Colleagues of Pahlaj Nihalani had accused him of treating the CBFC like his personal fiefdom.

Highlights Filmmakers had accused Pahlaj Nihalani of moral policing, irrational cuts

His colleagues accused him of treating CBFC as his personal fiefdom

Pahlaj Nihalani's successor Prasoon Joshi is a famous lyricist

Prasoon Joshi, who won the Padma Shri in 2015, is one of the film industry's leading lyricists and screenwriters. The noted adman-lyricist has twice won the National Award For Best Lyrics for 'Maa' in Taare Zameen Par (2008) and 'Bolo Na' in Chittagong (2013).The 45-year-old had written the lyrics for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's anthem for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and also has films like Rang De Basanti and Neerja in his repertoire.