The film is about two Indian couples living in London and ideally should have been shot as a bi-lingual or in English. The leading ladies of the movie are not able to speak Hindi well, however the movie is made in Hindi language.
Going bold and baring all, Aruna Shields nude is the most talked about pretty young thing in the entertainment fraternity.
According to Aruna nudity is not the highlight of the movie. It’s only shot from sideways. She says she has absolutely “no issues” with her nude scenes in the movie which is about adultery.
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. The movie has four main 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 extramarital affair without the slightest pang of guilt. His wife however has full faith in Ashwin’s talent that one day he will be a very rich and famous painter. 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. In one way the film is a type of wife swapping, eventhough unintentional. 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. Director Pravesh made sure that there were very minimal crew members are present while shooting the nude scenes. The film is filled with kissing and nude scence. Aruna Shields did a wonderfull job and the nude scence in a very comfortable manner. The movie is not meant to titillate anyone so there were no vulgar scenes. Every shot is done very aesthetically.
Director Pravesh Bharadwaj leaves an open end for the viewers to exercise their own brain muscles and draw their own conclusions, not something Bollywood patrons are used to.
Cast: Aruna Shields, Naved Aslam, Lucy Hassan, Prashant Narayanan
Mr Singh Mrs Mehta is directed by Pravesh Bhardwaj.
Information from Prashant Narayanan Film Mr Singh Mrs Mehta