Actress
Nandana
Sen,
who
created
an
uproar
five
years
ago
after
a
portrait
in
which
she
posed
as
Goddess
Laxmi
was
leaked
while
shooting
a
film,
has
revealed
that
she
received
hate
mail
and
faced
objections
from
different
quarters
for
a
nude
scene
in
the
period
drama
Rang
Rasiya,
where
she
plays
the
muse
for
19th
century
painter
Raja
Ravi
Varma.
In
an
interview
with
the
PTI,
Nandana
Sen
said,
"I
received
hate
mail
for
the
scenes.
There
were
objections
from
different
quarters
also.
If
a
Kate
Winslet
does
a
nude
scene,
it's
okay
there.
But
if
it
happens
in
India
we
create
an
uproar.
What's
wrong
in
depicting
nudity
in
a
dignified
way?"
Earlier,
the
Bengali
girl
has
done
a
backless
scene
in
Tango
Charlie
in
2005.
Now,
she
regrets
that
nudity
is
still
a
taboo
in
India.
Nandana
Sen
added,
"There
are
two
ways
of
depicting
nudity.
One
is
demeaning
to
a
woman
where
you
objectify
her
body,
while
the
other
one
celebrates
the
power
of
women.
These
incidents
are
similar
to
what
happens
with
my
character
Sugandha
in
the
film."
However,
Nandana
Sen
plays
muse
to
painter
Raja
Ravi
Varma
in
the
biopic
Rang
Rasiya.
In
the
film
Sugandha
had
to
face
ostracism
from
society
for
baring
her
body
as
a
model
for
the
artist.
Holding
that
there
should
be
no
shame
attached
to
the
human
body,
the
film's
director
Ketan
Mehta
said
"Sensuality
has
been
an
integral
part
of
the
Indian
culture.
"We
are
proud
of
the
sculptures
and
paintings
in
Khajuraho
and
Konark.
Liberating
our
minds
is
important."