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Pahlaj Nihalani takes over as Censor Board chief

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New Delhi, January 19:



Two days after members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) quit en masse, following the resignation of its Chairperson Leela Samson, the Narendra Modi Government replaced her with Hindi film producer Pahlaj Nihalani and appointed nine new members.


Nihalani, who has produced films such as Aankhen and Shola aur Shabnam, has been appointed in honorary capacity, effective from January 19, for a period of three years, an official statement from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.

The other members who were appointed include writer-director Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, best known for the television serial Chanakya, scriptwriter Mihir Bhuta, Bengali film actor George Baker (who recently joined BJP and fought and lost the 2014 Lok Sabha polls), Tamil and Telugu actor Jeevitha, actor Vani Tripathi Tikoo (national secretary of BJP), Tamil playwright and film actor S Ve Sekar, Syed Abdul Bari, Ramesh Patange and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit. All these members have also been appointed with immediate effect for a period of three years. Last week, Samson had resigned alleging interference from the government.

Pahlaj Nihalani takes over as Censor Board chief | Business Line
 
Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani new censor board chief, 9 more members name

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Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani was on Monday appointed as the new censor board chairman along with nine other members, many of whom have a Bharatiya Janata Party connection, days after Leela Samson resigned as its chief alleging interference by the government in its matters.

Nihalani has produced films like 'Aankhen', 'Talaash: The Hunt Begins...' and 'Shola Aur Shabnam'. An official statement released by the Information and Broadcasting ministry here said Nihalani has been appointed the Central Board of Film Certification chairperson in an honorary capacity for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Among those nominated as members of the CBFC are BJP leader Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Vice Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat Professor Syed Abdul Bari, filmmakers Chandra Prakash Dwivedi and Ashoke Pandit and film-writer Mihir Bhuta.


Read more: Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani new censor board chief, 9 more members named - Rediff.com India News
 
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Pahlaj Nihalani, the man behind a string of Bollywood blockbusters in the '90s, including Shola Aur Shabnam, Dil Tera Deewana and Aankhen, is the new boss of the Central Board of Film Certification, replacing Leela Samson.


However, even before he assumes office, a new controversy is brewing in certain quarters: Some people are asking if Nihalani has been rewarded for his loyalty to the ruling party at the centre, the Prime Minister in particular! After all, he was the brain behind the Bhartiya Janta Party's (BJP) spectacular viral campaign video Har Har Modi, Ghar Ghar Modi in the run up to the general elections last year. Nihalani produced and recorded the song.


The new team at CBFC has a distinct saffron touch to it as many of its members are linked with the ruling BJP. Actor and BJP National Secretary Vani Tripathy Tikoo, along with Bengali actor and BJP member George Baker, are the other members of the new team.



Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit is also a part of the new team. He has been seen in many political debates on various TV channels, and is known as a BJP sympathise
http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/new-censor-board-chief-was-pahlaj-nihalani-rewarded-for-har-har-modi/article1-1308808.aspx
Nepotism is a form of corruption.
 
Noisy minorities cannot gag patient majority - President.

Now all majority and minority communities will have the freedom to demand and get cuts of objectionable scenes in the film. Selective censorship by the past sonia inspired board has quit on its own. A relevant article on the impeccable leela samson.
Some excerpts:

Shoot, Scoot and Fall Flat

The dance has ended, and the dancer has quit the stage along with her troupe but the political choreography has just begun. The resignation of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairman, Leela Samson, close confidante of Sonia Gandhi, her collaborator in the UPA’s cultural policy, and if scuttlebutt is to be believed, the one who taught Priyanka Gandhi Bharatanatyam, stated that she and her cohorts were quitting over inteference from the NDA government.

All the 23 members were appointed by the Manmohan Singh led-UPA government—some when Ambika Soni and later when Manish Tewari were the I&B ministers. Samson’s argument is that the government meddled in the censor board’s functioning and it didn’t have the necessary funds even to hold meetings. However, it has been reliably learnt that Rs.24 lakh is still pending in the board’s account.

Sources also said that Samson has not visited the censor board headquarters in Mumbai even once in 2014.

Just days before her quitting, Samson cleared the film En Dino Muzaffarnagar on the 2013 communal riots, which is critical of the BJP and RSS. It was first rejected by the Kolkata regional centre of the censor board. Then, Kolkota-based filmmaker Meera Choudhary filed an appeal before FCAT, which rejected it stating it was too communal. Sources said Samson then used her authority to transfer En Dino’s certificate application from Kolkata to Mumbai. On her initiative, two censor board members Rajeev Masand and Raju Vaidya were drafted to clear the film. It was okayed with three minor audio cuts, but no visual was deleted.

Samson’s resignation however, amounts to a publicty farce—her term, as well as that of all the other members had already expired in March 2014. Rathore says it was the NDA which gave them an extension.

There were large-scale protests over the Vishal Bharadwaj movie Haider and the Aamir Khan film PK. Both were criticised for having anti-national content. While Haider showed the Indian Army in a poor light, PK makes fun of idols of Hindu gods and goddesses. It is, however, learnt that the censor board had deleted some portions in PK, where Jesus Christ was depicted after a delegation of distressed bishops met Samson. Sources privy to the content of En Dino and also MSG confirmed that the latter has no objectionable content.

RESIGNATION DRAMA

■ THE QUITTING QUESTION: The resignations have no validity since their tenures had expired and they were on extension.
■ THE CONTROVERSY: Samson and her team quit over the fact that the censor board banned MSG for inciting communalism, but was cleared by FCAT. But FCAT says there is nothing communal in the film and the board under Samson has cleared more inflammatory films.
■ RAMPANT CORRUPTION: The censor board has witnessed bribery and corruption to certify films and CEO Rakesh Kumar appointed by Samson’s team was arrested in a bribery case by the CBI.
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
■ ON INTERFERENCE: The government supported the censor board’s decision to clear two recent controversial films
■ ON COERCION: Samson should have tackled corruption head on and informed the government on coercion which she didn't

Shoot, Scoot and Fall Flat - The New Indian Express
 
NIhalani need not shout at the roof-top that he is saffron and pro-Modi. it is not required. some BJP people dont understand how to conduct in public. its sorry state of affairs although I welcome BJP - srinivasan
 
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