Mumbai, Oct 16: Cine actor Anupam Kher today took over as the new chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification. Kher took over charge from the outgoing censor board chief Arvind Trivedi at a formal function held at its office this morning, sources said. Dressed in a blue-black apparel, Kher interacted with the board staff and urged them for their cooperation in carrying out the task assigned to him.

An optimistic-sounding Kher said he was confident of discharging responsibilities assigned to him and was looking forward to working with his team.

The actor spent nearly three hours at the office trying to familiarise himself with the staff and the work at the office, the sources added.
Bureau Report