Question
Download Solution PDFWho has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as of March 2018?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Prasoon Joshi
Key Points
- Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), headquartered in Mumbai, is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- It was founded in 1951 and was set up under the Cinematograph Act of 1952 and its first chairperson was C.S. Aggarwal.
- The board consists of non-official members and a chairman (all of them are appointed by the Central government).
- Prasoon Joshi is the current chairperson of CBFC who was appointed in 2017. Hence option 4 is correct.
Additional Information
- Subhash Ghai is a Film director who works predominantly in Hindi cinema.
- He won the National award in 2006 for the film Iqbal in the Best film in other social issues category.
- Anupam Kher is an Actor and producer who won the Padma Sri in 2004 and Padma Bhushan in the year 2016.
- Jaya Bachchan, an Actor-turned politician, is a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party.
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