Yesterday
(June
8
,2016)
Film
Producers'
Guild
of
India
president
Mukesh
Bhatt
appealed
to
the
Information
and
Broadcasting
Ministry
to
remove
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC)
chief
Pahlaj
Nihalani
as,
he
said,
Nihlani
can
'only
do
harm
to
the
industry'.
"This
is
a
manipulative
game;
a
corrupt
system
is
prevailing
in
our
CBFC
which
I
have
to
say
with
a
lot
of
shame.
And
if
despite
knowing
that,
Pahlaj
Nihalani
still
sits
on
the
chair,
it
is
a
matter
of
shame
for
him
as
well
as
for
us.
I
appeal
to
the
ministry
that
he
should
be
removed
immediately."
"I
say
this
on
behalf
of
the
entire
film
industry
as
president
of
the
Film
Producers'
Guild
of
India.
Film
industry
does
not
want
him
to
sit
there
because
he
doesn't
deserve
to,"
added
Mr
Bhatt.
Bhatt
said
Nihalani
kept
delaying
the
process
for
'Udta
Punjab'
despite
being
a
'film
man'
by
taking
time
to
watch
it
and
not
giving
written
approval
even
after
watching
it.
He
said
that
the
producers
have
invested
close
to
Rs.60
crore
in
the
film,
which
is
under
threat.
"Who
is
going
to
pay
this?
Is
the
government
going
to
pay
this?
or
the
CBFC?
I
want
Pahlaj
Nihalani
to
answer.
This
is
unpardonable."
"In
broad
daylight,
we
have
been
held
to
ransom
by
a
state
organisation,
and
this
is
absolutely
appalling.
We
will
not
take
it
anymore," he
added.
'Udta
Punjab'
has
reportedly
been
suggested
89
cuts
by
the
censor
board.