Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) President Pahlaj Nihalani has revealed that on numerous occasions, filmmakers tried to bribe him to get desired certificate and also to retain few scenes at times.
Nihlani however refused to reveal the names. He continued that few filmmakers shamelessly tried one or many things to get their job done by hook or crook.
Talking about the ‘sanskari’ tag CBFC earned during his tenure, Pahlaj Nihalani claims he considers it as an achievement for strictly following the rules. Nihalani also declares Censor Board under his Leadership is free from any sort of Corruption.
It may be noted that following the recent controversies, Union government had appointed a Committee led by renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal to come up with amendments for Censor Certification rules.
Pahlaj Nihalani added that he and his team is willing to follow whatever amendments Shyam Benegal committee suggests to censoring process.