The film 'The Dirty Picture' is a biopic of yesteryear sex bomb Silk Smitha. Vidya Balan is portraying the role of Silk Smitha in the film. Silk Smitha has stood her own in heroine oriented films. Vidya has the tough task of breathing life into Silk Smitha's complex and tragic journey from poor village girl to popular soft porn actress.
Silk Smitha featured in string of soft-porn films in the 80s and early 90s. The 80s era was ruled by men where women were just portrayed as sex objects in the film and people were curious about the soft porn icon Silk Smitha. Now, Vidya Balan is all set to revive an era and redefine the term sex-symbol with her oomph and sex-appeal! Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Tusshar Kapoor play pivotal roles in the film.