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Sanskari Pahlaj Nihalani comes out with new movie Julie 2

Last Updated 04 September 2017, 10:00 IST

Veteran filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani, who was unceremoniously removed as the Censor Board chief around a month ago, for his repeated 'sanskari' stances, is back in news again - he is distributing a movie, whose posters and trailers suggests that it could be erotic.

The film is Julie 2 and is slated to be released on 6 October.





The social media is abuzz with the posters and trailers of the forthcoming move that is "presented" by Nihalani.

The film is directed by Deepak Shivdasani and produced by Vijay Nair. It features Raai Laxmi in the lead role which marks her debut in Hindi cinema.This is the sequel to Shivdasani's earlier film Julie (2004), that starred Neha Dhupia,

Priyanshu Chatterjee, Yash Tonk, Sanjay Kapoor and Achint Kaur.

It may be recalled that on 11 August, Nihalani was removed as chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)  by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry and replaced by adman-lyricist Prasoon Joshi - after repeated run ins with the film fraternity, who had complained to the government several times.

Nihalani tenure saw a series of controversies controversies, ordering numerous cuts during certification of movies like Udta Punjab, Lipstick Under My Burkha, Jab Harry Met Sejal among many others. The matter had also reached the Bombay High Court.

"Julie 2 should be given an ‘A’ certificate without any cuts. There is no vulgarity, obscenity or even a language problem," Nihalani was quoted saying.









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(Published 04 September 2017, 10:00 IST)

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