The government on Wednesday appointed 18 members to the Central Board of Film Certification ( CBFC ), reconstituting the film certification body for the first time in nine years.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday named 18 members, including actors Suniel Shetty , Preity Zinta , Pankaj Tripathi and Prosenjit Chatterjee ; filmmaker Priyadarshan; musician Ricky Kej ; and television actor Roopali Ganguly . The film certification board was last reconstituted in August 2017 with Prasoon Joshi as chairperson and 12 other members for three years. Of the 12, two subsequently died – Narendra Kohli in 2021 and Neil Herbert Nongkynrih in 2022 – leaving 10 surviving members. A government order said the 18 members were being appointed for a three-year term.
“Members are usually asked before they are made part of the board,” the official said, adding that the new 18-member composition makes it a “full-fledged board”.
