Nandana Sen says No to Topless Scenes

After the controversial nude scenes in Ketan Mehta’s “Rang Rasiya”, Nandana Sen got another offer from Italian filmmaker Italo Spinelli to play a tribal woman who was shot nude by a photographer. The film is based on Bengali litterateur Mahasweta Devi’s controversial story "Choli Ke Peeche".

Nandana was tempted, but she has turned down the offer as felt doing a full-on topless scene which is a crucial part of the narrative so soon after "Rang Rasiya" was just not wise.

The project was to be started later this year, but her refusal has thrown it into back gear.

Nandana Sen's NUDE Scene in Rang Rasiya passed by Indian Censor Board.

Nandana Sen creates history as her controversial topless scene in her upcoming film Rang Rasiya has been approved by the Indian censor board!

The film Rang Rasiya is about legendary painter Raja Ravi Verma played by Randeep Hooda and his muse Sugandha played by Nandana. Sugandha used to pose nude for Verma.

The film required scenes of frontal nudity and Nandana’s nude scenes are very crucial to the film’s narrative. Nandana’s nude scenes form “the very core of the film” probably thats why it narrowly escaped the Censor’s scissors.

Nandana confirms the news and says, “I’m not surprised by the decision at all. That scene forms the very core of the film. Rang Rasiya is itself about censorship of art. The political and emotional drama in the film revolves entirely around that particular scene, making it absolutely essential to the narrative.”

The Censor board must have approved the scenes but there are several question unanswered. Will the people accept it? Does this approval indicate that the Indian audiences have come of age to view frontal nudity on the screens?

Well only time will tell.