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Vivek Agnihotri: CBFC will have more control, and will be more responsible
Updated On: 08 April, 2021 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Former CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani ironically opposes move that gives board complete power over film certification; current board member Vivek Agnihotri backs FCAT dissolution.
Pahlaj Nihalani, former CBFC board and Vivek Agnihotri, current CBFC member
The reported abolition of the The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), the statutory body constituted in 1983 to deal with filmmaker’s grievances, has invited mixed reactions. Usually dealing with cases against decisions of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the body enabled several films to see the light of day. Current member and filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, however, is in favour of the move.
“Now, CBFC will have more control, and will be more responsible,” says Agnihotri, adding that he was always against the decision of making the Board a body whose decisions could be challenged.
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