"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," Jha told reporters here.
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.
"Now things have changed after 12 years. The new generation has more aspirations in a growing and developing India," said the director of films like "Rajneeti" and "Apaharan".
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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