Pahlaj Nihalani gets the sack, Prasoon Joshi is new Censor Board chief

Nihalani had courted controversy by imposing norms seen as irrational by the film industry

Noted adman and lyricist Prasoon Joshi is set to take over as the new Chairman of the Censor Board, following Pahlaj Nihalani's termination of Friday. 

Nihalani, who took over as the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on 19 January 2015, had become a controversial figure who inmposed strict guidelines that were often seen as unreasonable by the film industry. Accusations against him include regarding CBFC as his personal fiefdom, demanding irrational cuts in movies and engaging in moral policing. A case in point was his call for a complete ban on smoking and drinking scenes on