PAHLAJ NIHALANI SLAMS IIFA HARD AND HOW!

The chief of Centeal Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Pahlaj Nihalani is no stranger to controversies. And the man is in news again, this time for slamming the coveted International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards instead of a film for 'objectionable content'.

A report in the Hindustan Times quoted Nihalani as saying, "Look at the hypocrisy. They haven’t even nominated Aamir Khan for Dangal and Akshay Kumar for Airlift and Rustom just because they wouldn’t attend their weekend holiday plans masquerading as an awards function.” He also pointed out that a number of actors who were there in New York didn't even bother to attend the award function as they were too tired to do so after partying all night. "What I want to know is, who is paying for this extravagance?” he further said, pointing out that he's heard that B-Town actors are even given money for shopping in addition to the tickets for their families and extended family and friends.

Challenging IIFA's claim of representing Indian cinema abroad, Nihalani further said, "Initially we had cinema from various states getting token representation at the awards. Now we only have Bollywood. So why do they call themselves the International Indian films awards? It’s such a sham! Bollywood is not Indian cinema,” added the report. He also quoted that the awards event lost its significance when Amitabh Bachchan decided to opt out of it back in the year 2011. He also went to the extent of calling IIFA an "international farce".

Well, we guess Mr. Nihalani has a point here and is actually making sense(for a change). Winds of change, is it?