Veteran producer Pahlaj Nihalani passes away, tenure of Censor Board was controversial…

Former CBFC chairman and producer Pahlaj Nihalani has passed away. The shocking news of his demise has created a wave of mourning in the film industry. It is reported that he was ill with liver issues for a long time. But today, on June 4, he said goodbye to the world at the age of 76. Everyone is shocked by the news of his sudden death. Pahlaj Nihalani had produced films like Aankhen, Rangeela Raja, Andaz, Talaash.

The tenure of the censor board was controversial

Let us tell you that Pahlaj Nihalani was the chairperson of the Censor Board between 2015 and 2017. During his tenure as chairperson, there were controversies regarding censorship and film certification of many films. His decisions sparked debate in the film industry. During the censorship of the movie Udta Punjab, the dispute between the makers and Pahlaj Nihalani was much highlighted.

Due to being surrounded by controversy, in the year 2017, Pahlaj was removed from the chairmanship of the Censor Board and replaced by ad-man Prasoon Joshi. After being removed from the Censor Board, Pahlaj Nihalani was the distributor and producer of the erotic film Julie 2 released in 2017.

As a producer, Pahlaj Nihalani had made many commercial Hindi films. Pahlaj started his career as a producer with the 1982 film Hathkadi. After this he gave films like Aankhen, Shola Aur Shabnam, Andaz, Paap Ki Duniya, Talaash, Rangeela Raja to the industry.

Let us tell you that Pahlaj Nihalani made the career of Govinda and Chunky Panday by giving them a big break in Bollywood. Govinda’s Rangeela was Raja Pahlaj’s last film as a producer. This movie flopped badly at the box office. Pahlaj Nihalani was also the President of ‘Motion Pictures and TV Program Producers Association’ (AMPTPP) from 1980 to 2009.