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The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.
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6.6/10
9.6K
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- Director
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- Rajat Arora(dialogue)
- Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
- Rajshri Sudhakar(Dialogue Writer: Telugu)
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- Rajat Arora(dialogue)
- Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
- Rajshri Sudhakar(Dialogue Writer: Telugu)
- Stars
- Awards
- 33 wins & 27 nominations
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- Rajat Arora(dialogue) (screenplay)
- Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
- Rajshri Sudhakar(Dialogue Writer: Telugu)
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Storyline
Rebellious and uninhibited Reshma lives an impoverished lifestyle with her mother, Ratnamma, in 1980s South India. She is an ardent fan of film actor, Suryakant, and her one ambition in life is to meet and act with him. She runs away to Madras, and like, hundreds of young women, lines up outside Jupiter Studios to try and get noticed. With her plain, next-door-girl looks, she gets ignored but as fate could have it she is given a chance to play a minor role after she manages to sneak into the studios. The role exploits her as a sex symbol, driving males to the cinema houses to absorb her movements and beauty. Virtually overnight she, now renamed Silk, becomes a sensation, and together with the aging superstar, Suryakant, the one she had always fantasized about, she sizzles the silver screen with her sex appeal. Suryakant's brother, Ramakant, an author, is smitten by her - so much so that he would like her to opt out of movies altogether, so that he could marry her. But the rebellious woman that she is, jeopardizes her chance of impressing his parents - by challenging the upcoming siren, Shakila, to a competition. And it is this move that will bring about even more changes in her life. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Did you know
- TriviaMilan Luthria offered lead role to Kangana Ranaut, but Kangana was tired of playing 'the girl on the verge of a nervous breakdown', after playing similar kind of roles in Gangster (2006) and Fashion (2008).
- Quotes
Silk Smitha: Logon Ka naam unke kaam se hota hain... mera, badnaam hoke hua hain.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 57th Filmfare Awards (2012)
- SoundtracksOoh La La
Music by Vishal Dadlani (as Vishal) and Shekhar Ravjiani (as Shekhar)
Lyrics by Rajat Arora
Performed by Bappi Lahiri & Shreya Ghoshal
Top review
Vidya Balan is Terrific!
Inspired by the life of the late Silk Smitha, an actress noted for her erotic roles, 'The Dirty Picture' is decent biopic on the late sex-symbol. The main reason why this biopic works, is because of the On-Screen Silk, played terrificly by Vidya Balan. She stands out!
'The Dirty Picture' is a tale of pain, desire, ambition, struggle, and darkness. It's about Silk & her entire journey. It's a complete look at the rise & fall on the late south-siren.
Cinematically, 'The Dirty Picture' is a decent effort, that has enough potential to earn itself a viewing. Of course, the Second-Hour could've been better, but otherwise, there is no major flaw in here to point out. Rajat Aroraa's Screenplay is generally good, but it definitely could've been stronger in the Second-Hour. A special mention for the superb dialogues. Milan Luthria's Direction is passable. Cinematography, Editng & Art Design, are mention-worthy. Music by Vishal-Shekhar, is good
Performance-Wise: Vidya stands out from Scene A to Z. She delivers a terrific performance as Silk. This is Her Bravest & Best Performance to date. Emraan Hashmi is first-rate. Naseeruddin Shah is his usual self, while Tusshar Kapoor deserved more footage. Rajesh Sharma & Anju Mahendru are simply fantastic in supporting roles.
On the whole, 'The Dirty Picture' is a decent effort. Watch it for Vidya's Performance!
'The Dirty Picture' is a tale of pain, desire, ambition, struggle, and darkness. It's about Silk & her entire journey. It's a complete look at the rise & fall on the late south-siren.
Cinematically, 'The Dirty Picture' is a decent effort, that has enough potential to earn itself a viewing. Of course, the Second-Hour could've been better, but otherwise, there is no major flaw in here to point out. Rajat Aroraa's Screenplay is generally good, but it definitely could've been stronger in the Second-Hour. A special mention for the superb dialogues. Milan Luthria's Direction is passable. Cinematography, Editng & Art Design, are mention-worthy. Music by Vishal-Shekhar, is good
Performance-Wise: Vidya stands out from Scene A to Z. She delivers a terrific performance as Silk. This is Her Bravest & Best Performance to date. Emraan Hashmi is first-rate. Naseeruddin Shah is his usual self, while Tusshar Kapoor deserved more footage. Rajesh Sharma & Anju Mahendru are simply fantastic in supporting roles.
On the whole, 'The Dirty Picture' is a decent effort. Watch it for Vidya's Performance!
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- Jan 22, 2012
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- ₹300,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $341,767
- Runtime2 hours 25 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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