Rang Rasiya

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Rang Rasiya
Rang Rasiya Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ketan Mehta
Written byKetan Mehta
Based onRaja Ravi Varma by Ranjit Desai
Produced by Deepa Sahi
Aanand Mahendroo
Starring Randeep Hooda
Nandana Sen
CinematographyRali Raltschev
Christo Bakalov
Edited byPratik Chitalia
Music bySandesh Shandilya
Production
companies
Maya Movies
Infinity Filmed Entertainment
Pen Studios
Release dates
  • November 2008 (2008-11)(London Film Festival)
  • 7 November 2014 (2014-11-07)(India)
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
English
Budget₹12 crore [1]

Rang Rasiya, titled Colours of Passion in English, is a 2014 Indian drama film written and directed by Ketan Mehta, based on the life of the 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma. It was released bilingually in Hindi as Rang Rasiya and in English as Colours of Passion. [1] The film was a cinematic adaptation of the novel Raja Ravi Varma by Ranjit Desai. It stars Randeep Hooda as Raja Ravi Varma and Nandana Sen as his love interest.

Contents

Colours of Passion was released at the The Times BFI London Film Festival in November 2008. Rang Rasiya was theatrically released in India on 7 November 2014.

Cast

Production

Development

After his last commercial production Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), Mehta chose to make a film on the 19th-century painter, Raja Ravi Varma's life. Incidentally both these movies were based on a subject from the 19th century. Rang Rasiya is an adaptation of the biographical novel Raja Ravi Varma authored by the Marathi writer Ranjit Desai.

Mehta thought that Varma was the most fascinating artist of that era and his character, persona and paintings. He was fascinated with Ravi Varma right from his days at Film and Television Institute of India. After reading Desai's novel, Mehta felt inspired to make a film based on the life and times of Ravi Varma, and set about formulating the story of his new film. [2]

Cast and crew

Raja Ravi Varma Raja Ravi Varma.jpg
Raja Ravi Varma

When Mehta first met Nandana Sen at her house, he saw two life-size reproductions of Raja Ravi Varma's paintings. This indicated to him that she was familiar with the artist and his works, something that he thought would make his job as a director easier. Speaking of the character she was to portray, he said:

"To me, she was the perfect woman to play the muse of an artist who sparked off debates about censorship of art. She has that child-woman quality, which was so much a part of Sugandha's personality." [3]

The much desired controversy regarding "censorship of art" was quickly forthcoming, and Nandana was the willing lynchpin of that achievement. Among several scenes in the film that depict her in various grades of undress, one wide angle shot shows the bare breasts of a skimpily clad Nandana. The Central Board of Film Certification, which regulates the ratings and certification of media in India, duly objected to the scene, terming it nudity. [4] [5]

Mehta saw Hooda's previous films Risk and D . [2] In this film, he played the role of Raja Ravi Varma in two phases — first as a 60-year-old and then as a 20-year-old in a span of 10 days. [6] As a preparation for his role, Hooda tried to learn the basics of painting. He was happy working in the film and said that his acting skills were well-groomed by Mehta's abilities. [7]

Paresh Rawal plays an important role in the film. [2] Triptha Parashar, whom Mehta spotted in an advertisement, was immediately offered the role of a princess without auditioning. [8] Feryna Wazheir, who was born and raised in the UK to Kashmiri parents, plays a Parsi girl in the film. [9]

Sangita Kathiwada is the creative consultant and Niharika Khan, the award-winning designer is the costume designer. [10]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Rang Rasiya is composed by Sandesh Shandilya and lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rang Rasiya (title)" Sunidhi Chauhan, Keerthi Sagathia 4:01
2."Kahe Sataye" Roop Kumar Rathod, Sunidhi Chauhan3:57
3."O Kamini" Sonu Nigam,3:39
4."Anhad Naad" Kailash Kher, Anwar Khan4:38
5."Sun Balam"Rajashwari Pathak3:56
6."Rang Rasiya (Re-mix )" 5:15
Total length:24:06

Release

The film was screened at 2008 The Times BFI London Film Festival. [11] Rang Rasiya had been languishing in post-production from 2008 due to the Censor Board's objection with certain scenes that involved nudity. It was given a release date on 7 November 2014. [12]

Box office

The film, made on a budget of ₹12 crore [1] reportedly grossed ₹4.8 crore in India. [13]

Critical response

See also

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