Actor Manoj Bajpayee, whose earlier movie 'Aligarh' faced trouble from the Censor Board, has said CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani's time is over and it's time for him to retire.
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had demanded 89 cuts in 'Udta Punjab' following which there was a major outrage against the board, especially Nihalani.
While most members from the film fraternity asked for Nihalini's ouster from the CBFC, some defended him saying that he was only following guidelines.
Bajpayee, who was promoting his film 'Budhi Singh: Born to Run', said, "Guidelines keep getting interpreted by individual chairperson who sits on that chair and handles that position.
But this time I think Mr Nihalani took it way too far.
I think his time is getting over.
Let him retire peacefully.
" Later, the actor said that after 'Udta Punjab's' triumph in the legal battle in the Bombay High Court against Censor Board, there is a ray of hope for filmmakers.
"Today people are talking about 'Udta Punjab' and its victory in the Bombay High Court against the Censor Board, but not many are aware that 'Bandit Queen' was stuck for a very long time and it had to be passed by the Supreme Court.
The kind of battle 'Bandit Queen' and its director Shekhar Kapoor had fought is unheard of.
There are too many examples of the conflicts between the CBFC and the film industry," he added.
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had demanded 89 cuts in 'Udta Punjab' following which there was a major outrage against the board, especially Nihalani.
While most members from the film fraternity asked for Nihalini's ouster from the CBFC, some defended him saying that he was only following guidelines.
Bajpayee, who was promoting his film 'Budhi Singh: Born to Run', said, "Guidelines keep getting interpreted by individual chairperson who sits on that chair and handles that position.
But this time I think Mr Nihalani took it way too far.
I think his time is getting over.
Let him retire peacefully.
" Later, the actor said that after 'Udta Punjab's' triumph in the legal battle in the Bombay High Court against Censor Board, there is a ray of hope for filmmakers.
"Today people are talking about 'Udta Punjab' and its victory in the Bombay High Court against the Censor Board, but not many are aware that 'Bandit Queen' was stuck for a very long time and it had to be passed by the Supreme Court.
The kind of battle 'Bandit Queen' and its director Shekhar Kapoor had fought is unheard of.
There are too many examples of the conflicts between the CBFC and the film industry," he added.
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