Mumbai: The no show of Vidya Balan's superhit movie 'The Dirty Picture' on television has met with mixed reactions from Bollywood, with some filmmakers not in favour of editing the bold content, while others agreeing to the censor board's decision. Vidya Balan's portrayal as southern siren Silk Smitha in 'The Dirty Picture' was set for its worldwide TV premiere on a Sunday afternoon last month. Despite the film being submitted...
04:17 PM, May 08, 2012
Kochi: The Dirty Picture may have been one of the most popular Hindi films of 2011 but it appears not everyone is convinced that it was an authentic biopic on Silk Smitha's life. It is the argument of those pushing for a 'real' take on Silk Smitha that all was not 'Dirty' about the actor and that there were many critical aspects of her life that were ignored in Milan...
03:40 PM, May 05, 2012
The Pakistani actress is going to be playing the lead in a Kannada film on the south siren, suspiciously titled 'Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga'. ...
03:22 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: After Vidya Balan sizzled the screen with the role of Silk in the film 'The Dirty Picture', the latest buzz is that the movie will be remade in Telugu and Tamil. Guess who will step into the shoes of Vidya in the remake. Well, if we are to go by the word around, it is going to be Anushka Shetty. 'The Dirty Picture', which has been inspired from...
04:09 PM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood does not venture much into the territory of biopics but the success of movies like 'Chak De India' and 'The Dirty Picture' is inspiring filmmakers to bring interesting life-stories on the big screen. Vidya Balan's dare-bare act as 70s Southern sex symbol Silk Smitha in the Milan Lutheria film not only earned her critical acclaim but also made hay at the box office. The actress put on...
07:31 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Hyderabad: Police today registered an FIR against actor Vidya Balan following a complaint by an advocate who alleged she had posed for 'indecent' photographs on the posters and promos of the film 'The Dirty Picture'. The complainant, Sai Krishna Azad, a practising lawyer, had last month approached the Nampally court here and filed a petition in which he had alleged the posters and promos of the film were 'obscene' and...
11:18 AM, Dec 18, 2011
Vidya Balan spoke to CNN-IBN at the HT Leadership Summit, about 'The Dirty Picture' and her wedding plans. ...
05:22 PM, Dec 07, 2011
Mumbai: It wasn't very long ago when actress Neha Dhupia famously said that in India, only sex and Shah Rukh Khan sells. Since then Aamir and Salman's films have done much better than Shah Rukh Khan's. But looking at the opening weekend's box office numbers of 'The Dirty Picture', one can say that sex still sells. Vidya Balan as never seen before, in a role which very few actresses would...
12:08 PM, Dec 06, 2011
Actors Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar speak at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2011 about their films and Bollywood. ...
03:10 PM, Dec 03, 2011
New Delhi: Sexy southern star Silk Smitha is back in news, thanks to Vidya Balan's 'The Dirty Picture'. Born on December 2, 1960, Silk is still remembered for her sensuous onscreen avatars. She starred in almost 450 films in different languages. In the following picture, Silk Smitha is seen dancing with superstar Rajinikath. Silk was 35-year-old when she died. ...
03:24 PM, Dec 02, 2011
'The Dirty Picture' director Milind Luthria talks about his pet project, and on casting Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan in the raunchy roles. ...
03:01 PM, Dec 02, 2011
Some fans say the film is awesome and hot, while some say the story was not so good. ...
02:33 PM, Dec 02, 2011
The much awaited 'Puss in Boots' and Vidya Balan starrer 'The Dirty Picture' hit theatres this Friday. ...
08:08 AM, Dec 02, 2011
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