Action to cuts: Anupam Kher is new CBFC chief

The Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) finally has a full-time chairperson in Anupam Kher. A year after Vijay Anand put in his papers...

The Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) finally has a full-time chairperson in Anupam Kher. A year after Vijay Anand put in his papers, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, spurned by actor/director Dev Anand who was the first choice, has finally settled for Kher.

Stating this, I&B Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Kher had agreed to take over as the chairperson of CBFC. Kher comes at a time when the Cinematograph Act, is up for review. The film certification body’s guidelines will be reviewed by a task force to be set up for the purpose.

‘‘I have selected Anupam Kher on the Government’s behalf. He epitomises a perfect blend of offbeat and traditional films and he has graciously accepted,’’ Prasad said.

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Prasad added his Ministry intends to review the guidelines, which were last revised in 1991, and it will set up a task force for the purpose. Prasad said he has not set a time-frame for the review of the guidelines but said they would be done at the earliest.

The post of the chairman has been lying vacant for over a year after director Vijay Anand left in in a huff following a controversy over a proposal on separate theatres for adult films.

On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to visit the affected areas and is likely to meet families of the victims.

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