When Vidya Balan kick starts a pan-India promotional tour for her upcoming film, The Dirty Picture, she will have a standby doctor to attend to her at all times.The decision was taken by the film's producer Ekta Kapoor and director Milan Luthria because Vidya, who was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital around Dusshera with low hemoglobin level, is yet to be fully fit. The publicity campaign will start around mid-November and the much-hyped film is slated to open worldwide on December 2.
"The Dirty Picture is Vidya's film since she, plays the central role of the eighties sex siren Silk Smitha in the biopic. Naturally, the publicity campaign cannot be conceptualized without her. At the same time, the makers of the film
This is a film I'm pretty excited about, and I can't really tell you why. The Dirty Picture is the upcoming Bollywood biopic of south Indian actress Silk Smitha. Smitha was an item girl and actor in a number of South Indian films and a few Hindi films mostly known for her use of her own sexuality and her boldness in a time when Indian films were still a bit more chaste than they are today. Her film career began in 1979 and ran through 1996, when she was found dead of an apparent suicide in her Chennai apartment.
cannot ignore Vidya's health. So, a decision has been taken to have a doctor on call at all hours for her while she is touring to promote the film," an industry source said.
The film has a pretty solid cast, and its director, Milan Luthria, is coming off a hit with last year's Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. The cast is led by Vidya Balan as Smitha. Balan is no stranger to critical success, and is rumored to have put on weight to play the role of Smitha, who was far curvier than most current Indian actresses. It may not sound like much, but intentionally putting on weight is not something any actress, and certainly not an Indian one, will do without fear of consequences. Supporting Balan will be Naseeruddin Shah as Tamil star Rajnikanth, as well as Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor in as yet unnamed roles.
The Dirty Picture comes from ALT Productions, which is the same production house that had recent success with Ragini MMS and Love, Sex, aur Dhoka. ALT is no stranger to controversy and loves pushing the envelope, so I think we're in for a treat. Good or bad, I don't think The Dirty Picture will be boring. Below is the first fifteen second teaser for the film, it ain't much, but it's a start. The Dirty Picture is expected to release December 2nd.
Producer Ekta is not willing to reveal details about the film's promotional tour yet except the fact that apart from Vidya her male co-stars, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi will also be a part of it. Interestingly, the same doctor won't tour along with Vidya.
"The filmmakers have negotiated with a reputed doctor in each city that the unit will be touring. The doctor will be available as and when needed," a source said. Vidya was hospitalized around Dusshera owing to ill health. She had been complaining of excessive exhaustion and dizzy spells when her parents took her to the doctor. Tests revealed low hemoglobin level and the actress was immediately hosp
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