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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The film opens with Reshma ([[Vidya Balan]]) running away from her house to Chennai, a day before her marriage. She tries her best to get a role in a film as a side dancer but is eventually insulted by the casting director for being unattractive and useless. The determined Reshma, however, goes to the film shoot to convince him again and spontaneously grabs the role of a side dancer. She instantly steps into the dance sequence wearing revealing outfits and dances with whips to the most erotic dance movements and expressions. Annoyed by this is the film’s director, Abraham ([[Emraan Hashmi]]) who believes that his creative art of film-making should dominate the screen and not the display of erotic and sensual content. He edits out Reshma's entire dance sequence from the film. The film fails at the box office much to the dismay of the producer Selva Ganesh (Rajesh Sharma) who couldn’t earn much profit. He later meets Reshma offering her a song in his upcoming film and suggests that she should now be referred to as “Silk” hereafter.
The film opens with Reshma ([[Vidya Balan]]) running away from her house to Chennai, a day before her marriage. She tries her best to get a role in a film but is eventually insulted by the casting director for being unattractive and useless. The determined Reshma, however, goes to the film shoot to convince him again and spontaneously grabs the role of a side dancer. She instantly steps into the dance sequence wearing revealing outfits and dances with whips to erotic dance movements and expressions. Annoyed by this is the film's director, Abraham ([[Emraan Hashmi]]) who believes that his creative art of film-making should dominate the screen and not the display of erotic and sensual content. He edits out Reshma's entire dance sequence from the film. The film fails at the box office much to the dismay of the producer Selva Ganesh (Rajesh Sharma) who couldn't earn much profit. He later meets Reshma and offers her a song in his upcoming film, and suggests that she should now be referred to as "Silk".


At the first shoot, “Silk” is spellbound and nervous to dance with Suryakanth ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]), her childhood idol, resulting the shoot being unsuccessful and the arrogant Suryakanth being disappointed. But Silk, succeeds in seducing and convincing Suryakanth by offering a long-term sexual relationship with him. Meanwhile, Abraham proposes a new film to Selva Ganesh and is very keen to cast Suryakanth. But Suryakanth suggests Abraham to add spice and sex (hinting towards Silk) in the film to make it more commercially viable. This angers Abraham to the core and he develops a strong hatred towards Silk. Silk however is determined and confident that films are all about entertainment and she gives them that. She goes on to do many more erotic and sensual films with Suryakanth playing very bold characters, wearing sexy and revealing clothes and dancing seductively with lead actors. She gains many male fans who drool over her and within a short span of time she becomes immensely rich and popular as the Southern Sex Star.
At the first shoot, "Silk" is spellbound and nervous to dance with Suryakanth ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]), her childhood idol. The shoot is unsuccessful and the arrogant Suryakanth is disappointed. But Silk succeeds in seducing and convincing Suryakanth by offering him a long-term sexual relationship. Meanwhile, Abraham proposes a new film to Selva Ganesh and is very keen to cast Suryakanth. But Suryakanth suggests Abraham add spice and sex (hinting towards Silk) in the film to make it more commercially viable. This angers Abraham and he develops a strong hatred towards Silk. Silk however is determined and confident that films are all about entertainment and that she gives that. She goes on to do many more erotic and sensual films with Suryakanth, playing bold characters, wearing sexy and revealing clothes, and dancing seductively with lead actors. She gains many male fans and within a short span of time becomes immensely rich and popular as the Southern sex star.


Suryakanth’s younger brother and writer Ramakanth ([[Tusshar Kapoor]]) reveals that he’s a big fan and admirer of Silk and tries to befriend her. Silk is finally happy that someone likes her for who she is and not just for her body. They both go to Silk’s original house where her mother disconnects with Silk forever. At an award ceremony, Silk is rewarded for her performance but is also insulted by Suryakanth by saying that she is nothing but everyone's 'dirty' secret that no one wants to talk about in broad daylight. But Silk is determined to continue making her "Dirty Pictures” and has no qualms about it.
Suryakanth's younger brother and writer Ramakanth ([[Tusshar Kapoor]]) reveals he's an admirer of Silk and tries to befriend her. Silk is happy that someone likes her for who she is and not just for her body. They both go to Silk's original house where her mother disconnects with Silk forever. At an award ceremony, Silk is rewarded for her performance but is also insulted by Suryakanth who tells her she is nothing but everyone's 'dirty' secret. But Silk announces that she is determined to continue making her "dirty pictures” and that she has no qualms about it.


Silk continues to spend time with her new-found admirer Ramakanth, who is now in love with her. Sensing this as possible sensational news, noted journalist Naila ([[Anju Mahendru]]) degrades Silk for her character and accusing her of dating both the brothers to get opportunities in films. Suryakanth finally drops Silk of his forthcoming films forcing her to work with other small time film makers. Unhappy about her losing stardom and bored by the mediocrity around her, she loses interest and focus in her work leading to hurls and abuses from directors. Later at a party, Silk meets a younger aspirant, Shakeela. Feeling threatened by her competition in the movie industry, she insults her and challenges her to a dance. At the end of the dance, Silk trips Shakeela intentionally showing her that she cannot be beaten, much to the embarrassment of Ramakanth and as expected, he breaks off with her.
Silk continues to spend time with her new-found admirer Ramakanth, who is now in love with her. Sensing this as possible sensational news, noted journalist Naila ([[Anju Mahendru]]) degrades Silk for dating both brothers. Suryakanth finally drops Silk off his forthcoming films forcing her to work with other small time film makers. Bored by the mediocrity around her, she loses interest in her work, and this leads to hurls and abuses with other directors. Later at a party, Silk meets a younger aspirant, Shakeela. Feeling threatened by her competition in the movie industry, she insults her and challenges her to a dance. At the end of the dance, Silk trips Shakeela intentionally showing her that she cannot be beaten, much to the embarrassment of Ramakanth and as expected, he breaks off with her.


Silk’s life starts falling apart. Feminists and critics degrade her. She turns to alcohol and chain smoking. She gains weight due to which no producer wants to cast her in their movies. She approaches Selva Ganesh to produce a film which turns out to be a disaster eventually losing all her wealth and fame. Simultaneously, Abraham also releases a film on the same lines starring himself in a lead role and fortunately gaining much critical acclaim and commercial success. Between his victory, Silk's failure, and their conversations with each other, Abraham who earlier hated Silk has now developed a soft corner for her in his heart. Unable to stop thinking about her, he heads off to Silk’s house in the night where they talk about Silk's life over drinks. He finally confesses his love for Silk for the wonderful heart she got. But by then, Silk has already accumulated debt, due to her film’s failure and is forced to approach a small-time film maker whom she first met at Ramakanth’s party earlier. Upon reaching there, she’s shocked to find that the director wants her to do a porn film but before she can fully panic or protest, he intoxicates her by a drink and starts filming. The place, however, is immediately raided by the police and everyone including Silk manage to escape. She stumbles home in a half-unconscious state, doomed at the image of what her life has turned into.
Silk's life starts falling apart. Feminists and critics degrade her. She turns to alcohol and chain smoking. She gains weight due to which no producer wants to cast her in their movies. She approaches Selva Ganesh to produce a film which turns out to be a disaster and loses all her wealth and fame. Simultaneously, Abraham also releases a film on the same lines starring himself in a lead role and gaining success. Between his victory, Silk's failure, and their conversations with each other, Abraham realises he has fallen in love with her. Unable to stop thinking about her, he heads off to Silk's house in the night where they talk about Silk's life over drinks. By then, Silk has already accumulated debt and is forced to approach a small-time film maker who she first met at Ramakanth's party earlier. Upon reaching there, she is shocked to find that the director wants her to do a porn film. Before she can fully panic or protest, he intoxicates her with a drink and starts filming. The place, however, is immediately raided by the police and everyone including Silk manage to escape. She stumbles home in a half-unconscious state, doomed at the image of what her life has turned into.


Meanwhile, Abraham manages to trace Silk’s mother and wants to surprise Silk the next morning. But that night when he calls Silk from his success party, she tells him to bid goodbye to all on her behalf as she is going off to sleep. Abraham realizing what Silk is up to, rushes to her home only to find her lying in bed, dressed in red [[silk]] [[sari]] with traditional Indian make-up but dead. Unable to bear the depression and failure in life, she has killed herself by consuming sleeping pills. At the end, Abraham and her mother perform the funeral rituals.
Meanwhile, Abraham manages to trace Silk's mother and wants to surprise Silk the next morning. But that night when he calls Silk from his success party, she tells him to bid goodbye to everyone on her behalf as she is going off to sleep. Abraham realises what Silk is up to and rushes to her house to find her lying in bed, dressed in a red [[silk]] [[sari]] with traditional Indian make-up - and dead. Unable to bear the depression and failure, she consumed sleeping pills. At the end, Abraham and her mother perform the funeral rituals.


The entire story is told as a background narration by Abraham who was the only one who could understand Silk’s pain, her desires, her ambitions, her struggles and most importantly the darkness that lay behind her rise and fall to stardom.
The entire story is told as a background narration by Abraham, who was the only one to understand Silk's pain, desires, ambitions, struggles, and most importantly the darkness that lay behind her rise and fall to stardom.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 13:54, 26 December 2011

The Dirty Picture
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMilan Luthria
Written byRajat Aroraa
Produced byEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
StarringVidya Balan
Naseeruddin Shah
Emraan Hashmi
Tusshar Kapoor
CinematographyBobby Singh
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music byVishal-Shekhar
Bappi Lahiri
Distributed byBalaji Motion Pictures
ALT Entertainment
Release date
  • December 2, 2011 (2011-12-02)
[1]
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguagesTemplate:Film Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Budget₹18 crore (US$2.2 million)[2]
Box office₹73 crore (US$8.7 million)[3]
(As on 14th Dec, 2011)

The Dirty Picture (Hindi: द डर्टी पिक्चर) is a 2011 Indian biographical film based on the life of Silk Smitha, an actress noted for her erotic roles. The filmmakers, however, have stated that the story is not officially and literally based on Smitha alone, but also on many of her other Southern contemporaries like Nylon Nalini and Disco Shanti, and even resembles the distressing personal lives of other women in popular culture, including Hollywood actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe[4]. 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.[5]

Milan, Shobha, and Ekta had also worked together earlier on the 2010 hit film Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai, and this is their second venture together. The Dirty Picture released worldwide on December 2, 2011 (the birth anniversary of Smitha)[6][7] in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions. Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi played lead roles in the film.[8] Upon release, the film received both critical and commercial success, with Balan receiving maximum accolades for her performance and being called "the hero of the film". In addition, the film has also received widespread note for portraying women as powerful and as contributing something unique to a typically male-dominated society.[9]

Plot

The film opens with Reshma (Vidya Balan) running away from her house to Chennai, a day before her marriage. She tries her best to get a role in a film but is eventually insulted by the casting director for being unattractive and useless. The determined Reshma, however, goes to the film shoot to convince him again and spontaneously grabs the role of a side dancer. She instantly steps into the dance sequence wearing revealing outfits and dances with whips to erotic dance movements and expressions. Annoyed by this is the film's director, Abraham (Emraan Hashmi) who believes that his creative art of film-making should dominate the screen and not the display of erotic and sensual content. He edits out Reshma's entire dance sequence from the film. The film fails at the box office much to the dismay of the producer Selva Ganesh (Rajesh Sharma) who couldn't earn much profit. He later meets Reshma and offers her a song in his upcoming film, and suggests that she should now be referred to as "Silk".

At the first shoot, "Silk" is spellbound and nervous to dance with Suryakanth (Naseeruddin Shah), her childhood idol. The shoot is unsuccessful and the arrogant Suryakanth is disappointed. But Silk succeeds in seducing and convincing Suryakanth by offering him a long-term sexual relationship. Meanwhile, Abraham proposes a new film to Selva Ganesh and is very keen to cast Suryakanth. But Suryakanth suggests Abraham add spice and sex (hinting towards Silk) in the film to make it more commercially viable. This angers Abraham and he develops a strong hatred towards Silk. Silk however is determined and confident that films are all about entertainment and that she gives that. She goes on to do many more erotic and sensual films with Suryakanth, playing bold characters, wearing sexy and revealing clothes, and dancing seductively with lead actors. She gains many male fans and within a short span of time becomes immensely rich and popular as the Southern sex star.

Suryakanth's younger brother and writer Ramakanth (Tusshar Kapoor) reveals he's an admirer of Silk and tries to befriend her. Silk is happy that someone likes her for who she is and not just for her body. They both go to Silk's original house where her mother disconnects with Silk forever. At an award ceremony, Silk is rewarded for her performance but is also insulted by Suryakanth who tells her she is nothing but everyone's 'dirty' secret. But Silk announces that she is determined to continue making her "dirty pictures” and that she has no qualms about it.

Silk continues to spend time with her new-found admirer Ramakanth, who is now in love with her. Sensing this as possible sensational news, noted journalist Naila (Anju Mahendru) degrades Silk for dating both brothers. Suryakanth finally drops Silk off his forthcoming films forcing her to work with other small time film makers. Bored by the mediocrity around her, she loses interest in her work, and this leads to hurls and abuses with other directors. Later at a party, Silk meets a younger aspirant, Shakeela. Feeling threatened by her competition in the movie industry, she insults her and challenges her to a dance. At the end of the dance, Silk trips Shakeela intentionally showing her that she cannot be beaten, much to the embarrassment of Ramakanth and as expected, he breaks off with her.

Silk's life starts falling apart. Feminists and critics degrade her. She turns to alcohol and chain smoking. She gains weight due to which no producer wants to cast her in their movies. She approaches Selva Ganesh to produce a film which turns out to be a disaster and loses all her wealth and fame. Simultaneously, Abraham also releases a film on the same lines starring himself in a lead role and gaining success. Between his victory, Silk's failure, and their conversations with each other, Abraham realises he has fallen in love with her. Unable to stop thinking about her, he heads off to Silk's house in the night where they talk about Silk's life over drinks. By then, Silk has already accumulated debt and is forced to approach a small-time film maker who she first met at Ramakanth's party earlier. Upon reaching there, she is shocked to find that the director wants her to do a porn film. Before she can fully panic or protest, he intoxicates her with a drink and starts filming. The place, however, is immediately raided by the police and everyone including Silk manage to escape. She stumbles home in a half-unconscious state, doomed at the image of what her life has turned into.

Meanwhile, Abraham manages to trace Silk's mother and wants to surprise Silk the next morning. But that night when he calls Silk from his success party, she tells him to bid goodbye to everyone on her behalf as she is going off to sleep. Abraham realises what Silk is up to and rushes to her house to find her lying in bed, dressed in a red silk sari with traditional Indian make-up - and dead. Unable to bear the depression and failure, she consumed sleeping pills. At the end, Abraham and her mother perform the funeral rituals.

The entire story is told as a background narration by Abraham, who was the only one to understand Silk's pain, desires, ambitions, struggles, and most importantly the darkness that lay behind her rise and fall to stardom.

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.[11] She said that The Dirty Picture would be India's answer to the Academy Award nominated film Boogie Nights.[12] 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.[13]

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.[12] Additionally, all actors, including Balan and Shah attended workshops for almost two months before filming could begin.[14]

"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.[15]

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.[16] 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".[16] 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".[16]

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 is so fond of), she was uncomfortable.[17] 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".[12]

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.[18] Balan also underwent salsa training to fine-tune herself with Smitha's languid body language.[19]

Next, Naseeruddin Shah was cast as an ageing South Indian superstar with "hideous wigs, dark glasses and painted-on mustaches".[10] 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).[20] 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".[21]

Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi have also been cast in lead roles.[22] While Kapoor will be seen playing a script-writer and Smitha's love interest, the nature of Hashmi's role is still unknown.[23] 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."[24]

Filming

Filming was to begin on 21 May 2011; a week after the release of Kapoor's Ragini MMS. But due to certain production delays, it began a week later.[21] Balan, being a spiritual person, organized a puja on the sets before principal photography could begin.[14]

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.[25] The second schedule was shot in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[26] The song 'Ishq Sufiyana' was shot at bidar fort in bidar, Karnataka.[27] The filming was completed in end September, before it went into post-production, ahead of the December release.[28] 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.[29]

Marketing

The Dirty Picture first look and a short teaser were launched online on 26 August 2011.[30] The enthusiastic response even prompted its producers to consider a sequel.[31] The film's trailer on Youtube got over 880,000 hits within a few days.[32] 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.[33]

As a part of the film promotion, Vidya Balan and actors Tushar Kapoor and Emran Hashmi made appearances on the popular TV show Bigg Boss (Season 5) aired on Colors on 26 November 2011. Vidya also entered the house to spend some time with the housemates and present the infamous red Sari to Sunny as a present from her.[34] Later, on 27 November 2011, Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi made guest appearances on a special one-hour episode of Sony TV's popular daily soap Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. Balan also performed the song, "Ooh La La" with Saakshi Tanwar, the lead actress of the soap.[35]

Soundtrack

Untitled

T-Series acquired the music rights for The Dirty Picture. Vishal-Shekhar composed five tracks for the film and Rajat Aroraa penned the lyrics for them. The first of the five tracks, entitled "Ooh La La," composed by Bappi Lahiri was released on the internet on October 19, 2011.[36]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ooh La La"Bappi Lahiri & Shreya Ghoshal4:18
2."Ishq Sufiana" (Male)Kamal Khan5:27
3."Ishq Sufiana" (Female)Sunidhi Chauhan5:29
4."Honeymoon Ki Raat"Sunidhi Chauhan4:43
5."Twinkle Twinkle"Shreya Ghoshal3:05
6."Ooh La La" (Dhol Mix)Bappi Lahiri & Shreya Ghoshal4:09
Total length:26:15

Reception

Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the music an overall rating of 4 out of five saying, "Music of The Dirty Picture takes the expected route and delivers what it promised" and chose Ooh La La and Ishq Sufiyana as picks from the album.[37] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the album a rating of 2 and a half out of 5, and said the opening track of The Dirty Picture is the album's only star.[38]

Release

The film released worldwide on 2 December 2011, coinciding with 51st birth anniversary of South Indian movie siren Silk Smitha. Nationally the film released in 1766 screens and on 120 screens abroad.[39] The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sony for ₹8 crore (US$960,000) and another ₹2 crore (US$240,000) from music rights deal with T-Series.[40] Raveena Tandon's husband, Anil Thadani has acquired the distributor rights of the film for ₹19.1 crore (US$2.3 million).[41]

The film was banned on Pakistan owing to certain bold scenes, however was later release post a week on 10 December 2011.[42]

Critical reception

Upon release, the film received mostly positive reviews from the critics. The Times Of India gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, concluding that "The Dirty Picture is definitely not only your film for the week, but is a seminal work that will be studied in feminist discourses."[43] Komal Nahta of Koimoi.com gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "The Dirty Picture is a wonderful film and will do extraordinary business."[44] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, and strongly appreciated Balan's performance throughout the film.[45] Similarly, Goher Iqbal Punn of Bollygraph gave 4 stars out of 5, saying "With quality script, dialogues, direction, sex-show, melodious music and heart-hitting performances, The Dirty Picture will bank higher and higher at the box office. It is one of the best movies of 2011."[46] Dainik Bhaskar gave the film 3 and half stars out of 5, concluding, "Overall, a big thumbs up to The Dirty Picture, which is in its truest meaning, an entertainer. Highly recommended!"[47] Raja Sen from Rediff.com gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said "The Dirty Picture forsakes much potential nuance in its urge to please crowds but is still far more engaging than most Bollywood produce."[48] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting that "In terms of creativity, it's a middling effort. But where bravado is concerned, The Dirty Picture kicks ass by virtue of three very strong reasons: Vidya Balan. Vidya Balan. Vidya Balan."[49] Kunal Guha of Yahoo India gave the movie 3 stars out of 5, and said, "Clearly, Rajat Arora's winning dialogues will make you sit up and say, "She [Balan] didn't just say that?!"[50][51] Internet Film Critic Sharan Srinivas gave the movie 2 stars out of 5, and said, "It is neither a realistic film focussing on the life of Silk Smitha nor an inspired film. It hogs around taking glimpses from the lives of celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and ends as if the film had nothing else to say."[52]

Box office

The film opened strong, with 60-65% collections on average at multiplexes and had the 5th biggest opening of 2011.[53] The opening was best in and around the Maharashtra area, with 80% and 75% openings respectively.[54] The film was declared a Super Hit by Box office India after its first week.[55]

India

On the first day, The Dirty Picture Hindi version had grossed around ₹8.85 crore (US$1.1 million) nett, while the Telugu version had collected around ₹20 lakh (US$24,000).[56] [57] The film had grossed ₹10.78 crore (US$1.3 million) nett on Saturday and ₹12.38 crore (US$1.5 million) nett on Sunday, taking the first weekend nett collection at ₹32.25 crore (US$3.9 million) from all versions (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu).[58] The Dirty Picture had sustained very well on Monday by collecting ₹5 crore (US$600,000) nett, with total collection netting at ₹34.25 crore (US$4.1 million).[59] Due to public holiday on Tuesday owing to Muharram celebrations, collection jumped to ₹5.75 crore (US$690,000) nett, and hence taking the total 5 days collection to ₹40 crore (US$4.8 million) nett.[60] By the end of the first week, the film netted a total of ₹50 crore (US$6.0 million), in the process became the biggest opening ever for a women-oriented film in the history of Indian Cinema.[61]

The Dirty Picture opened well in the second week. The film grossed ₹2.50 crore (US$300,000) nett on its second Friday while ₹4 crore (US$480,000) nett on Saturday, with major collection in the Maharashtra area.[62] It collected ₹11.50 crore (US$1.4 million) nett on it's second weekend.[63]

Overseas

In the international markets, the film released day-and-date in the UAE, UK, North America, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, Kenya, Tanzania, Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Hong Kong. Its nett opening in these territories was approximately ₹3.5 crore (US$420,000).[64] In UAE, on Thursday alone, the film made 3.2 lakh Dirhams.[65]

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