As of January 2021, who among the following was the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification?

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  1. Rekha
  2. Prasoon Joshi
  3. Asha Parekh
  4. Shekhar Kapoor

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Option 2 : Prasoon Joshi
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The 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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