I’m beginning to feel like Silk
Hyderabad Times unveils Vidya Balan’s look as Silk Smitha for an upcoming film
Roshni K Olivera
For someone notoriously referred to simply as a “soft porn actress”, South sex siren Silk Smitha was an enigma. That said, there has been much hype surrounding Ekta Kapoor and Milan Luthria’s “The Dirty Picture” that chronicles Silk’s meteoric rise and subsequent fall. Vidya Balan, who will play the part, talks to us for the first time about the role...
What was your first reaction when you saw yourself in this getup? It’s for you to react, not me! I’m beginning to feel like Silk... a bit slippery. Silk was made to give Indian men sleepless nights!
But you liked what you saw?
I loved it because it was the character that we were all trying to create.
Have you seen any of Silk’s films? I’ve seen “Sadma” and some of her South songs earlier. She doesn’t leave much to imagination. Silk is every woman’s wild side and yet she’s soft where it matters (smiles). She was spunky, yet she can shock you with a straight face.
Have you gained weight, or is it padding up, as was reported? You’ll have to watch the film for that. All I know is that as a woman, I’ve always loved my curves and curves loved Silk. What is it that they say anyway, the more of me there is, the more there is to love. This film isn’t about weight, it’s about what sells. Need I say more? “The Dirty Picture” is a “Moulin Rouge” meets “Himmatwala” kind of a film.
But you’d be wary of putting on kilos as shedding it might not be easy...
My vanity lies in wanting to look like the person I’m playing, so I don’t think beyond the film.
Was it tough getting into the skin of this character? That makes it more interesting. It’s no challenge to be playing yourself. And as an actor, I would like to do different kinds of roles. Bette Davis is my inspiration and like her, I want to play a new character each time. You’ll see me playing a pregnant wife in search of her husband in Sujoy Ghosh’s “Kahani”.
You’ve done a wide range of films. Unlike your contemporaries, they’re not masalaflicks... I feel lucky to be doing the kind of work I’m doing and by God’s grace, it’s working. I’m happy.
The Dirty Picture (Hindi: द डर्टी पिक्चर) is an upcoming Hindi language biopic on the life of Southern siren Silk Smitha, directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor. They had earlier collaborated, along with scriptwriter Rajat Arora, on the hit Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai.[2] The film will be released nationwide in the month of November 2011.
The Dirty Picture
Directed by Milan Luthria
Produced by Shobha Kapoor Ekta Kapoor
Screenplay by Rajat Arora
Story by Rajat Arora
Cinematography Bobby Singh
Editing by Akiv Ali
Release date(s) November 2011
Country India
Language Hindi
The film will be a non-explicit account of the life of the doomed sex symbol Silk Smitha. As reported by The Times Of India, "The Dirty Picture will not focus on the sleaze but the tragedy behind the mask of the sex symbol who provided titillation to thousands of viewers but died a lonely and tragic death."
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