Poet and lyricist Prasoon Joshi was appointed as the Chairman of CBFC. He replaced the controversial CBFC Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani who was relieved from his duties before his term ended. Joshi said Prasoon Joshi On Becoming The New CBFC Chief AUGUST 12, 2017
Pahlaj Nihalani shown the door as CBFC chief, Prasoon Joshi appointed new chairman https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/pahlaj-nihalani-shown-the-door-as-cbfc-chief-prasoon-joshi-appointed-new-chairman
The government replaced Pahlaj Nihalani with songwriter-poet Prasoon Joshi as the chief of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). AUGUST 12, 2017
With Post Joshi’s appointment, the CBFC has also set up a new board that includes Gautami Tadimalla, Narendra Kohli, Naresh Chandra Lal, Neil Herbert Nongkynrih, Vivek Agnihotri, Waman Kendre, Vidya Balan, TS Nagabharana, Ramesh Patange, Vani Tripati Tikoo, Jeevitha Rajasekhar and Mihir Bhuta.
Since his appointment as the head of the Central Board of Film Certification in January 2015, Nihalani made headlines for some controversial moves and statements
Nihalani was in the news related to the multiple cuts in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Indu Sarkar" and refusal to certify "Lipstick Under My Burqa"