Makers Of Arvind Kejriwal Film Are Liars; I Did Not Throw Them Out: Pahlaj Nihalani

This morning you and I woke up to the news that the Censor Chief Pahlaj Nihalani allegedly took the help of his security guards and threw the directors (Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla) of the Hindi-English documentary An InSignificant Man, out of his office.

Nihalani spoke to SpotboyE.com and said, "I did not throw those directors out. I did not summon any security guard. Khushboo and Vinay are lying."

Then why did he not tell this before the news broke out? 


Sheila dixit

"I was never asked if I threw them out of the office. The truth is that Khushboo and Vinay never came to my office, so where's the question of throwing them out? And why would I throw out anybody for that matter?  I am a civilzed person, for God's sake," Nihalani clarified.

And here is the second shocker. Nihalani further lambasted Khushboo and Vinay, saying that he had clearly told the team of An Insignificant Man at the Revising Committee screening itself that they ought to submit the NOCs from the Prime MInister Narendra Modi, AAP Leader Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit. 


Narendra Modi

Said Nihalani, "Let me tell you that the Revising Committee screening was held at NFDC in Worli,and not at our new office on Peddar Road. That also discounts the remote possibility that they came to our office. Which office are they imagining about?


Arvind Kejriwal

And here is the third shocker. Justifying his demand of NOCs from Modi, Kejriwal and Sheila Dikshit, saying that since the filmmakers have used the actual footage of Modi and other leaders which cannot be shown without their permission, Nihalani added, "Let me tell you one more thing. Khushboo and Vinay are shouting about the fact that we asked them for NOCs, but do you know that they told us at the Revising Committee that they already have the NOCs? And so far, they have not dispatched those NOCs to us. Can you beat that?"

"All said and done, Khushboo and Vinay are looking for publicity and they should not be encouraged in that regard," Nihalani concluded.

The documentary in question, produced by the Ship of Theseus director Anand Gandhi, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year.



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