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Pahlaj Nihalani to launch new actors in next production

Pahlaj Nihalani, the chief of the CBFC is returning to film production after nine years with a project featuring newcomers.

Talking about the concept, Nihalani told DNA India, “I’ve always believed in giving new talent to the film industry. Govinda was introduced by me, and so many others like Neelam, Divya Bharti, Suniel Shetty, Samrat, Manik Bedi, Niki Aneja, Ritu Shivpuri, Rageshwari , even veteran theatre actor Govind Namdeo was introduced to cinema by me. I was to introduce Kangana Ranaut in a film that never got made and Madhuri Dixit with Govinda in Ilzaam. But then Boney and Anil Kapoor stepped into the picture and whisked her away. I’ve also introduced director David Dhawan and choreographers Tharun Kumar and Vaibhavi Merchant.”

Nihalani said it was the right time to introduce new talent to the industry, “I feel the film industry desperately needs new talent. The established actors are holding the film industry to ransom. Some of them don’t bring anything to the table.

He added, “I feel there is a dearth of new talent and fresh faces in the film industry. The Indian heartland has so many talented young people waiting to be discovered. I promise the audience and my film fraternity my new faces for my next film will make the same impact as Govinda and Divya Bharati when I discovered them.”