London"s
desi
import
Aruna
Shields
who
was
last
seen
cavorting
with
Vivek
Oberoi
in
Prince
has
bettered
her
score
in
her
second
Hindi
film.
In
Mr
Singh
Mrs
Mehta
she
has
bartered
the
bikini
for
her
birthday
suit.
Though
the
censor
board
has
generously
passed
all
the
nude
scenes
and
torrid
love
sequences
between
Aruna
Shields
and
Prashant
Narayanan
in
Pravesh
Bhardawaj"s
Mr
Singh
Mrs
Mehta
with
an
'A" certificate,
the
director"s
wife
Shruti
Nagar
(who
works
with
Rajshri
Productions)
has
objected
to
the
way
the
director
has
repeatedly
caught
the
couple
in
intimate
postures,
all
across
the
film.
There
are
three
lengthy
love-making
scenes
in
Mr
Singh
Mrs
Mehta.
The
wife
feels
her
director-husband
has
over-done
the
sex
and
nudity.
Apparently,
she
has
made
her
displeasure
amply
clear
to
her
husband.
Says
Pravesh,
“There
is
one
particular
love-making
sequence
to
which
my
wife
Shruti
reacted
very
strongly.
Yes,
Shruti
did
object
saying,
'Ek
aadh
scene
hota
to
koi
baat
nahin
par
yahan
to
puri
film
iske
hi
ird-gird
ghoom
rahi
hai'.
She
was
very
upset
about
the
subject
matter
itself.
There
is
a
sequence
in
the
film
where
Neera
(Aruna
Shields)
undresses
and
her
clothes
come
off
one
by
one.
Shruti,
my
wife,
thought
that
I
should
tone
it
down
and
not
make
a
career
selling
nudity."
Pravesh
did
reconsider
his
approach
to
nudity,
kissing
and
love-making.
“It
did
make
me
rethink,
but
it
was
a
critical
sequence
in
the
film.
I
think
she
is
upset
that
her
husband
made
a
film
where
nudity
is
central
to
the
story
itself.
Actually
she
doesn't
approve
of
the
script,
the
reason
being
nudity."
The
director
admits
that
the
nudity
content
is
over-the-top.
And
the
censors
suggested
that
the
ladies"
bare
back
be
blurred.
“She
is
naked
but
had
to
blur
it
out
wherever
her
derriere
got
exposed.
A
couple
of
censor
members
who
were
divided
in
their
opinion
wanted
to
go
back
on
their
decision
and
cut
it
out.
But
I
think
they
realised
that
the
psychological
impact
was
not
diluted.
We
agreed
on
blurring
the
butt.
For
me
nudity
is
drama
not
the
visibility
of
genitals.
And
the
psychological
impact
is
not
diluted.
I
am
happy
with
the
end-result."
The
director
hopes
that
the
bare
flesh
is
not
misconstrued
to
be
meant
for
titillation.
“The
film
has
been
written
for
the
average
Indian
viewer.
I
know
I
am
taking
a
risk
and
I
hope
they
get
the
point.
Otherwise
I
will
fail.
But
I
am
confident
it
gets
across."
Another
sequence
where
Aruna
Shields
poses
nude
for
her
painter-lover
has
been
passed
uncut.
Heaving
a
sigh
of
relief
Pravesh
says,
“Ashwin
(Prashant)
has
seen
her
naked.
So
Neera
(Aruna)
the
muse
is
naked.
And
I
didn't
want
the
sequence
to
be
like
the
one
in
Titanic
which
was
removed
from
the
Indian
version.
The
sequence
is
quite
long
and
Neera
is
naked
in
the
entire
painting
sequence.
Certain
shots
where
her
back
is
visible
have
been
blurred
but
nothing
had
to
be
deleted
from
the
film.
The
idea
is
not
to
provoke
but
to
make
it
acceptable
in
our
minds
without
making
her
a
slut
in
the
film."
Pravesh
feels
that
the
censor
board
has
demonstrated
a
deep
maturity
in
passing
the
film.
“We
did
have
more
than
one
revising
committee
screenings
and
lots
of
anxious
moments.
But
if
you
ask
me
I
would
like
to
send
a
bouquet
to
censor
board.
No
scene
has
been
snipped."
Actress
Aruna
Shields
(earlier
seen
with
Vivek
Oberoi
in
Prince),
agreed
to
go
nude.
“Naturally,
as
she"s
posing
for
a
nude
painting.
I
am
quite
relieved
that
the
film
was
cleared.
I
was
very
nervous
and
afraid
as
people
around
me
started
counting
the
kisses
too.
I
did
not
have
the
budget
to
shoot
alternate
shots
so
depending
on
the
clearance
either
I
had
a
film
on
hand
or
none.
I
have
shot
the
film
in
a
certain
manner
where
cutting
out
a
sequence
or
faster
cutting
of
certain
scenes
would
have
killed
my
narrative.
I
want
to
be
with
'world
cinema'.
The
biggest
creative
risk
that
I
have
taken
is
to
have
just
four
characters.
The
film
is
shot
with
a
hand-
held
camera
keeping
in
mind
the
intimacy
of
storytelling.
A
lot
of
scenes
are
done
in
long
takes.
So
if
I
had
to
snip
a
few
scenes
it
would
have
looked
totally
odd.
In
the
final
scene,
the
nude
scenes
must
be
for
around
ten
odd
minutes
or
more."