Gautami is now on Censor Board

Controversial Censor Board Chief Pahlaj Nihalani was sacked and adman Prasoon Joshi was appointed the new Chairman. Along with Prasoon, namma Gautami was also appointed as new board members of CBFC.Along with Gautami, Telugu actress Jeevitha Rajasekar, National award-winning Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, Vivek Agnihotri, TS Nagabharana, Vani Tripati Tikoo, Narendra Kohli, Naresh Chandra Lal, Neil Herbert Nongkynrih, Waman Kendre and Ramesh Patange were also appointed. Filmmakers had felt that their freedom of expression was suppressed during Pahlaj Nihlani’s period.