(Image source from: Rang Rasiya will be delayed})

Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen starrer Rang Rasiya, based on the life of the renowned painter Raja Ravi Varma, has been held back from hitting the screens by a court in Kerala.

Rang Rasiya is an Indian drama film based on the life of the 19th-century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.The film is directed Ketan Mehta, produced by Deepa Sahi and Aanand Mahendroo. It stars Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen and a newcomer Triptha Parashar in the lead roles.

The granddaughter of Raja Ravi Varma had registered a formal complain against the Keta Mehat’s movie, claiming that the film is a stain on the reputation of the artist as well as on his family.

The memorandum, dated October 13, had accused the makers of of depicting a false image of the artist and termed the film a ‘direct assault’ on Indian culture and womanhood. Ketan Mehta’s actress wife Deepa Sahi has produced this venture in association with Aanand Mehendroo.

In her complaint Indira Devi Kunjamma has reportedly stated that though the movie is a total figment of imagination of Mr. Mehta, its trailers ‘loudly claim’ that it is ‘a true story of the late Raja Ravi Varma.

AW: Arun Kumar