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The Dirty Picture
File:The Dirty Picture.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMilan Luthria
Screenplay byRajat Aroraa
Story byRajat Aroraa
Produced byShobha Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
StarringVidya Balan
Naseeruddin Shah
Saksham Malhotra
Tusshar Kapoor
CinematographyBobby Singh
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music byVishal-Shekhar
Distributed byBalaji Motion Pictures
ALT Entertainment
Release date
  • December 2, 2011 (2011-12-02)
[1]
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageHindi

The Dirty Picture (Hindi: द डर्टी पिक्चर) is an upcoming Hindi language biopic on the life of Southern siren Silk Smitha, directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor. They had earlier collaborated, along with scriptwriter Rajat Aroraa, on the hit Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010).[2] Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi will be seen playing lead roles in The Dirty Picture. The film will be released nationwide on December 2, 2011 on the birth anniversary of Smitha.[1][3]

Theme

The film is a non-explicit account of the life of the doomed sex symbol Silk Smitha and Indian sexploitation films of the 1980s era, especially in Tamil cinema.[4] As reported by The Times Of India, "The Dirty Picture will not focus on the sleaze but the tragedy behind the mask of the sex symbol who provided titillation to thousands of viewers but died a lonely and tragic death."[2]

Cast

Production

Development

Ekta Kapoor launched the film with director Milan Luthria soon after their collaboration Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai became a super-hit.[7] She said that The Dirty Picture would be India's answer to the Academy Award nominated film Boogie Nights.[8] Later in a press conference, Kapoor clarified that neither of Balaji's forthcoming film, Ragini MMS nor The Dirty Picture were "porn films", as they were made out to be.[9]

She has gone on record to add, "I would be surprised if I don't get unbelievable critical acclaim for The Dirty Picture and a national award for my actress, Vidya Balan. The movie has one of the most well-written scripts I have come across and a lot of youngsters in my office have looked at it with great admiration." She also pointed out that the purpose of the film was neither to justify nor criticize Smitha's life, but for the audience to live her life.[8] Additionally, all actors, including Balan and Shah attended workshops for almost two months before filming could begin.[10]

"The story chose me! It was Ekta’s idea, she had asked the writer to write a story based on this and once it was done they casually asked me to go through it. She wanted a first time director to do it as it wasn’t a big canvas and did not have a big budget, but when I read the story I was bowled over. I told her I wanted to direct it, it was exclusive material — not those typical masala films and I didn’t want anyone else directing it"

-Director Milan Luthria.[11]

When screenwriter Rajat Arora initially started working and took cues from producer Ekta Kapoor, it was seen as much smaller film in scope, primarily looking into the soft-pornography phenomenon of the 1980s, but gradually as the work progressed, it grew to also trace the controversial romances of Smitha, through a fictionalized biopic.[4] Further while researching for the film director Milan Luthria and screenwriter Rajat Arora, found little material in the film magazines of the period, as "women like Silk Smitha were often ignored by film magazines, except for gossip column mentions", thus they derived much of the details of her life, from anecdotes, met-at-a-party stories, quick tea-break chats, and fictionalized them. Apart from depicting the pomp of the Tamil film industry, it also takes up issues like, money management by actors, how they got cheated, "their string of broken relationships, led lonely lives and met with tragic ends".[4] However, for inspiration instead of looking at South Indian films of the period, the team turned to work of mainstream Bollywood directors like Manmohan Desai, Vijay Anand, Raj Kapoor, Feroz Khan​ and G.P. Sippy, and to put the global soft-porn industry in context, the team look into Boogie Nights​ (1997) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). The end script, became a "fictionalized, women-oriented, generalized perspective on the 1980s film industry".[4]

Casting

When Vidya Balan was narrated the script and shown sketches of what she needed to wear for the portrayal, including hot pants, low necks and petticoats (without the saree that Vidya so often wears), she was uncomfortable.[12] Kapoor has repeatedly stated in the media that Vidya was perfect to portray the complex character of Smitha. She added, "She has such a range of acting... her expressions are well controlled... We couldn't have found anyone better than Vidya for this role. It's a casting that very few would think is viable because it is going to be nothing like Vidya has done before. But I am confident she will push the envelope as far as she can".[8]

Regarding the criticism that Balan's character might evoke, Luthria clarified, "I wanted Vidya to know that what she's doing is not crass or crude but can be shown aesthetically in a sensual manner with a touch of class. What her character does, is not cheap.". As a reference point, he also asked Balan to study 'similar themed' films such as Burlesque and Chicago.[13] Balan also underwent salsa training to fine-tune herself with Smitha's languid body language.[14]

Next, Naseeruddin Shah was cast as an ageing South Indian superstar with "hideous wigs, dark glasses and painted-on moustaches". It is being widely speculated to be his last before he quits acting in films.[5] He will also be seen shaking a leg to a "fast dance number" in the film, a full 22 years after he last did it in the song "Tirchi Topiwale" from Tridev (1989).[15] Regarding his character, Ekta Kapoor stated, "This role requires him to play to the gallery, provoke claps, laughs and whistles and I know he can pull it off because Naseer is the Shah of all actors", while Luthria added, "Expect a man who unabashedly enjoys the flesh of women".[16]

Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi have also been cast in lead roles.[17] While Kapoor will be seen playing a script-writer and Smitha's love interest, the nature of Hashmi's role is still unknown.[18] The casting has received praise from trade pundits, with one of them commenting, "Known for engaging in interesting and unconventional casting in all its previous releases, Balaji has again tackled the unheard of by casting Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan - two of the most successful stars of today - opposite each other in The Dirty Picture. The perfect combination of mass and class promises to make this controversial film yet another winner from the Balaji stable."[19]

Filming

Filming was to begin on 20 May 2011; a week after the release of Kapoor's Ragini MMS. But due to certain production delays, it began a week later.[16] Balan, being a spiritual person, organized a puja on the sets before principal photography could begin.[10]

The first leg of filming took place at Mumbai's Film City where an elaborate set re-creating Chennai (then Madras) of the 80's, was set up.[20] The second schedule was shot in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[21] The song 'Ishq Sufiyana' was shot at famous Golkonda fort in old Hyderabad.[22] The filming is expected to complete in end September, before it goes into post-production, ahead of the December release.[23] Director Luthria wanted to depict a sense of discomfort between the film's two lead characters, Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi, a "meeting of two completely different worlds". So he didn't allow them to interact and get comfortable with each other during film workshops ahead of the shoot. Since he considered them "the unlikeliest pair to come together", he brought them together right into the shoot filming an important scene, where they had to insult each other. Though he was initially anxious, it all turned out well and he was surprised by the resulting chemistry.[24]

Marketing

The Dirty Picture was the most anticipated film of 2011, and its first look and a short teaser were launched online on 26 August 2011.[25] The enthusiastic response even prompted its producers to consider a sequel.[26] The film's trailer on Youtube got over 880,000 hits within a few days.[27]

Meanwhile, the theatrical trailer was launched on August 30 at a single screen cinema in Bandra. The space was especially decorated to recreate the retro era. Since the film is set in the 80s, a time when multiplexes did not exist, the producers thought it would be apt to disclose the first look at a single screen.[28]

Soundtrack

T-Series has acquired the music rights for The Dirty Picture. Vishal-Shekhar will compose five tracks for the film, while Rajat Aroraa will pen the lyrics for them. The first of the five tracks, entitled "Ooh La La," was released on the internet on October 19th, 2011. The song reveals a 1980's feel to it. Bappi Lahiri, the singer of the song, has recently commented on the release of it, stating that "Ooh La La… has already become a craze. It will rock the nation." [29]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ooh La La"Bappi Lahiri and Shreya Ghoshal4:18
2."Ishq Sufiyana"Kamal Khan5:27
3."Ishq Sufiyana" (Female)Sunidhi Chauhan5:29
4."Honeymoon Ki Raat"Sunidhi Chauhan4:43
5."Twinkle Twinkle"Shreya Ghoshal] and Rana Mazumder3:05
6."Ooh La La" (Dhol Mix)Bappi Lahiri and Shreya Ghoshal4:09

References

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  2. ^ a b Subhash K Jha. "Vidya in The Dirty Picture". The Times of India. Retrieved 2011-04-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  4. ^ a b c d "Silk Route: Ekta Kapoor​'s forthcoming film 'The Dirty Picture' revisits a sequins-and-pelvic-thrust era of Tamil cinema." Mint (newspaper). September 30 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); zero width space character in |title= at position 24 (help)
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  6. ^ Priyadarshini Nandy. "Tusshar Kapoor back on screen as the solo hero". DNA India. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
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  8. ^ a b c IANS. "Choosing Vidya has been the best decision: Ekta". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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  20. ^ "Chennai recreated on the sets of 'The Dirty Picture'!". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 2011-06-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Vickey Lalwani. "Vidya's bathtub scene trouble!". The Times of India. Retrieved 2011-06-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  23. ^ "Sequel of 'The Dirty Picture'?". Star Box Office. October 01, 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Emraan-Vidya's unique chemistry in The Dirty Picture: Milan Luthria". NDTV Movies. September 30, 2011.
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