Jai Gangaajal: No need for censorship, says Prakash Jha

Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has “his own agenda,” Jha alleged

Filmmaker Prakash Jha, whose upcoming film Jai Gangaajal is stuck at the Censor Board, today said the country does not need censorship. “The Censor Board has been imposed upon us. It was never needed. We can do censorship on our own. We don’t need anyone to tell us what to do and what not,” said Jha.

The Central Board of Film Certification had reportedly told Jha to clean out his soundtrack and visuals of verbal and physical violence. (Yogen Shah)

Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has “his own agenda,” he alleged. “There is a certain language, texture in the film which he doesn’t understand,” Jha, 63, said, adding he has appealed before the tribunal about his film. “I hope I will get justice there without any cuts,” Jha said about the Priyanka Chopra starrer scheduled for release in March.

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Jha himself is starring in Jai Gangaajal. “I had never stopped acting. This time I am acting for the audience. Earlier, I used to act for myself,” he said.

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