MUMBAI: Producer Sunil Bohra has asked for an ‘A‘ certificate from the Censors for his forthcoming Frieda Pinto-starrer Trishna.

"The Censor Board will be viewing the film this week and we are applying for an ‘A‘ certificate like Aamir Khan did for Delhi Belly," observed Bohra.

The film, an adaptation of Thomas Hardy‘s novel ‘Tess of the d‘urbervilles‘, tells the story of a woman whose life is destroyed by a combination of love and circumstances. Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna (Freida Pinto) meets a wealthy young British businessman Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed) who has come to India to work in his father‘s hotel business.

After an accident destroys her father‘s Jeep, Trishna goes to work for Jay, and they fall in love. But despite their feelings for each other, they cannot escape the conflicting pressures of a rural society which is changing rapidly through industrialisation, urbanisation and, above all, education. Trishna‘s tragedy is that she is torn between the traditions of her family life and the dreams and ambitions that her education has given her.

The film starts off as a tale of romance, but fast turns into a lustful affair in which Riz‘s character exploits Trishna in the name of love. It is said that the film‘s sequences have references to the Kamasutra.

Shot in Hindi and English, Trishna is slated to release on 650 screens across the country. The film has cameos by Anurag Kashyap, Kalki Koechlin and singer-composer Amit Trivedi. It will release all across on 6 July.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that Bohra has planned the premiere of his film in Jodhpur, his hometown. Around 500 assorted guests from Bollywood and the British film industry are likely to attend the premiere.