Watching The Dirty Picture tempts you to feel you have one
of those x-rated films playing out in front of you. But there are some
outstanding elements in the film that rescue it from the jaws of that stigma,
which is why I’m going with 3 out of 5 for Milan Luthria’s on-screen portrayal
of the life and times of Silk Smitha, the south Indian sex-idol from the 1980s.
Rajat Aroraa does not have to toil hard to write the story
as it evolves itself into the next chapter. One of the things that however
fails the movie is the poor story-telling, which desperately tries to
capitalize on the superbly written dialogues. In fact The Dirty Picture can
boast of the smartest and the wittiest dialogues that a Bollywood film has
offered in a really long time. Vidya Balan, the leading lady and the actual
‘hero’ in the movie, delivers an outstandingly thumping performance. Emraan
Hashmi’s character Abraham is no different from his other five films, and his
acting style is more than just repetitive, even though he does proper justice
to his role as a film director with ‘ethics’. Naseeruddin Shah’s role of a
Tamil superstar does not demand any challenging performances, and Tusshar
Kapoor’s character is much less important than that of a supporting actor.
The movie attempts to expose the hypocrisy in the so-called
gentlemen’s society where men secretly soak in the fantasy of the female body,
yet wear the mask of ignorance in the open. In the run up to this, Milan
Luthria himself tries to cash in on Vidya Balan’s overly exposing stances!
By the time Silk – after repeatedly being physically
exploited which she eventually uses to her professional advantage – discovers
true love in Abraham, she has been reduced to a lost glory. She stares at the
naked reality of her lust for fame and sky-high vanity in her popularity. In
the end, she realizes overdose of nothing lasts forever.
Though Vidya Balan is not in her best shape, she would not
disappoint you if all you wanted to see is her. Watch the film for two things:
Vidya’s performance and the film’s powerful dialogues.
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