Prasoon Joshi was appointed as CBFC chief after the controversial tenure of Pahlaj Nihalani. Prasoon Joshi was appointed as CBFC chief after the controversial tenure of Pahlaj Nihalani. Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi “will not be attending” the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The Sri Rajput Karni Sena had said it would not allow Joshi to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival. He has also received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice, for his work in “Taare Zameen Par”(2007), and “Chittagong” (2013).

Source: Indian Express January 27, 2018 09:53 UTC