A bold flick 'Charuulata 2011' to hit Tollywood

Chaiti is friends with Sanjay. On a social networking site, that is. Chaiti resides in Kolkata, while the latter stays in London. In the course of time, Sanjay comes down to the city, the two meet up and eventually, their relationship culminates in sex.
The film in question, SPS Arts and Entertainment Ltds 'Charuulata 2011'. Produced by Bipin Kumar Vohra and directed by Agnidev Chatterjee, the film borders on the bold and the sensual.
Agreed that there is a thin line separating the sensual from the vulgar, one wonders how Agnidev managed to be aesthetic about the intimate scenes on screen.
The director, on his part, reasons, "For me, sex is a form of emotion and specially speaking, its the purest form of emotion.Whatever sensuality or sex has been depicted in the film is totally in keeping with the demands of the script. Let me clarify that we have not incorporated anything to titillate the viewer."
Agnidev too agrees that there is a thin line demarcating eroticism and pornography. But its left to the individual as to how he will depict intimacy on celluloid. "How I have done it is a mirror of mine or for that matter any directors sense of aesthetics."
Dibyendu, who plays Sanjay, asserts that a film might have bold scenes but if canned aesthetically, the person who is watching the film, either in the confines of his room or in a theatre, doesnt feel awkward. Coming back to this film, the relationship between Chaiti and Sanjay called for such sequences. And the director has captured them beautifully.
Ask him if as an actor, he felt uncomfortable getting intimate on screen at any point of time and Dibyendu says, "I had no problem shooting the scenes. My first film, which also has pretty bold scenes, served as a training ground. Sob inhibitions chole gechhilo. 'Charuulata 2011' will see me in a major role. If I dont look experienced and professional as an actor and fail to perform, then such sequences come across as cheap.The truth is, if Hollywood can be aesthetic about similar sequences, why can't Tollywood?"
Rituparna Sengupta is Chaiti and she is of the opinion that the film is adult in content but far from being vulgar. She says, "It is a sensitively sensuous film, where the lovemaking scenes have been aesthetically shot, thanks to Agnidev. Elaborating her character she adds, "It's a different kind of passion coming from a woman, where she is liberating herself mentally and physically.The film is about womens liberation, stressing that a woman can also have her needs and a mind of her own. It is a celebration of woman power."
The film is all set to hit the screens on March 2.