This is a Hindi film based on NRI couple based in London. While the two men are comfortable with Hindi both the actresses tend to stumble. Especially Aruna, who muffs up her expression solely in an effort to get the nuances of the Hindi language right. Ditto for Lucy Hassan.
Bollywood in the past decades did seem to have been slowly shed its conservative approach but Aruna Shields seems to have broken all the barriers. Going bold and baring all, Aruna Shields is the most talked about pretty young thing in the entertainment fraternity. According to Aruna nudity is not the highlight of the movie. There is nude scenes in the movie but is shot from sideways, or pixeled out.
Extramarital affairs are like accidents that you keep reading about in the newspapers. You only get a jolt when it actually happens to you or to someone you know. It is a take on four dramatic characters. Mrs. Singh (Aruna Shields), an agony aunt columnist, is obviously agonized upon discovering her husband’s infidelity. Mr. Singh (Naved Aslam) and Mrs. Mehta (Lucy Hassan) are having an extra-marital affair, despite being ostensibly happy with their respective marriages. However his wife has confidence in Ashwin’s talent. Proceedings become interesting when Mrs. Singh and Mr. Mehta meet.
He loves his wife too much to confront her when he discovers she is having an affair. He knows if he confronts her, she will confess to the affair and he will not be able to live with it. Ashwin is full of complexities.
Considering that Bollywood has so few adult films to offer, this one’s a rare experience. is it a case of crisscrossed adultery, an unintentional spouse swapping. And the fact that it is dealt with a degree of understatement and maturity, with a great music score (Ustad Shujat Hussain Khan and Sharang Dev) to translate the emotional quotient on to the screen, makes it a decent watch. This film has ample nude scene and kissing seqences. Pravesh made sure that there were very minimal crew members on the sets while shooting the nude scenes. Though Aruna Shields was cool about being in her birthday suit, it was Prashant who kept fumbling and fluffing. The movie is not meant to titillate anyone so there were no vulgar scenes. Every shot is done very aesthetically.
The film is a refreshing walk off the beaten Bollywood track and scores on its minimalist approach to matrimonial discord.
Cast: Prashant Narayanan, Aruna Shields, Naved Aslam, Lucy Hassan
Direction: Pravesh Bhardwaj
Information from Director Pravesh Bhardwaj Picture Mr Singh Mrs Mehta
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one can argue that it can go both ways, sonam
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