Yes, I have in
my early days as a kid watched those few movies and innumerable songs of Silk
Smitha who ruled the south Indian film industry like or a bit more than those days’
heroines! Though I never knew/read much about her, I did remember her tragic
death due to suicide. When a biopic on her was to be made, lots of jaws went
dropping. What more, it had sensuous and never-like-before Vidya Balan shedding
off and romancing the genius of an actor Naseeruddin Shah. We virtually knew
what to expect and what the movie would be like!
Yes, it’s the
same old story of a poor ‘laachar’ ‘bechari’ small town girl making it big but
in a wrong way and how she rules and how she sees the end. Yet, the dirty
picture is made with lot of life and lot more entertainment filled all over. There
are hardly any boring moments, (except when Tusshar Kapoor is on screen) and it
makes for a good watch. The soul of the film lies in its dialogues and Vidya
Balan’s versatility in portraying Silk – her life, rise n fall.
All the departments work well here - Right from the lead actress and her villainous hero, background music to the foreground songs, dialogues that make you think before you laugh (wonder how many recent movies did it) and then the soul. It’s a dirty world out there and we’re all dirty inside, but here’s a girl who’s bold enough to bring it out. And that’s the dirty picture.
Everything seems good but for a few hiccups. It relies on a predictable story and even traverses a predictable path. And a major disappointment is having Tushar kapoor! He wonders why he’s there in the movie as much as the audience does. And reads those dialogues like a rookie in an acting school!
Vidya Balan is definitely the hero of the movie and shares her screen comfortably with Naseeruddin Shah (after Ishqiya)! Vidya, you deserve another award just for daring to do that role and doing it with such originality and ah, what spice! Applause!!! Even Emran Hashmi does a decent job.
So that was the dirty picture. Milan Luthria has done a good job and I’ve loved this movie. For me, it’s a 4 on 5, all for Vidya! And that’s not dirty J
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