With these appointments, the Censor Board now has 20 members along with Leela Samson, who heads it as the chairperson.
Menon, an IAS officer of 1974 batch, was Information and Broadcasting Secretary from July 2009 from where he retired in 2011. He is also a member of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) board, officials said.
Mirza, who also joins the board, is known for memorable films like "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai", "Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!" and "Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro", apart from his direction of the popular TV serial "Nukkad".
A notification, through which the new appointments have been made, had already been issued by the I&B ministry.
Official sources said that the Censor Board can at maximum have 25 members along with a chairperson and even with the new appointments, there are slots vacant and some more appointments are expected to be made in the coming days.