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The 2008 Ketan Mehta movie is yet to see the light of day.
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Rang Rasiya is an Indian drama film based on the life of the 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
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The movie stars Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen and a newcomer Triptha Parashar in the lead roles.
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The movie is film is an adaptation of a Marathi writer Ranjit Desai's biographical novel Raja Ravi Varma.
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This bilingual in English and Hindi is titled as 'Colour of Passion' and 'Rang Rasiyaa' respectively.
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Nandana Sen plays the character of Sugandha - the muse of the painter.
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To portray this character, Sen was required to dress and look like a young Maharashtrian woman with long hair, light eyes, waist chain and a nose ring.
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In addition, she also gained five kilos for the character since she had to look voluptuous
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Randeep Hooda plays the role of Ravi Varma.
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Hooda first plays the role as a 60-year old and then as a 20-year old in a span of 10 days.
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Mehta wanted to work with new faces, he introduced a Scottish actress and another from India.
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Paresh Rawal was also set to play an important role.
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Triptha Parashar, whom Mehta spotted in an advertisement, was immediately offered the role of a princess.
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Ferena Wazier plays a Parsi girl's role in the film.
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The movie has faced a lot of flack for the sensuous scenes.
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Though apparently aesthetically shot, the scenes have been objected to by the Censor board.
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The movie has only been screened at film festivals and will not get a commercial screening.
