Prasoon Joshi

Prasoon Joshi PS
Joshi in 2014
Born	(1971-09-16) 16 September 1971 (age 53) Almora, Uttar Pradesh (present–day Uttarakhand), India
Occupation(s)	Poet, writer, communication specialist
Years active	1992–present
Title	Chairperson of the Censor Board of India
Awards	Filmfare Best Lyricist Award (2007, 2008, and 2014) National Film Award for Best Lyrics (2007 and 2013) Cannes Lions Gold (2003)[1] IFAA (2007, 2010 and 2014)[2][3][4]
Honours	Padma Shri (2015) Doctorate D.Litt. from Kumaun University (2018)[5] Doctorate D.Phil. from Amity University (2017)[6] Hakim Khan Sur Award for value for the cause of national integration (2016)[7] Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman for Hindi (2015)[8] Distinguished Alumni from IMT Ghaziabad[9]
Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2017
Preceded by	Pahlaj Nihalani

Prasoon Joshi (born 16 September 1971) is an Indian poet, writer, lyricist, screenwriter, communication specialist and marketer.^[10] He is the CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global marketing firm McCann Erickson. He was appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification on 11 August 2017.

Prasoon has received the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award three times, in 2007 and 2008 and again in 2014 for the Hindi movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He has also received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice, for his work in Taare Zameen Par (2007), and Chittagong (2013).^[11] He was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2015, for his contributions towards the field of Arts, Literature and Advertising.^[12] He is one of the trustees of IGNCA, a member of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library Society Panel and is among the select 120 members of the National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.^[13][14][15]