Bejoy Nambiar defends masturbating in 'Shaitan'
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,June 13 2011]
Bejoy Nambiar 'Shaitan' is getting appreciation from the cine rasikas and the master craftsmen Mani Ratnam is pleased with 'Shaitaan' the director who is known for his mastery over techniques has loved Bejoy Nambiar's 'Shaitan'.
But like others, Mani also didn,t approve his disciple Bejoy showing VJ Neil masturbating on screen in the film.
Bejoy reacts to the issue, It is a squirmy moment for us because we are still not used to a sexual honesty on screen and I've to admit the VJ Neil who is doing the masturbation is very convincing. In any case it's a funny scene.
On the following scene where Neil 's mother barges in on the act and Neil tries to hide his shame under a CD jacket of a Zakir Husain album, Nambiat clarifies, I was only asked to beep out Zakir Saab's name, which I did. I think we need to stop being apologetic about sexually explicit content. Given a chance I'd show a couple making out on screen. In fact, in Shaitaan there's scene where a character saunters out in boxer shots while the girl is buttoning up inside. The time has come when the sex act and the accompanying language are not taboo on screen. Look at Ragini MMS and Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly.
Having said this, Nambiar stresses that 'Shaitan' is not a sexy film. The characters are too driven by other impulses to bother with sex.