On Wednesday, the government appointed 18 new members to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), marking the first reconstitution of the film certification body in nine years. This significant change aims to refresh the board and enhance the film certification process in India.
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”.
