Controversial Bollywood movie "Rang Rasiya" is the story of the famous painter Raja Ravi Verma directed by the star producer Ketan Mehta while Randeep Hooda plays the role of the painter and actress Nandana Sen plays the role of the woman with no clothes posing for the painter. Mehta has previously directed the epic movie "Mangal Pandey: The Rising" released in 2005. Rang Rasiya is an adaptation of a Marathi writer Ranjit Desai's biographical novel Raja Ravi Varma. Mehta believes Raja Ravi Varma is the most fascinating artist of that era.

 The Indian Censor Board has finally approved license to release the movie as it had many controversial scenes especially one where the lead lady Nandana Sen appears topless which is not allowed in Indian cinema. Since that scene forms the core of the movie for its clear narration, after a lot of struggle, the movie maker got the permission and did not have to edit it out. To portray this character, Nandana Sen was required to dress and look like a young Maharashtrian woman with long hair, light eyes, waist chain and a nose ring. The hero Randeep had acted in films like Risk and D where he showcased his acting talent. In Rang Rasiya, he had to act as a 60 year old painter as well as a 20 year old young artist in a span of just one week. As a preparation for the painter's role, Hooda tried to learn the basics of painting. He was happy working in the film and said that his acting skills were well-groomed by Mehta's filmmaking abilities.

Rang Rasiya is Based on a classical Indian novel “Raja Ravi Varma” written by the award winning novelist and playwright Ranjit Desai. The Novel is woven around the life and times of the great Indian painter of the 19th century, Raja Ravi Varma. He was arrested and charged with obscenity, immortality and hurting religious sentiments of the people. His offence was painting nudes of Indian mythological characters. In keeping with the tradition of the great classical melody, the music of the film has been composed by Sandesh Shandilya. The lyrics are contributed by Manoj Muntashir. Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Roop Kumar Rathod, Kailash Kher, Anwar Khan and Rajashwari Pathak have given their golden voices to the harmonious tunes. It is clear that Mehta has a strong passion for good filmmaking and does not rely on the artist star power or just the steamy bedroom scenes. The controversial topless scene in Rang Rasiya is not what he is counting on to sell the movie, but the tight and gripping screenplay and film making story telling art. Hope the audience watch this controversial movie for the right reasons.