National Award winning actress Vidya Balan was on Friday appointed as part of the reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), to be now chaired by writer Prasoon Joshi.
Final members decided:
- “The Central Government is pleased to reconstitute the existing Central Board of Film Certification
- with immediate effect for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” said a PIB statement.
- Vidya,in addition, is joined by Gautami Tadimalla, Narendra Kohli, Naresh Chandra Lal, Neil Herbert Nongkynrih,
- Vivek Agnihotri, Waman Kendre, T.S. Nagabharana, Ramesh Patange, Vani Tripati Tikoo, Jeevitha Rajasekhar and Mihir Bhuta.
- The development came on the same day as the Pahlaj Nihalani was sacked as the CBFC chief and replaced by Joshi.
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- Smriti Irani told him of Joshi’s appointment.
- Furthermore, the film industry heavily appriciated the appointment of Ad Guru Prasoon Joshi.
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