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The Dirty Picture

  • 20112011
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  • 2h 25m
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Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, and Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
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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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.

IMDb RATING
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9.6K
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  • Director
    • Milan Luthria
  • Writers
    • Rajat Arora(dialogue)
    • Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
    • Rajshri Sudhakar(Dialogue Writer: Telugu)
  • Stars
    • Vidya Balan
    • Emraan Hashmi
    • Tusshar Kapoor
Top credits
  • Director
    • Milan Luthria
  • Writers
    • Rajat Arora(dialogue)
    • Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
    • Rajshri Sudhakar(Dialogue Writer: Telugu)
  • Stars
    • Vidya Balan
    • Emraan Hashmi
    • Tusshar Kapoor
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    • 58User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 33 wins & 27 nominations

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    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
    Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture (2011)
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    Vidya Balan
    Vidya Balan
    • Reshmaas Reshma…
    Emraan Hashmi
    Emraan Hashmi
    • Abrahamas Abraham
    Tusshar Kapoor
    Tusshar Kapoor
    • Ramakantas Ramakant
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Suryakantas Suryakant
    Rajesh Sharma
    Rajesh Sharma
    • Selva Ganeshas Selva Ganesh…
    Mangala Kenkre
    Mangala Kenkre
    • Ratnammaas Ratnamma
    Anju Mahendru
    Anju Mahendru
    • Naylaas Nayla
    Neha Bam
    Neha Bam
    • Silk's Motheras Silk's Mother
    Arya Banerjee
    • Shakeelaas Shakeela
    Shivani Tanksale
    Shivani Tanksale
    • Radhika Suryakantas Radhika Suryakant
    Imran Hasnee
    Imran Hasnee
    • Vijayanas Vijayan
    Lavin Gothi
    • Silk's Fanboyas Silk's Fanboy
    Mohit Sinha
    • Journalist At Silk's Houseas Journalist At Silk's House
    A.R. Manikandan
    • Photojournalist at Suryakant's Houseas Photojournalist at Suryakant's House
    Anjum Batra
    Anjum Batra
    • Black Ticket Selleras Black Ticket Seller
    Vikas Shrivastav
    • Casting Director Sudhiras Casting Director Sudhir
    Braj Kishore Tiwari
    • Film Producer Muththuas Film Producer Muththu
    Dilip Merala
    Dilip Merala
    • Cameraman At Race Courseas Cameraman At Race Course
    • Director
      • Milan Luthria
    • Writers
      • Rajat Arora(dialogue) (screenplay)
      • Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
      • Rajshri Sudhakar(Dialogue Writer: Telugu)
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    Storyline

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    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)
    • sex
    • film actor
    • ambition
    • film industry
    • egg
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    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Musical
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Milan 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in 57th Filmfare Awards (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Ooh La La
      Music by Vishal Dadlani (as Vishal) and Shekhar Ravjiani (as Shekhar)

      Lyrics by Rajat Arora

      Performed by Bappi Lahiri & Shreya Ghoshal

    User reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    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!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2011 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Watch The Dirty Picture on Disney+ Hotstar
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Tamil
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Грязная картина
    • Filming locations
      • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
    • Production companies
      • ALT Entertainment
      • Balaji Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₹300,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $341,767
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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