Vidya Balan confesses dare bare act in 'Dirty Picture'

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Vidya Balan confesses dare bare act in 'Dirty Picture'

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Vidya Balan confesses that her character in 'Dirty Picture' required to shed all her inhibitions.

26 November,2011 07:22 am

Bollywood actress, Vidya Balan, confessed that her character in her upcoming film Dirty Picture required her to shed all her inhibitions, terming the role to be her toughest till date, during the films promotion in Bangalore city.Dirty Picture is a story based on the life of controversial south Indian actress Vijayalaxmi, most popularly known as the sultry siren Silk Smitha.After essaying graceful roles in her previous films like Parineeta and Paa, she Balan said it was not a cakewalk for her to portray the character of Silk.I think it was extremely challenging and its probably my toughest role to date because on the one hand is this woman who is absolutely brazen about her sexuality, she is volatile and on the other, she is child like. So, to be able to maintain that balance and to translate that on screen is the tough part, but I have enjoyed playing Silk because it has been very liberating for me in more ways than one, said Balan.She denied any similarity with Silk Smitha, stating that the only common thread between them is the fact that the character essays the role of a dancing star in the 80s.I am playing Silk in the Dirty Picture and Silk is a dancing star in the 80s, since the film is based in the 80s and she is someone who wears her heart, her mind, her sexuality, everything on her sleeve. She is a lot of fun, she is very brazen and I think her brazenness, her attitude was the large part of the reason that she went on to become a huge star and here may I add before anyone asks me that this is not based on the life of Silk Smitha, the heroine of the Dirty Picture is a dancing star of the 80s and we all know that Silk Smitha was a huge dancing star of the 80s, added Balan.The story of the film is based on the life of Vijayalaxmi, who entertained the people at large with her performances in various movies. However the controversial actress, who was considered a sex symbol died in mysterious circumstances. Reports claim that she had committed suicide.