Censor chief livid at Censor Board being used as an excuse for absences from social events by the filmmaker
Subhash K Jha (DNA; December 16, 2016)

Anurag Basu blamed his absence from a cancer awareness event in Parel on Wednesday on being stuck at the Censor Board office.

A livid Pahlaj Nihalani said, “I am sorry to say that he’s lying. Anurag Basu has not come to us at all. Neither on Wednesday or any time in the recent past. Next time I suggest he use some other excuse for his non-appearance. The CBFC won’t be a scapegoat for the film fraternity’s failings.”

Nihalani further said, “Why do filmmakers think they can continue to make a scapegoat out of the Board? So far, our name was used to cover up for delays in releases. Now, Basu is using the CBFC’s name as an excuse for his absence at an event as serious and sensitive as cancer awareness.”