing the Censor Board, the BJP-ruled government chose to follow its predecessor and pack the panel with those who have links with the saffron party. Among those appointed on the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) include an RSS ideologue, a BJP general secretary, the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Howrah and a playwright who has scripted a movie on PM Narendra Modi.

The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry on Monday announced the appointment of Bollywood producer Pahlaj Nihalani as CBFC chief to replace Leela Samson who resigned accusing the ministry of "interference, coercion and corruption". Samson's resignation was followed by that of 13 other board members. Besides producing films like 'Ankhen' and 'Shola Aur Shabnam' in the early 1990s, Nihalani had recently made a six-minute campaign video for Modi titled 'Har Ghar Modi.

Pahlaj Nihalani appointed Censor Board chief - The Times of India
 

NinadG

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Don't know why NDA govt kept on holding the decision so long.....Simply they should have chosen to follow its predecessor and booted out Samson & Co immediately after coming to power......instead of giving them extensions......& allowing them to create this issue.....
After all these are all made as political appointees......just like Samson & co........:p
 
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NinadG

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Had Samson been given permanent extension, she would have become happy to pass MSG without any hiccups instead of appellate tribunal coming into picture........:laugh:
 

DashMajor

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Nothing will happen for Film Industry, new guys will come and make sure that no anti Hindu movie get published easily and keep playing the bidding of the Govt. until new Govt. come into power. Basically Censor Board is now a new Govt. agency which run by Govt. fav peoples for Govt. fav peoples.
 

NinadG

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yea thats the fact.......its known that these people use connections to pass the films & there is corruption......
we can just hope for something good......
 
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