The Dirty Picture TOI Movie Review by Nikhat Kazmi

“The Dirty Picture is essentially Vidya Balan’s film, all the way. She gives a towering performance as the protagonist who remains unapologetic about her life till the very end. The high point of her act is the fact that despite portraying a sex bomb, her sexuality never ever gets vulgar and crude. Instead, there is an endearing quality to her attempts to shock and awe a staid society that thrives on the fake. Her tour de force act however doesn’t throw the male leads into the shadows. They manage to hold their own in full measure, despite the relative meagerness of their roles. Also, it is the naughty dialogues (Rajat Arora) of the film which add immense flavour to the proceedings. It’s a no-holds-barred screenplay which rightly refuses to treat sex as a four letter word. Kudos to Milan Luthria for handling such a controversial theme with such sensitivity and boldness.

The Dirty Picture is definitely not only your film for the week, but is a seminal work that will be studied in feminist discourses. ”

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1 Comment
  1. sputnik 12 years ago

    This is not a review. This is just narrating the whole story. What’s worse is that it looks like some thing the production house wrote.

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