Mumbai, June 4 -- Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar and actor Govvind Namdev paid tribute to veteran producer and former Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 76.

While talking to the media, Ashish Selar called the demise of Nihalani a "great loss" for the film industry. He recalled the contributions and milestones of the producer in Bollywood.

He said, "For the youth of our generation, he was among the first choices of the few selected producers and directors. Prahlad ji has been such a favourite producer and director. Giving nine consecutive silver hits is a record he created himself, and by distributing nearly 100 to 150 Hindi films, we can say he establishe...