Like-minded members for CBFC
Film-maker Pahlaj Nihalani who produced the 'Har Ghar Modi' video before the Lok Sabha polls, is the new chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, following the resignation of Leela Samson who had alleged political interference. The members include Ashoke Pandit of Panun Kashmir fame; Chandra Prakash Dwivedi (the tele-serial Chanakya's director); scriptwriter Mihir Bhuta, who tweets as @iamhindu; Bengali actor and unsuccessful BJP candidate from Howrah in the Lok Sabha polls, George Baker; RSS supporter Ramesh Patange; and Syed Abdullah Bari. No worries about political interference now, for sure.