Will rather sell underwear than seek publicity from Pahlaj Nihalani: Hansal Mehta

Mumbai: In continuing war of words, director Hansal Mehta on Monday hit back at censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, saying he would rather quit filmmaking than seek publicity from him.

Nihalani had accused Mehta of trying to garner publicity by making an issue out of the ‘A’ certificate given to the trailer of his upcoming movie Aligarh, based on the real-life incident of professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was fired from his job because of his alleged sexual orientation.

“About Nihalani’s comments that I am seeking cheap publicity, I would rather hang my boots, get retired and sell underwear than seek publicity from him,” Mehta said.

The director said he was “surprised” by the cuts the board asked for in the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer and is planning to approach the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal.

Nihalani had accused Mehta of trying to garner publicity by making issue out of the ‘A’ certificate given to trailer of his upcoming movie