Nihalani, famous for chopping scenes, approaches HC against Censor Board

Expressing his anger, Nihalani stated that these cuts suggested by CBFC are because of personal vendetta.

He mentioned that people are venting out their frustrations against him.

"When I was the chairperson I left a lot of people upset with me. Now they are taking out their frustrations on me. But I won't go down without a fight," he stated.

Nihalani also accused CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi of being biased as he gave an all-clear certificate to 'Thugs Of Hindostan'.

"Everybody knows about Prasoon's enduring friendship with Aamir Khan. No one is surprised that Thugs of Hindostan was given an all-clear censor certification out of turn, while my film Rangeela Raja has been slapped with multiple cuts which I am not taking," he added.

Defending 'Rangeela Raja' starring Govinda, Nihalani asserted that the movie has no vulgarity, or double meaning dialogues.

Still, he has been asked to delete a massive number of dialogues and scenes by CBFC.

He even took a jibe at 'Manmarziyaan' and said, "Why? Movies like Anurag Kashyap's Manmarziyaan are filled with kissing and lovemaking scenes and yet passed with a UA".

Interestingly, Nihalani, during his stint as CBFC chief, often grabbed the headlines for his statements.

From suggesting multiple cute to raising objection for the word 'intercourse', he was criticized several times.

However, his biggest controversy came with 'Udta Punjab' for which he suggested 89 cuts. Attacking back, Kashyap had called him a dictator.