Veteran film producer and former president General Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Pahlaj NihalaniHe died today, June 4, 2026. He was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. He was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and was suffering from it for the past four months.While IANS has confirmed the producer’s death, according to journalist Vickey Lalwani, he was under the care of Dr. Jayant Barve. The late filmmaker was taken between several hospitals for treatment in the last 30 days.The journalist had a conversation with the producer’s wife yesterday, and she was hoping that Pahlaj Nihalani would return home soon.
Who was Pahlaj Nihalani?
Pahlaj Nihalani was a member of the Society of Picture and Television Producers for almost three decades until he resigned in 2009. He was appointed as the CBFC chief on 11 August 2017, and Prasoon Joshi was soon appointed to the post.The first film he produced was ‘Haathkadi’ in 1982. His second film, ‘Aandhi Toofan’, in 1985. He released his third film ‘Ilzaam’ in 1986. Govinda. next, The stout Pandey He made his debut in 1987 with the film ‘Aag Hi Aag’ sponsored by Pahlaj Nihalani.It has titles like ‘Gunahon Ka Faisla’, ‘Paap Ki Duniya’ and ‘Mitti Aur Sona’, with actors Chunky Pandey and Neelam Kothari as producers. He also produced films like Pahlaj Nihalani’s ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’ and David Dhawan’s ‘Aankhen’.In 2008, the producer made a special appearance in the film ‘Halla Bol’. Then, in January 2015, he took over as the chairman of the CBFC.His last film, ‘Rangeela Raja’, was released in 2019. It was supposed to be Govinda’s comeback film; however, it failed at the box office. The film was a remake of Rajinikanth starrer ‘Netrikan’.
