"Ketan and I were both bewildered to read about this fictitious NOC!" : says Nandana Sen
It
was reported that Nandana Sen, lead actress of Rang Rasiya, would have
to give NOC (no objection certificate) to the makers of the film before
releasing the erotic content of the film. Rang Rasiya, directed by Ketan
Mehta, has finally got a clearance from the Censor Board to release.
Nandana is amused by
the reports, she says, “This is not true at all. Ketan and I were both
bewildered to read about this fictitious NOC! From the start of our
talks, it was as much Ketan's choice as mine that I should be
comfortable with the content of the sensitive scenes. I took time to
think it over and discuss it with my extremely supportive family, before
making a decision. It would be deeply ironic to censor myself in a film
that criticises censorship, wouldn't it? Incidentally, no one from the
producer's, director's or distributor's side has ever been in touch with
me about any publicity materials, let alone an NOC! So there was never a
question of my blocking the film's creative freedom.”
Nandana
is ecstatic that the film will finally release, she further adds, “It
feels like springtime after a long, frozen winter.”
Nandana,
who got married with John Makinson in 2013, feels marriage will never
affect her movie role choices. “I'm very passionate about my work. My
attitude as an artist remains exactly what it was when I accepted the
role, which was not an easy decision. The moment for examining my
feelings and fears came before I said yes, not after. Rang Rasiya is an
important and exceptional film, and I am as committed to it and every
scene in it now as I was then,” adds Nandana.
For
now, Nandana is enjoying being married to the love of her life. She
says,“I absolutely love being married, but the boundaries in my life
have always been imposed by myself, not by any legal institution or
social norm. Before I was married and when I shot Rang Rasiya, I was in a
long relationship where my self- imposed boundaries were no less
strong. When I'm in love, emotional commitment sets the boundaries, not
legal status nor social clichés.”
Rang
Rasiya, starring Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen, and directed by Ketan
Mehta, presented by Jayantilal Gada (pen) , Produced by Aanand Mehendroo
& Deepa Sahi, Co-produced by Dhaval Jayantilal Gada , Kushal
Kantilal Gada & Reshmaa Kadakia, is slated to release this Diwali
