The controversial Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Pahlaj Nihalani has done it again. After rustling the industry with his tightening grip on movies in India, the chairperson now wants filmmakers to take a ‘proper’ certificate before taking their movies to film festivals abroad.

Asserting that Indian filmmakers were ‘sneaking off’ with their movies to film festivals, Nihalani said that he wanted to put an end to this, promising ‘strict action’ against those who didn’t carry along a censor certificate or a special permission from the I&B ministry for the same.