Silk slowly builds a name for herself in the industry and goes on to do many more sexually charged films with Suryakanth, which catapults her into stardom. However, Suryakanth's suggestion of adding sex and eroticism, to make the film more commercially viable, angers Abraham. Meanwhile, Abraham proposes a new film to Selva Ganesh and is keen to cast Suryakanth. Enamoured with him, Silk gains his affection and attention by offering a long-term sexual relationship. Selva also suggests that she now be referred to as "Silk", which is more exotic and captivating.Īt the first shoot, Silk dances with aging superstar Suryakanth ( Naseeruddin Shah), her childhood idol. The film fails at the box office, much to the dismay of the producer Selva Ganesh (Rajesh Sharma), who later recalls Reshma's performance and offers her a role in a song in his upcoming film. He edits out Reshma's entire dance sequence. However, she dances in a sultry manner, using erotic movements which annoys the film's director, Abraham ( Emraan Hashmi). Determined to secure a role, she spontaneously auditions for the position of a background dancer. She fails to impress a casting director, and he insults her for being unattractive and unable to act. The movie become super blockbuster and The song "Ooh La La" become super hit of the year.Ī day before her marriage, Reshma ( Vidya Balan) runs away from her rural village, hoping to become a star in Chennai. Box Office India declared the film Super Hit after its fourth week. It won three National Film Awards including Best Actress, three Filmfare Awards and six Screen Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. The Dirty Picture grossed ₹1.17 billion (equivalent to ₹2.0 billion or US$27 million in 2020) worldwide and received several awards, most of which were won by Balan for her portrayal of Silk.
The music was composed by Vishal Shekhar with lyrics written by Rajat Aroraa. In addition, the film has received widespread praise for portraying women as powerful, contributing something unique to a typically male-dominated society. Upon release it was a critical and commercial success, with Balan receiving the highest accolades for her performance she was called "the hero of the film". Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Tusshar Kapoor played lead roles. Produced on a budget of ₹180 million (US$2.4 million), The Dirty Picture was released worldwide on 2 December 2011 (the anniversary of Smitha's birth), in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil versions. The film was directed by Milan Luthria and co-produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor, after Ekta came up with the idea and asked screenwriter Rajat Aroraa to pen a story based on it. It also resembles the personal lives of other women in popular culture, including Hollywood actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. The filmmakers have clarified that the story is not officially or literally based on Smitha alone, but on many of her southern contemporaries such as Disco Shanti. The Dirty Picture is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language biographical musical drama film inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, an Indian actress noted for her erotic roles.
₹1.17 billion (US$16 million)(worldwide)