The Dirty Picture

Movie Director: Milan Luthria
Cast and Crew: Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi
Releasing Date: 2 December 2011
Music Composers: Vishal-Shekhar
Lyricist: Rajat Arora
Production House: Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Fun Fact: The song ‘Ooh La La’ was used in the American TV series New Girl
Why it Made News: The film grabbed headlines with Vidya Balan’s bold look

Movie Synopsis:

Reshma (Vidya Balan) runs away from her village a day before her wedding. She wishes to become a star in Chennai. In Chennai, she fails to impress casting directors, and one of them insults her for being ugly. She auditions for the position of a background dancer and dances in a sultry, sensual manner, giving birth to a film sensation that spanned more than two decades.

Reshma is based on the life and times of Silk Smitha, a dancer whose glamorous dances sold not just tickets but entire auditoriums back in the day.