Question
Download Solution PDFAs of January 2021, who among the following was the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Prasoon Joshi.
Key Points
- As of January 2021, Prasoon Joshi was the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification.
- He became its 28th chairperson on 11 August 2017 after Pahlaj Nihalani.
- He is also the CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global marketing firm McCann Erickson.
Important Points
- Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
- It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952.
- Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they have been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification.
- The Board consists of non-official members and a Chairman (all of whom are appointed by Central Government) and functions with headquarters at Mumbai.
- It has nine Regional offices, one each at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Cuttack and Guwahati.
- The Regional Offices are assisted in the examination of films by Advisory Panels.
- The members of the panels are nominated by Central Government by drawing people from different walks of life for a period of 2 years.
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