# Pahlaj Nihalani

> Pahlaj Nihalani was an Indian film producer. He was the chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He was also the president of the Association of Pictures and TV Programme Producers for 29 years until he resigned in 2009. He was sacked as CBFC chief on 11 August 2017 and soon Prasoon Joshi appointed CBFC Chief by Smriti Irani. He died on 4 June 2026.

*Indian film producer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pahlaj-nihalani

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1950-01-10
- **Died:** 2026-06-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 48.5
- **Momentum:** 0.2

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631548/ (@nm0631548)

## Sources
- [Pahlaj Nihalani](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1032600)
- [পাহলাজ নিহলানি](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF)
- [Pahlaj Nihalani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahlaj_Nihalani)
- [पहलाज निहलानी](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80)
- [पहलाज निहलानी](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80)
- [పహలాజ్ నిహలానీ](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%9C%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%80)
- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pahlaj_Nihalani)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pahlaj_Nihalani)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19667919)

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