Nude Aruna escapes Censor’s cut!

Thereis good news for fans of Aruna Shields, London’s desi import to Bollywood,who brought new meaning to sizzle by lighting up the screen wearing a bikiniopposite Vivek Oberoi in Prince.
The Censor Board has passedManu Kumaran’s film in which the hot actress has appeared nude and donesome torrid love-making scenes with actor Prashant Narayanan. But... with an‘A’ certificate.
No matter, director Pravesh Bhardawajwho insisted on retaining three lengthy love-making scenes in this avant gardefilm, is relieved.This role was turned down by over 60 actresses whodidn’t want to go fully nude before the camera. And at this stage to havethose scenes deleted would be disastrous for the film. It was made with a lowbudget, using just four characters and a hand-held camera in ‘worldcinema’ style.
Apparently, the Censors were divided over thenudity in the film. Some members wanted to delete the scenes entirely. Otherssuggested that Aruna’s exposed butt be blurred in the over-the-top scenes.Pravesh is grateful, naturally, he went through several revising committeescreenings and some anxious moments. The nudity, he said, is not meant totitillate but more as a psychological impact.
Aruna, an Anglo Indiantheatre artist who has done some forgettable UK comedy-sex-drama films(including Jag Mundhra’s Private Moments), plays the muse of herpainter-lover in this film and does some Kate Winslet-type scenes from Titanic.Her nudity, now that it has been passed, will be a first for Indian viewersbecause the Censors had snipped off the too-graphic scenes fromTitanic.
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