Vidya Balan joins CBFC board

Indian Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was appointed as a part of the reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Friday. The CBFC will now be chaired by noted writer Prasoon Joshi. The national award winning actress looks forward to a phase where cinema celebrates present-day sensibilities and realities.

According to Bollywood Life reports, "I am very happy to join the CBFC and I hope to fulfil my responsibilities as a member to the best of my abilities. I look forward to this new and exciting phase where our cinema will be allowed to reflect the sensibilties, realities and the complexities of the society we are living in, today," Vidya said in a statement.

The CBFC has been reconstituted for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, a PIB statement said on Friday.

Vidya is joined by Gautami Tadimalla, Narendra Kohli, Naresh Chandra Lal, Neil Herbert Nongkynrih, Vivek Agnihotri, Waman Kendre, T.S. Nagabharana, Ramesh Patange, Vani Tripati Tikoo, Jeevitha Rajasekhar and Mihir Bhuta.