Centre reconstitutes CBFC: Preity Zinta, Suniel Shetty, Pankaj Tripathi among 18 members | Full list here
The appointments are effective immediately and will remain valid for three years, until further notice.
Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi, Roopali Ganguly and Suniel Shetty are among the new panel members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The 18-member team was constituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday in exercise of the powers conferred under the Cinematograph Act.The new board, headed by CBFC chairperson Shashi Shekhar Vempati, has been constituted with immediate effect for three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.Other prominent faces from cinema, television and music appointed to the film certification body include, Grammy winner Ricky Kej, Manoj Joshi, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Pallavi Joshi, Roopali Ganguly, Nishigandha Wad, Abhishek Jain and Neela Madhab Panda, producer Supriya Yarlagadda and singer Hansraj Hans.
The Ministry notified the reconstitution of the board on September 16 under Section 3(1) of the Cinematograph Act, 1952, along with Rule 3 of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024. The CBFC was last reconstituted in August 2017 for a three-year term. Members of that board continued beyond 2020 in the absence of a fresh reconstitution, under provisions allowing them to remain in office until their successors are appointed.