Amal Allana, Arundhati Nag on CBFC new members list
May 26th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Veteran theatre personality Amal Allana, journalists Pankaj Vohra and Shubhra Gupta and actress Arundhati Nag were Thursday appointed members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). There are a total 15 people in the new committee.
Last month well-known Bharatnatyam dancer Leela Samson took over from actress Sharmila Tagore as chief of the censor board, as CBFC is more commonly known.
Other members of CBFC are:
1. Anees Jung
2. Dipesh Mehta
3. Pankaj Sharma
4. M.K. Raina
5. Rajeev Masand
6. Nikhil Alva
7. Shaji Karun
8. Mamang Dai
9. Anjum Rajabali
10. Ira Bhasker
11. Harnath Chakraborty
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