This is what was revealed when a journalist went and met Pahlaj Nihalani for an interview. When he questioned the certification process behind the recently released Hollywood film La La Land, Nihalani said, "You (press) are middlemen. When that did not happen, the film's producers went ahead with an A certificate. Photo: Siddhant Adlakha"ToCBFC ChairmanSub: LA LA LAND CENSOR RATINGDear Sir,We have received a censor rating of UA along with cuts for our upcoming title "La La Land" releasing in English (2D) on 16th December 2016. Couldn't stop myself from laughing at this exchange with Pahlaj Nihalani aka Keeper of Indian Culture in Films.

Source: India Today January 20, 2017 11:33 UTC