New Delhi: Silk Smitha seems to have successfully established her star status in the box office again. 'The Dirty Picture' pulled in a whopping 36 crores worldwide in its opening weekend. With figures like that - the Milan Luthria movie based on a 80's dancing star has become one the biggest grossing industry openers of the year. The movie got a bumper opening at the Indian Box Office as it...
05:42 PM, Dec 05, 2011
Mumbai: Vidya Balan's no-holds-barred performance in 'The Dirty Picture' has received an overwhelming response and has managed to earn net Rs 20.32 crore at the domestic box office since its release Friday. "The response is fantabulous. We are doing well in A, B, C centres. It's holding on, it is not a one day wonder," Girish Johar, head of acquisition and distribution, Balaji Motion Pictures, told IANS. "We released the...
04:29 PM, Dec 04, 2011
New Delhi: Vidya Balan says she is comfortable with her curvaceous figure and finds the craze for size zero very boring. The 33-year-old actress put on 12kgs to portray Silk Smitha in her latest film 'The Dirty Picture', which has enjoyed a good opening at the box office. And Vidya hopes that with the new film, her boldest so far, the buxom beauties will make a comeback in Bollywood. "Size...
05:24 PM, Dec 03, 2011
New Delhi: From a shy girl in 'Parineeta' to a sex siren in 'The Dirty Picture', Vidya Balan has portrayed different roles in her six-year-old career in Bollywood. And the actress is clear that she wants to be known for her roles and not just an individual. "The legacy I want to leave behind is probably that I want people to know me for my roles and not as an...
03:38 PM, Dec 03, 2011
Mumbai: Vidya Balan is overwhelmed by the kind of response she has received for 'The Dirty Picture', and is glad that even her parents did not find anything vulgar or cheap in her portrayal of a sex symbol. "I am feeling great. I am thankful to god as the film has got such a good opening. I got to know it has got 100 percent occupancy in single screen cinemas...
03:26 PM, Dec 03, 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: The glamorous choli made several hearts go 'dhak dhak' when Madhuri Dixit gyrated to 'Choli ke peeche kya hai' back in the early 1990s. Now the focus is once again on this indigenous piece of clothing for women, thanks to divas like Katrina Kaif and Vidya Balan, though designers warn against following the Bollywood trend blindly. Be it Katrina in her popular 'Sheila ki jawaani' avatar and in...
03:03 PM, Dec 03, 2011
Rajeev Masand reviews this week's releases 'The Dirty Picture' and 'Puss in Boots' and also talks to Farhan Akhtar on 'Don 2'. ...
10:02 AM, Dec 03, 2011
Cast: Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Tusshar Kapoor Director: Milan Luthria Vidya Balan goes where few have gone before, putting it all out there, literally, for the sake of her art. Pity it's for a film as unremarkable as 'The Dirty Picture'. At one point in this movie, her character, a titillating dancing star of the 80s, says there are only three ingredients in a film that can...
11:45 PM, Dec 02, 2011
Rajeev Masand says, 'The Dirty Picture' is eminently watchable. What do you think? Write your review and win prizes.
11:44 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
New Delhi: The 'A' certificate awarded to Milan Luthria's 'The Dirty Picture' is not expected to affect the film's business simply because the promos have given an idea about what to expect from the film. Further it was not publicized as a family entertainer. Whatsoever of the film is revealed so far promises a good skin show and a power packed performance from 'Boombatt' Balan. She is one actor who...
10:16 AM, 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
New Delhi: Movie enthusiasts have been waiting for the first public display of 'The Dirty Picture' since the arrival of its initial teasers. Vidya Balan's avatar as an ambitious actress has taken everyone with amusement. Initial reactions to the film have started to pour in and most of them are positive in nature, which has made the audiences all the more excited about the film. The makers have denied the...
05:04 PM, Dec 01, 2011
New Delhi: While the buzz around the run-up to the release of The Dirty Picture is in full swing, our neighbours may not have a chance to catch the film in their theatres. The Pakistan Censor Board has refused to clear the movie for release in their country. Earlier this year, Delhi Belly too was not cleared for a release there. It is learnt that after receiving a clearance by...
02:31 PM, Dec 01, 2011
