Showing posts with label Nandana Sen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nandana Sen. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Nandana Sen refuses hot Offer
After the controversial bare scenes in Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya, Nandana Sen got another highly-prestigious offer that required her to go topless.
Italian filmmaker Italo Spinelli offered Nandana the lead role of a tribal woman who’s surreptitiously shot in birthday suit by a photographer. The film is based on Bengali litterateur Mahashweta Devi’s provocative and controversial story Choli Ke Peeche.
The role offered to Nandana was pivotal tempting and challenging. Nandana was sorely tempted. But doing a full-on topless sequence which is a crucial part of the narrative, so soon after Rang Rasiya, was just not on Nandana’s agenda.
She has reluctantly and after much deliberation said no, throwing the whole project to be started later this year, into back gear.
Nandana explains, “It's a good project directed by Italo Spinelli, produced by RAI, shot by Blasco Giurardo and the cinematography by Cinema Paradiso. It’s a powerful story and although I support it fully I feel the subject matter is such that the tribal girl's nudity cannot avoid becoming unintentionally voyeuristic and exoticised even though that is definitely not the objective. If you remember, previously too I passed on various other international projects because of a similar concern.”
Nandana made an exception with Ketan Mehta’s film. “Rang Rasiya focuses on the increasing critical topic of censorship of art. Remember what happened in Jehangir art gallery last month? Ketan's film deals entirely with the freedom to paint the human figure in its natural beauty. The emotional drama as well as the political message of the film revolve around one critical and excessively talked-about scene of Sugandha, the muse, having the courage to break the rules of the time to pose for Ravi Varma (Randeep Hooda) and create a masterpiece of art together.”
But having said this Nandana says no to unclothed scenes, no matter how aesthetic.
Could the fact that she intends to tie the knot with steady boyfriend Madhu Mantena have something to do with her decision to forego such a plum assignment?
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Italian filmmaker Italo Spinelli offered Nandana the lead role of a tribal woman who’s surreptitiously shot in birthday suit by a photographer. The film is based on Bengali litterateur Mahashweta Devi’s provocative and controversial story Choli Ke Peeche.
The role offered to Nandana was pivotal tempting and challenging. Nandana was sorely tempted. But doing a full-on topless sequence which is a crucial part of the narrative, so soon after Rang Rasiya, was just not on Nandana’s agenda.
She has reluctantly and after much deliberation said no, throwing the whole project to be started later this year, into back gear.
Nandana explains, “It's a good project directed by Italo Spinelli, produced by RAI, shot by Blasco Giurardo and the cinematography by Cinema Paradiso. It’s a powerful story and although I support it fully I feel the subject matter is such that the tribal girl's nudity cannot avoid becoming unintentionally voyeuristic and exoticised even though that is definitely not the objective. If you remember, previously too I passed on various other international projects because of a similar concern.”
Nandana made an exception with Ketan Mehta’s film. “Rang Rasiya focuses on the increasing critical topic of censorship of art. Remember what happened in Jehangir art gallery last month? Ketan's film deals entirely with the freedom to paint the human figure in its natural beauty. The emotional drama as well as the political message of the film revolve around one critical and excessively talked-about scene of Sugandha, the muse, having the courage to break the rules of the time to pose for Ravi Varma (Randeep Hooda) and create a masterpiece of art together.”
But having said this Nandana says no to unclothed scenes, no matter how aesthetic.
Could the fact that she intends to tie the knot with steady boyfriend Madhu Mantena have something to do with her decision to forego such a plum assignment?
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Nandana Sen bonds with Amrita Arora
Catfights among actresses is nothing new, but then to strike a friendship is surprising. We hear there’s some bonding happening between NandanaSen and Amrita Arora.
Says Nandana, “Amu is totally chilled out and fun to work with. She has an open heart and uncontroablly wild side.” Here’s to the new dosti in Bollywood.
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Says Nandana, “Amu is totally chilled out and fun to work with. She has an open heart and uncontroablly wild side.” Here’s to the new dosti in Bollywood.
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