Dirty picture is in the news for all the wrong reasons since its inception. The film hit the legal roadblocks twice and producer Ekta Kapoor has now found recourse in the Smitha. Her family mtembers were knocking at the legal doors seeking ban of the picture on their own version.
Now Eka Kapoor has filed caveat legal system itself to sort out the problem.
The Vidya Balan starrer movie is said o be a film made on the life and times of South Indian sensational star Silk petitions nearly in 20 cities across the country praying that no petition against the release of the film should be entertained without their knowledge.
Smitha’s brother Vadlapatla Naga Vara Prasad had earlier filed a petition in Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking ban of the film. (INN)
Ekta Kapoor clarifies her forthcoming films are not as dirty as they are made out to be.
Balaji Productions' highly talked about film Ragini MMS' first look was launched by Ekta Kapoor yesterday at a suburban multiplex.
Ekta clarified, that Ragini MMS is not like Paranormal Activity as per the rumours doing the rounds.
On asked how come both of her forthcoming sensational films 'Ragini MMS' and 'Dirty Picture' (starring Vidya Balan as late south sex symbol Silk Smitha) revolve around sex, Ekta clarified, "I don't make films to please people. Both 'Ragini MMS' and 'Dirty Picture' are not porn films as they are made out to be."
However, both films have loads of sex and lovemaking scenes. The film is said to have footage of how young couples talk in their bedrooms too!
Ekta added, "Ragini MMS will be the scariest date movie in India so far. It has the ultimate catchphrase 'They didn't know it then, but it was a threesome!'
While Ragini MMS will release in May, Vidya starrer Dirty Picture is still under production.
Vidya Balan has got people swooning over her bold avatar in Ekta Kapoor's "The Dirty Picture" and the latest to join her fanclub is co-star Tusshar Kapoor.
"Vidya is amazing to work with. I do have my favourites in the industry, but there is one thing I would like to say that... there is no one like Vidya," said Tusshar.
Directed by Milan Luthria, "The Dirty Picture" will releases Dec 2.(IANS)
Bollywood beauty Vidya Balan and Imran Hashmi’s upcoming movie ‘Dirty Picture’ based upon the real life story of yesteryear actress late Silk Smitha has already surrounded with many controversies. Its posters, scenes, concept and the title everything leads to a controversy.
Now, this film may soon land in legal problems also, as some of the close relatives of late actress Silk Smitha have found this film projecting her in a very bad light. They said to be objecting to the recently released poster and the intimate scenes between Viday Balana and Imran Hasmi that projects Silk more as a prostitute than as an actress in the film industry. It came to know they wrote a letter to the film makers in this regard and warned them to drag to court if they try to defame their relative Silk Smitha.
So far, there is reaction comes out from the film makers. Dirty Picture is directed by Milan Ludria and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor.
Vidya to perform live at 'Dirty Picture' music launch
2011/11/2 5:09:42
(IANS) Her oomph and chutzpah in the "Ooh la la" song from "The Dirty Picture" is already a rage. Vidya Balan is now gearing up to mesmerise fans with a live performance with other artists at the music launch of the film in Mumbai Friday.
"Vidya, Emraan (Hashmi), Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor, Bappi Lahiri and Shreya Ghoshal will perform at the event live," Girish Johar, head of acquisition and distribution, Balaji Motion Pictures, told IANS.
Asked if Vidya will perform to "Ooh la la", Johar said: "Yes of course!!!"
The event is to be held at the Inorbit Mall in Malad, starting 6 p.m. It is free for everyone.
"That's the novelty value. We wanted to take the film to the public directly so that they can interact with the stars and enjoy the music," he added.
The actors themselves are quite excited about the colourful music launch.
Tusshar tweeted: "Hello people, on Friday, 4th Nov, pls come to 'The Dirty Picture' audio launch. It's at 6 pm at Inorbit, Malad and free for the public. It should be a first-of-its-kind audio launch where you will witness live performances by the star cast and singers.
"The Dirty Picture", produced by Ekta Kapoor, chronicles the rise to fame, gradual fall and death of southern actress Silk Smitha. The film is releasing Dec 2.
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Vidya Balan set the "Kaun Banega Crorepati 5" sets on fire when she shook a leg with megastar Amitabh Bachchan on her latest saucy number "Ooh la la" from the film "The Dirty Picture".
The actress, who played a mother to Big B in "Paa", appeared as a guest participant on the show, to promote her forthcoming film.
Clad in a red sari, Vidya oozed oomph just as her character in "The Dirty Picture".
The two worked together in "Paa", where Vidya mother to Big B's character Auro, who suffers from progeria.
The episode featuring Vidya and Big B will be aired on Sony Wednesday.
2011/11/18 17:58:40 While, late Silk Smitha's brother Naga Vara Prasad is drawing battle lines with 'Dirty Picture' and its producer Ekta Kapoor for defaming his sister and slaps legal notices, Ekta Kapoor is all set to release the film now in Telugu also. Renowned film distribution company Indra Films offering a whooping amount has bagged the rights of the film. The Telugu version of the film is simultaneously releasing on December 2nd along with Hindi version.
Vidya Balan enacts the role of Silk Smitha and she goes to her extreme limits in this film with her skin shows. Emran Hashmi, Naseerudden Shaw and Tusshar Kapoor have played important roles in this film, directed by Milan Luthria.
2011/11/5 10:57:25 For the second time after it was named, Vidya Balan starrer The Dirty Picture got into legal tangle.
The picture, billed as the bio-pic of sexy siren Silk Smitha, got into legal trouble again as Smitha’s brother V Naga Vara Prasad has sent legal notices to the producer Ekta Kapoor and director Milan Luthria.
Vara Prasad, who is a farmer, contends that the movie was made without their family’s concern and portrayed her sister in an obscene manner.
The film unit seems to be unfazed and said the legal department will take care of the issue. But Vara Prasad’s notice this time says that if the producers do not respond to his notice he will move the High Court.
He also insisted that the film should not be released on December 2, his sister’s birthday. (INN)
During the last two days media was abuzz with the news about Bollywood beauty Vidya Balan’s secret marriage with UTV Motion Pictures head Siddarth Roy Kapoor with whom she is said to be dating since last few months. Vidya Balan, who came to know about the spicy gossips related to her secret marriage, has come to media and condemned them. She said “I am busy with my ‘dirty Picture’ shooting. Then how someone found me marrying to some one and fleeing away with him for Honeymoon? It is just rubbish news. Right now, I have no time to breathe. My first preference is my film career and nothing else.”
Her ‘Dirty Picture’ is produced by Ekta Kapoor, and it directed by Milan Luthria.
2010/12/10 10:55:56 In fact, this is not about any dirty picture of Vidya Balan. It’s the title of a Bollywood film based upon yesteryear hot babe Silk Smitha’s life story. No one could forget the scorching looks of Silk Smitha. She was so popular that she even played lead roles in some films. But, all of a sudden she ends her life by jumping out of her flat. Some says it was an accident and not suicide and some argues that she commits suicide in a depressed mood because of her failures in her personal life. However, her death remains a mystery until now. Her film career and the twists in her personal life indeed are no less to a film story. Hence, Bollywood producer Ekta Kapoor got attracted with her life story and starts a film giving title ‘The dirty picture.’ Vidya Balan is playing Silk Smitha’s role in this film and Bollywood hero Ajay Devgan plays the role of the man who disturbs her life. Milan Luthria is directing this movie.
(IANS) The makers of Vidya Balan starrer "The Dirty Picture" have clarified that the film is not a formal biopic.
"With reference to the legal notice received and the ongoing speculation about the film, Balaji wishes to clarify that 'The Dirty Picture' is the romantic journey of a fiercely ambitious starlet who dreams of making it big on the silver screen," said a statement issued by the film's publicist.
"It draws inspiration from the strugglers in the 1980s whose indomitable spirit made them emerge triumphant and create a unique space for themselves in a male-dominated film industry. The film is not a formal biopic or biography, as is being speculated. It is a work of fiction, and any character's resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental," it added.
The clarification was issued after a media report that claimed that southern sex icon Silk Smitha's brother, V. Naga Vara Prasad, who lives in a village in Andhra Pradesh, sent a legal notice to the film's producer Ekta Kapoor and director Milan Luthria for not taking permission from the late actress' family before making the movie. Prasad claims that he learned about the film through television.
Silk Smitha committed suicide in 1996.
" 'The Dirty Picture', a spectacular musical entertainer, is in essence, a love story, and a celebration of the never-say-die spirit of every industry newcomer," said the statement.
Vidya has teamed up with Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi in the film, which is relasing Dec 2.
Following the recent success of Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Murder 2’, the film makers have already announced ‘Murder 3’ as their next project.
Co-producer Mukesh Bhatt said that they will soon announce its cast.
However, sources say that actor Emraan Hashmi will continue to play the lead role again but the female lead is yet to be known.
With no time to celebrate the success of Murder 2, Emraan is said to have been summoned by the makers to report to the sets of ‘The Dirty Picture’ in Hyderabad where he will star opposite actor Vidya Balan.
The shooting of ‘The Dirty Picture’ had got delayed due to the recent Telangana Stir in Hyderabad.
When smoking and drinking alcohol has become very common these days for women in the film industry, a top heroine in Bollywood struggles to ok a smoking shot in her film. She is Bollywood beauty Vidya Balan who is enacting southern sex bomb late Silk Smitha’s real life character in ‘Dirty Picture’ movie. She even find it odd to wear a sleeveless jacket in the movie that is intended to elaborate the other side of the sex bomb-Silk Smitha.
There is a scene which needs Vidya smoke a cigarette in this Dirty Picture. But, she finds it hard to ok the shot despite her sincere efforts. Finally, she grabbed a cigarette packet from one of the unit members and practiced smoking for hours before facing the cameras again. After burning 9 cigarettes to ashes, she has perfected in smoking. Finally, she okayed the shot and won applaud from the unit members.
2011/11/2 21:20:02 Bollywood hot beauty Vidya Balan's movie 'Dirty picture' based on the life story of veteran south Indian actress late Silk Smitha has been remain controversial from the day one of its shooting. This film is produced by Ekta Kapoor.
Now, this 'Dirt Picture' is all set to release soon. The family members of late Silk Smitha have been raising objections on the film since its beginning as its shaping-up very oddly showing Smitha almost equal to a sex worker. The family members of Smitha have served legal notices to the film makers and also filed a petition in the State High Court asking it to stop the shooting of the movie. However, the delay at court provides enough time to film makers to complete the film and it is now ready for release very soon.
Silk Smitha's brother Nagavara Prasad speaking to media has said "They have telling the media that they have collected all the details of my sister Smitha's personal and professional life before starting this movie. But, none of they have ever contacted any of our family members and not even Radha Krishna, who lived with my sister until her last day. Come, he may be her husband or boy friend he is the one who should be contacted first. But, they didn't bother to meet him or to know the actual life story of my sister. It is pity they want to make money by making a vulgar film on a deceased person. We will not let the film release in the state. If, necessary we will once again knock the court doors for justice."
Vidya will go for `butt pads`, cosmetic enhancements in ‘Dirty Picture’
2011/5/24 4:54:55
Controversy stricken film ‘Dirty Picture’ produced by Ekta Kapoor will see talented actress Vidya Balan in a voluptuous avatar.
Reportedly, the actress, who otherwise has a slim frame, will be going for cosmetic enhancements to justify the role of southern sex symbol, the late Silk Smitha.
Ekta wanted Vidya to gain weight for the role but the ‘Ishqiya’ star was reluctant to do so. So the producer thought of an alternative solution to make the lead actress of her film look as appealing as Silk Smitha.
She instructed one of her assistant directors and make up artist to ensure Vidya looks sexier.
Vidya will go for hip, butt and bust pads to add volume to her figure.
Whether or not Vidya will be able to carry her raunchy avatar is something for us to wait and watch. But it’s certainly good news for all the male fans of the starlet, for they will get to see Vidya get bolder than ever before.
2011/8/31 4:20:10 She is at her boldest ever in "The Dirty Picture", but actress Vidya Balan says she never felt a sense of discomfort shooting for the movie as she was in the "trusted hands" of director Milan Luthria.
"I have never enjoyed being a woman more than I did while shooting for 'The Dirty Picture'. I wasn't uncomfortable doing bold scenes because I knew I was in trusted hands," Vidya told reporters here Tuesday.
The actress, who reprises late southern siren Silk Smitha's rise and fall as a glamourous star in the film, spoke at the theatrical launch of the film.
The movie also features Tusshar Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi and Naseeruddin Shah.
"I have worked with Naseer before but this time it was easier...I was less nervous this time," said Vidya, who had teamed up with the veteran actor in "Ishqiya".
On working with Bollywood's serial kisser Emraan, with whom she has locked lips in the film, she said: "I was wondering how it would be with Emraan, but it was fun."
The trailer promises viewers that Vidya would indeed be seen in a never-seen-before avatar in the film, which is set for release Dec 2.
2011/9/6 0:33:00 If people wish to remember him for his on-screen kisses, so be it, says the somewhat exasperated actor who has for long been looking for an image change.
The 32-year-old actor came to be known as Hindi cinema's serial kisser after numerous lip locks in films like "Murder", "Zeher", "Aashiq Banaya Apne", "Gangster" and "Jannat".
"The tag would never go. I tried to get rid of it, but it follows me everywhere. I have done so many films with it (kissing) and so many people went and watched those films. So probably they want to remember me for that. And if kissing is a great way to remember me, I have no complaints! My audience base is there and I can't change overnight," Emraan told IANS in an interview.
"I am trying out different things in my forthcoming films. Hopefully it would be another dimension, which would change people's perception about me," he added.
"The Dirty Picture" is said to have Emraan in yet another kissing scene, this time with actress Vidya Balan. He however stresses that the film, based on the life of the late southern sex icon Vijayalakshmi aka Silk Smitha, takes sexuality to a different level.
"It's a different take on sexuality. Sexuality in my films was shown differently before this. 'The Dirty Picture' takes it to a different level," said Emraan. (IANS)
Vidya Breathes Life Into The Tragic Journey of Silk Smitha
2011/8/5 3:47:51
Milan Luthria’s controversial project The Dirty Picture is an unabashed, humorous and music-packed film. The film stars serial kisser Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan in the lead pair.
In the film Vidya breathes life into the tragic journey of Silk Smitha from a poor village girl to the renowned porn actress.
The story of the film which has been inspired from Silk Smitha’s life will showcase the controversial, emotional and bold love episodes of the late actress.
She was a renowned South Indian actress, who was well known for her daring and bold erotica on screen. The tragic death of the actress resulted in a huge loss to the South Indian cinema.
Vidya who had earlier worked in heroine oriented films such as Parineeta and Ishqiya is looking forward to The Dirty Picture.
Buzz is in the air that the film will hit theatres on the birth anniversary of Silk Smitha—2nd December.
Vidya Balan’s special preparation to play the voluptuous Silk Smitha
2011/4/5 5:30:06
Vidya Balan has a mountain to climb. Her role in director Milan Luthria’s film Dirty Picture gives her the boldest makeover she could imagine.
The tragic life of Silk Smitha, the voluptuous siren of South who made a name for herself through raunchy roles in the 80s and 90s, will be recreated in Ekta Kapoor’s production Dirty Picture. Vidya Balan, signed on to play the siren, is supposed to wear costumes like low-neck blouses, translucent tube tops, petticoats, hot pants, et al.
Not just this, Vidya has to put on weight to look chubby and curvier for the latter part of her role. She will be required to bare her mid-riff, thighs and cleavage.
Clearly the demand of skin show and outward display of sexuality has unnerved Vidya. We hear that she has asked her costume designer Niharika Khan to provide her with the costumes a month in advance so that she can get used to them.
Director Milan Luthria was not surprised by Vidya’s demand. He states very clearly that Vidya needs to get a lot bolder in expressing her sexuality in the role.
Vidya Balan will remember shooting her first bathtub scene for all the wrong reasons.
Playing the south siren Silk Smitha in director Milan Luthria’s film Dirty Picture requires Vidya Balan to not just wear revealing clothes, but also take dips in the bathtub. While shooting for her first such scene at Filmcity in Goregaon recently, Vidya unfortunately ended up getting skin rashes. How?
From what we hear, director Milan Luthria ensured minimal crew on the set, and Vidya Balan, wrapped in a towel and a swimsuit beneath, stepped into the bathtub and began filming the scene that had her bathing and playfully blowing the soap bubbles. She did feel itchiness in her skin initially but ignored it. But when rashes began to appear all over her body, the actress panicked, stepped out of the bathtub, got dressed and left to see a dermatologist.
It’s not clear what caused Vidya’s rashes, because the crew used only mineral water for the bathing scene. It could be that Vidya’s skin caught allergy from the soap that was used.
The second schedule of Dirty Picture will be shot in Hyderabad. By then Vidya’s skin rashes would disappear.
Dirty picture is in the news for all the wrong reasons since its inception. The film hit the legal roadblocks twice and producer Ekta Kapoor has now found recourse in the Smitha. Her family mtembers were knocking at the legal doors seeking ban of the picture on their own version.
While, late Silk Smitha's brother Naga Vara Prasad is drawing battle lines with 'Dirty Picture' and its producer Ekta Kapoor for defaming his sister and slaps legal notices, Ekta Kapoor is all set to release the film now in Telugu also. Renowned film distribution company Indra Films offering a whooping amount has bagged the rights of the film. The Telugu version of the film is simultaneously releasing on December 2nd along with Hindi version.
Bollywood hot beauty Vidya Balan's movie 'Dirty picture' based on the life story of veteran south Indian actress late Silk Smitha has been remain controversial from the day one of its shooting. This film is produced by Ekta Kapoor. 
She is at her boldest ever in "The Dirty Picture", but actress Vidya Balan says she never felt a sense of discomfort shooting for the movie as she was in the "trusted hands" of director Milan Luthria.
If people wish to remember him for his on-screen kisses, so be it, says the somewhat exasperated actor who has for long been looking for an image change.
