Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and actress Madhuri Dixit presented the 'Film Personality of the Year' award to the renowned lyricist and creative writer.
During the event, Prasoon Joshi, the chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), also emphasised on the need to make appropriate films for children.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur on Thursday (November 18) announced that film personalities Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi will be honoured with 'Indian Film Personality of the Year' award at IFFI.
Prasoon Joshi has reacted after veteran Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan rectified his error and credited Joshi for the poem which he had recited on social media.
The world of music is mourning the death of Pandit Rajan Mishra, who passed away in Delhi on Sunday. Classical singer Rajan Mishra of the Rajan and Sajan Mishra duo breathed his last at the Capital's St Stephen Hospital due to Covid-related complications. He was 70.
Prasoon Joshi, Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), on Thursday reacted positively to the government's decision to impose stringent guidelines on social media and over-the-top (OTT) platforms.
CBFC Chairman Prasoon Joshi recently came out in support of Kangana Ranaut in the ongoing Bollywood drug row. According to him, Kangana is telling her truth and it should not be trivialised.
Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi on Friday expressed his displeasure over certain sequences from actor Swara Bhasker’s latest web series “Rasbhari”, asserting that content creators need to be more responsible.
Rasbhari, co-created and produced by Applause Entertainment and Tanveer Bookwala, started streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday. In response to Joshi’s criticism, Bookwala said the lyricist had probably missed the subtext of the scene.
"It is sad that they went pretty young -- I mean Irrfan has gone really young, and Rishiji, in today's time, also went pretty young," said Prasoon Joshi, who added that "even the grief is suffering" referencing to not being able to to pay his last respects to the late stars amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
Original Masakali composer AR Rahman also reacted to the new version of his 2009 song. Taking a dig at it Rahman said that he didn't use any short cuts to create the song.
His composition evocatively tries expressing the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for all to stay indoors over 21 days is essential to battle the unprecedented threat that looms large all over the world, by way of the COVID-19 pandemic. Titled "Haan Ghar Mein Rahega Desh", Joshi's poem urges all Indians to maintan resilience and to never lose belief and confidence.
A new logo and certificate design of the Central Board Of Film Certification was unveiled at an event on Saturday
In the book published by Rupa, Prasoon Joshi says that he shares an old, intimate relationship with thoughts, words and ideas.
Pahlaj Nihalani lashed out at the current CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi and claimed that he intentionally didn't watch Rangeela Raja to avert its release.
Pahlaj Nihalani also asked government to sack CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi.
Prasoon Joshi's work as a lyricist in Bollywood has fetched him a lot of acclaim.
The Karni Sena had warned the chief of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Prasoon Joshi to not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).
The Sri Rajput Karni Sena had said it would not allow Joshi to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Earlier in the day, producers of Padmaavat had moved Supreme Court against the film being banned in BJP-ruled states.
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