India, Aug. 27 -- Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani is known for his controversial stint as Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between 2015 and 2017. In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, the filmmaker revisited the storm around Udta Punjab and took a sharp swipe at actor Vivek Oberoi for an old remark about being relieved to work in the digital space without having to "deal with him."

Back in 2016, Pahlaj had refused to certify Abhishek Chaubey's directorial Udta Punjab without the cuts he demanded. He has now clarified that co-producers Jeetendra and Balaji Motion Pictures' CEO visited the CBFC office to accept the certificate along with the cuts. However, according to him, Anurag Kashyap's Phantom Films resisted the...