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The Dirty Picture

Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, Vidya Balan Dir: Milan Luthria
wogma rating: Buy the DVD already (?)
quick review: It's dirty and you'll love it. For its wit even if might seem a little over-written. For its nerve even if the after-taste is that of an under-cooked story. For Vidya Balan because she is entertainment!
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This page has additional observations, other than the ones noted in the main review.

Warning: this section has some details that could distort your experience while watching the movie. I strongly recommend reading this only after you have seen the movie or if you have decided not to see it.

Plot Summary

Silk (Vidya Balan) a village girl wants to do well herself and has no qualms about using any means at her disposal.

What Worked

  • Silk being in love with her own photographs
  • The fun poked at critics. Loved it! :P
  • The award scene - I liked it and I didn't. It works but didn't like it because it put on screen what was being told with subtlety so far.
  • Vidya Balan's make-up towards the end of the film. Her face actually looks swollen from having had too much to drink.

What did not

Note: This section simply lists the things that I did not like in this movie. This is not the overall impression about this movie. Please read the full review here

  • The red sari in the end. Come on, the woman never wore a proper sari in her life! The bindi was ok, I could go with it only because Silk Smitha would wear a bindi with hot pants.
  • Vidya Balan's make-up in the beginning. Looked a little too labored. The bra-strap showing all the time, the nail-polish half-removed, was too accurately the same throughout, the unkemptness looked methodical.
  • An "amma" knows the name of a producer of a film, really? I thought we knew our films only by their star cast.
  • Emraan Hashmi's lines that start with, "kya hai na?" How lame!
  • Silk who is obsessed by how she looks seeing her reflection in muck. A metaphor too literal.
  • Silk's nastiness with Suryakant's wife, felt out of character.

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External Reviews

43 reviewers have given The Dirty Picture an average rating of 4.0/5.0. 31 yays, 6 nays, 6 so-so. See all external reviews »

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On twitter, 358 twitterers have given The Dirty Picture an average rating of 3.8/5.0. 257 yays, 64 nays, 37 so-so. See all tweets »

Readers' Ratings

12 readers have given The Dirty Picture an average rating of 4/5.0. 9 yays, 0 nays, 3 so-so. See all reader reviews »

Comments (15)

Rohit:

Meetu, you write the reviews so beautifully. You tell us all the details without giving away any story. I watched this movie first and then read your review, and it justifies the story, characters and actors as it should.
I reckon you should write reviews for some big newspapers.

Just read the HT review on this film, the reviewer has told every single bit of the story. I preferred your review over his. :-)

posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago Rohit has given this movie a Thumbs up (bold topic, nicely made, nicely told story and nicely acted.) . Rohit has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Rohit's page for more details.
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Guddu:

Meetu : story was just the same old concept skin selling for stardom. Vidya is the only factor.

posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago guddu has given this movie a So-So (1 time watch) . guddu has posted 57 comments and has rated 23 movies. See guddu's page for more details.
meetu:

@Rohit Thank you! I guess I should try newspapers, huh? :P

@Guddu I liked the dialogue too. The two put together were enough for me. This time. :D

posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Anand Mandalika:

This one's for Vidya what Umrao Jaan was for Rekha and Chandni Bar was for Tabu. Despite a slower second half, the movie on the whole is so well done. I did wonder who in real world was referred to by Naseeruddin's and Emraan's characters. Just hope that Vidya keeps getting such good roles, at least once in a while.

A note about the hard work she had to put in - when I saw SRK and Aamir display their six-packs in OSO and Ghajini, I was quite impressed. But for a leading heroine to put on so much flab just for one movie ? That's the kind of conviction and confidence that one rarely gets to see these days. I just can't bear to think how much the poor dame will have to slog now to lose those pounds :(

posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago Anand Mandalika has given this movie a Thumbs up (If we had Oscars in India, Vidya has won the best actress already ...) . Anand Mandalika has posted 13 comments and has rated 4 movies. See Anand Mandalika's page for more details.
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Suman:

Direction: 3
Story: 3
Lead Actors: 3.5
Character Artists: 2.5

Dialogues: 4.5
Screenplay: 3
Music Director: 3
Lyrics: 2

posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago Suman has given this movie a Thumbs up . Suman has posted 20 comments and has rated 19 movies. See Suman's page for more details.
meetu:

@Anand I'm glad at least some of us appreciate what she has done to herself and what she'll have to do now to get the flab off...for our entertainment. :D

@Suman lead actors 3.5?

posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Anonymous:

nice i think.vidya now roxx for me

posted 5 months ago Anonymous has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Anonymous's page for more details.
diwakar :

the greates movie of the year 2011. amazing

posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago diwakar has given this movie a Thumbs up (excellent female lead movie ever) . diwakar has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See diwakar's page for more details.
surender mohan sharma:

The dirty picture is definitely an outstanding film. It deserves more than 5 full marks. HT is unfair in its rating. Vidya outstanding/startling performance without being vulgar convey hypocrisy of Inidan/Asain masculine society. It should be renamed as The True Picture. My fabulous congrat to Vidya, Nasrudddin Shah and others and to not the least Milin Luthuria and Rajat Arora as well.

posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago surender mohan sharma has given this movie a Thumbs up (100) . surender mohan sharma has posted 3 comments and has rated 1 movies. See surender mohan sharma's page for more details.
Gaurav Gulati:

People went there 2 c the exposure but got themselves exposed... must watch movie...

posted 3 months, 1 week ago Gaurav Gulati has given this movie a Thumbs up (People went there 2 c the exposure but got themselves exposed... must watch movie...) . Gaurav Gulati has posted 9 comments and has rated 2 movies. See Gaurav Gulati's page for more details.
Gaurav Gulati:

This guy never went to his village..very sad....people forget everything when God give them something. This is common culture in india not to take care of things they were very much part of something. He could have adopted his village and transform it and could be remembered for whole life.

posted 3 months, 1 week ago Gaurav Gulati has given this movie a Thumbs up (People went there 2 c the exposure but got themselves exposed... must watch movie...) . Gaurav Gulati has posted 9 comments and has rated 2 movies. See Gaurav Gulati's page for more details.
Gaurav Gulati:

actuallly i didnt see this film but after reading all the comments i understood one thing the movie is not bad and vidya balan is action is well

posted 3 months ago Gaurav Gulati has given this movie a Thumbs up (People went there 2 c the exposure but got themselves exposed... must watch movie...) . Gaurav Gulati has posted 9 comments and has rated 2 movies. See Gaurav Gulati's page for more details.
Gaurav Gulati:

Vidhya's acting is superb

posted 3 months ago Gaurav Gulati has given this movie a Thumbs up (People went there 2 c the exposure but got themselves exposed... must watch movie...) . Gaurav Gulati has posted 9 comments and has rated 2 movies. See Gaurav Gulati's page for more details.
ABHASH:

THE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORTY OF INDIA....VIDYA U ONLY DID BLUNDER & ITS REALLY IRONIC THT U WANNA BE APPRECITED FR THIS PATHETIC PERFORMANCE.....A GENUINE WANNA BE U R ...!! THE FILM WAS BLUNDER NO DOUBT BUT UR PRESENCE MADE IT EVEN MORE DISGUSTING!!WATTEVER FAME UR GETTING FR THIS MOVIE IS BECZ THERE ARE STILL ONLY 6% OF INTERNET USERS IN INDIA ...REST RELY ON BOLLYWOOD FOR NUDITY..U JSST GV THM A NICE ENTERTAINMENT...WELL CONGTACTZ FR THT..:)& A GOOD GOING TOO @LEAST U STARTED GETTING APPRAISAL FR UR BULKY THING CALLED 'FIGURE' ;)

posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago ABHASH has given this movie a Thumbs up (DISGUSTING,HORRIBLE,UTTER SHITTT) . ABHASH has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See ABHASH's page for more details.
A Dhingra:

55

posted 1 month ago A Dhingra has given this movie a So-So (55) . A Dhingra has posted 12 comments and has rated 12 movies. See A Dhingra's page for more details.

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