Review of The Dirty Picture (2011) by Sandeep H — 02 Dec 2011
When is the last time you saw the herione's name flashing first in a Bollywood mainstream film? or a Bollywood film set entirely in Tamilnadu? or an Indian film for which the leading lady gained weight? The Dirty Picture is unique in many ways.
It portrays South Indian sex symbol Silk Smitha's rise and fall. The film does well in analysing her complex character, but falters is in trying to simplify it. The best thing about the film is undeniably Vidya Balan.
She oozes oomph all over the place as Silk, but most importantly, handles the edgy character with gritty perfection. Even though the story leaves a lot to be desired, its a fairly well written film. There are lots of kick ass lines.
The film has awesome stuff like a script recital session with Naseeruddin Shah's superstar character, and then there are weird things like Silk's dance duel with Shakila! Its a decent attempt at a character study, nevertheless.
Oh, and the Ooh La La number is awesome.
This review of The Dirty Picture (2011) was written by Sandeep H on 02 Dec 2011.
The Dirty Picture has generally received positive reviews.
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