'Prasoon Joshi should resign for the welfare of the industry,' says former Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani after Tamil actor Vishal's corruption allegations against CBFC

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Kollywood actor and producer Vishal grabbed headlines when he shared a video on his Instagram handle and made some shocking claims about the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) ahead of the release of the Hindi version of his film, Mark Antony..

He accused the board of corruption and claimed paying Rs 6.5 lakh to receive a certificate for the Hindi release...

Post the explosive charges made by the actor, former censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has asked the current chief Prasoon Joshi to resign..

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), has issued an official statement regarding the same and mentioned in the note that strictest action will be taken against anyone found involved..

A senior officer from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has been deputed to Mumbai to conduct an inquiry today itself (sic)...

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