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The Dirty Picture is a 2011 Indian biographical musical drama film inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, a South Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. 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. It also resembles the personal lives of other women in popular culture, including Hollywood actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. 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.
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Produced on a budget of ₹180 million (US$2.5 million), The Dirty Picture was released worldwide on 2 December 2011 (the anniversary of Smitha's birth), in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil versions. Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi played lead roles. 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". In addition, the film has received widespread praise for portraying women as powerful, contributing something unique to a typically male-dominated society. The music was composed by Vishal Shekhar with lyrics written by Rajat Aroraa.
The Dirty Picture grossed ₹1.14 billion (US$16 million) worldwide and received several awards, most of which were won by Balan for her portrayal of Silk. It won three National Film Awards including Best Actress, three Filmfare Awards and six Screen Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Box Office India declared the film Super Hit after its fourth week.
Original Release
12/02/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Vidya Balan | Silk / Reshma |
Emraan Hashmi | Abraham |
Tusshar Kapoor | Ramakant / Ramakanth |
Naseeruddin Shah | Surya Kant / Suryakanth |
Rajesh Sharma | Keedha Das / Silva Ganesh / Selva Ganesh / Keedadas |
Mangala Kenkre | Ratnamma |
Anju Mahendru | Nyla / Naila |
Neha Bam | Silk's Biological Mother |
Arya Banerjee | Shakila |
Shivani Tanksale | Radhika / Raadhika |
Directors
Writers
Rajat Arora, Aditi Mediratta, Rajshri Sudhakar
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vidya Balan | Silk / Reshma |
Emraan Hashmi | Abraham |
Tusshar Kapoor | Ramakant / Ramakanth |
Naseeruddin Shah | Surya Kant / Suryakanth |
Rajesh Sharma | Keedha Das / Silva Ganesh / Selva Ganesh / Keedadas |
Mangala Kenkre | Ratnamma |
Anju Mahendru | Nyla / Naila |
Neha Bam | Silk's Biological Mother |
Arya Banerjee | Shakila |
Shivani Tanksale | Radhika / Raadhika |
Imran Hasnee | Vijayan |
Lavin Gothi | Wiry Man / Fan |
A.R. Manikandan | Photographer |
Vikas Shrivastav | Casting Director Sudhir |
Braj Kishore Tiwari | Muththu Film Producer |
Dilip Merala | Photographer at the race course |
Gulshan Pandey | Director |
Atul Singh Verma | Usher |
Devyani | Girl in maroon dress |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Suraj Singh | Executive Producer |
Pooja Gupta | Producer |
Ekta Kapoor | Producer |
Shobha Kapoor | Producer |
Sarita Patil | Producer |
Shakeb Sayed | Producer |
Swati Shetty | Producer |