{"id":17933,"date":"2017-09-22T23:47:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T06:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=17933"},"modified":"2017-09-29T19:26:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T02:26:50","slug":"glad-all-like-minded-people-are-in-cbfc-now-vidya-balan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/glad-all-like-minded-people-are-in-cbfc-now-vidya-balan\/","title":{"rendered":"Glad, All Like-minded People are in CBFC Now: Vidya Balan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Konkona Sen Sharma and Vidya Balan (r), at \u201cFeel the Other Side of Cinema” event in Mumbai, Sept. 19. (Press Trust of India)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Vidya Balan<\/b> is one of the newly- appointed members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the actor says she is happy that the board comprises “like-minded” people.<\/p>\n

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Recently, lyricist-adman Prasoon Joshi replaced Pahlaj Nihalani as the chairperson of the CBFC.<\/p>\n

The government also reconstituted the board, which also includes new members such as filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, Narendra Kohli, Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Gautami Tadimalla, among others.<\/p>\n

Asked about her decision to be a part of the CBFC, Vidya said, \u201cI thought if I don\u2019t say yes to this, I\u2019d lose the right to criticize any decision ever taken by the CBFC. I thought I was ready to take the responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to say anything about what our approach is going to be or what our decisions are going to be based on.<\/p>\n

But we had a meeting recently and I felt good that all like-minded people are on the board,\u201d she told reporters.<\/p>\n

The actor was speaking at the launch of a new channel, &Prive HD, Sept. 19.<\/p>\n

Konkona Sensharma, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj and producer Manish Mundra were also present at the event.<\/p>\n

Bhardwaj said Joshi is his good friend and hoped he continues to be \u201cpoetic\u201d in his approach as the CBFC chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels good that Vidya is there in the committee and a person who is a poet is heading the CBFC. I hope he remains poetic in his procedures also. I am hopeful. Prasoon is a friend, I really love his work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While Vidya is all set to take over the new responsibility, she is also looking forward to her next film \u201cTumhari Sulu\u201d and catching up on movies.<\/p>\n

The \u201cBegum Jaan\u201d actor said she believes that there is a shift in films today, with more focus on chronicling \u201crelevant stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSlowly but surely, we are gearing up towards making and watching films that are relatable, where the hero is not out of the ordinary. He or she is an ordinary person who overcomes circumstances in his or her life and emerges to be extraordinary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the shift, which is why you see an actor like Akshay Kumar do a film like \u2018Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.\u2019 It\u2019s not about wanting to make films about social issues, but wanting to tell our stories, relevant to us, rooted in reality,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Some big-ticket films this year, like Salman Khan\u2019s \u201cTubelight\u201d and Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s \u201cJab Harry Met Sejal,\u201d failed to work at the box office but Vidya said a good film will be successful, irrespective of its star cast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to comment about any particular film but if a film is good, it doesn\u2019t matter if there are big stars or not. A good film always manages to connect and do well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw \u2018Shubh Mangal Saavdhan\u2019 and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Two years ago, you couldn\u2019t have imagined that there will be a film about erectile dysfunction so well made with a fairly popular actor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Konkona Sen Sharma and Vidya Balan (r), at \u201cFeel the Other Side of Cinema” event in Mumbai, Sept. 19. (Press Trust of India) Vidya Balan is one of the newly- appointed members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the actor says she is happy that the board comprises “like-minded” people. Recently, lyricist-adman…<\/p>\n

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