What is it?

Balaji Productions and director Milan Luthria team up again after their smash hit, 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai', to create a humorous yet poignant entertainer, which is already in the news for being the most keenly anticipated musical drama of the year. Touted as a biopic on late South actress Silk Smitha, 'The Dirty Picture' has Vidya Balan playing the lead. She is supported by Naseruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor in pivotal roles.

The movie is written by Rajat Aroraa and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. Music is by composer duo Vishal and Shekhar.

The Story Outline

Imagine a make-up girl who became an extra and then the most wanted heroine of the early 80s.

Chronicling the meteoric rise and steep fall of the erstwhile screen sensation, 'The Dirty Picture' is set against the colorful and entertaining backdrop of the fierce male-dominated South-Indian film industry of the 80s.

The quintessential siren, Silk, knew her audiences, and it didn't seem like anything would stop the ambitious starlet, till it did, in the form of unrequited love.

To the world, she was the queen of sensuality. But at heart, she was just another woman yearning for love in a ruthless world.

The Arrival

'The Dirty Picture' unfolds on big screens on 2nd December 2011.