He had been served ample cautions by successive information and broadcasting ministers but chose to ignore the warnings. His decision to skip the meeting at the I&B ministry saw the matter being brought to the notice of PM Narendra Modi . The government was embarrassed by criticism that Nihalani was imposing cuts in furtherance of a conservative "sanskari" agenda at the instance of the political leadership and his abrasive style made him a PR disaster. The producers were then asked to remove the promotion.The government hopes that Prasoon Joshi 's appointment as chief of CBFC will lead to the board functioning smoothly after Nihalani's rocky tenure. He said he was not power hungry and denied insulting filmmakers.

Source: Times of India August 19, 2017 21:33 UTC