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Women&#8217;s Day Special: Here&#8217;s How Vidya Balan Has Been The Face Of The Changing Narrative Of Women Characters In Hindi Cinema - MissMalini

On the occasion of Inetrnational Women&#039;s Day, here&#039;s recalling how Vidya Ba;an has been a face of different aspects of female personality on screen

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Exclusive! Milan Luthria Reveals Tara Sutaria Was Cast In &#8216;Tadap&#8217; On A Scene From &#8216;The Dirty Picture&#8217; - MissMalini

Milan Luthria reveals how The Dirty Picture was instrumental in him casting Tara Sutaria in Tadap 

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Richa Chadha Talks About Being Shakeela Biopic Being Compared To The Dirty Picture | MissMalini

Richa Chadha talks about being compared to Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture after the release of the trailer of Shakeela.

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Richa Chadha Talks About Being Shakeela Biopic Being Compared To The Dirty Picture - MissMalini

Richa Chadha in Shakeeka’s poster (Source: Instagram | @shakeelafilm)Ever since
the trailer of Richa Chadha
[/2020/12/16/the-trailer-of-the-richa-chadha-starrer-shakeela-is-out/]‘s 
Shakeela biopic’s trailer has dropped it has been making the headlines as it
should be. But a few on the internet couldn’t help but point out the movie’s
apparent similarity to Vidya Balan
[/2020/10/07/vidya-balan-to-start-shooting-for-sherni-by-october-end/]‘s The
Dirty Picture. Naturally, many who were of the opini

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The Trailer Of The Richa Chadha-Starrer 'Shakeela' Is Out | MissMalini

Directed by Indrajit Lankesh, this Richa Chadha-Pankaj Tripathi starrer chronicles the life of the South-Indian soft-core star, Shakeela.

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The Trailer Of The Richa Chadha-Starrer ‘Shakeela’ Is Out - MissMalini

Richa Chadha
[/2020/07/20/richa-chadha-reveals-how-much-she-was-paid-for-gangs-of-wasseypur/] 
has always been an actress who isn’t afraid of experimenting with her choice of
films and pushing the envelope each time, with every project. Now, she is back
with a bang in her upcoming film, Shakeela
[/2018/11/22/richa-chadha-decodes-the-first-poster-of-shakeela-biopic/]. Richa
is set to essay the role of the South-Indian soft-core sensation, Shakeela, who
ruled the screens in South India during the 

'The Dirty Picture' Actress Arya Banerjee Found Dead At Her Kolkata Home | MissMalini

Arya Banerjee was an established model turned actress who was part of Vidya Balan's The Dirty Picture and Love Sex Aur Dokha.

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‘The Dirty Picture’ Actress Arya Banerjee Found Dead At Her Kolkata Home - MissMalini

In some unfortunate news today, it was learnt that actress Arya Banerjee, who
featured in Bollywood films like Vidya Balan‘s ‘The Dirty Picture’
[/2012/09/10/paintings-of-vidya-balan-from-the-dirty-picture/] was found dead in
her apartment in Kolkata on Friday.

The 33-year-old actress was found by the cops in her bedroom after they broke
open the door of her third floor apartment. Her house maid is said to have
gotten suspicious after Arya did not open the door or pick her several calls.
She th

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Vidya Balan Has Refused To Return Her National Award - Here's Why! | MissMalini

While every other filmmaker is returning the National Award, the actress takes a stand!

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Vidya Balan Has Refused To Return Her National Award – Here’s Why! - MissMalini

Vidya BalanWith the whole FTII row going on, many filmmakers like Dibakar Banerjee have
returned their National Awards in solidarity with the protesting students. But
one award winner refuses to return hers and she is Vidya Balan.

Balan said,

&gt; This honour (the award) is by the nation and not the government. So I do not
want to return it.
Vidya had won her National Award for The Dirty Picture in 2012.

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Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan Declared India's "Hottest Vegetarians" for 2012 | MissMalini

The competition to be named PETA's India's Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity 2012 was fierce, with early leaders Neha Dhupia and Shahid Kapoor as well as Sonu

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Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan Declared India’s “Hottest Vegetarians” for 2012 - MissMalini

Vidya BalanThe competition to be named PETA’s India’s Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity 2012 was
fierce, with early leaders Neha Dhupia and Shahid Kapoor as well as Sonu Sood,
Dhanush, Kareena Kapoor and Hema Malini putting up a real fight. But now, after
thousands of votes were cast to help PETA India choose the winners, the results
are in, with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and The Dirty Picture star Vidya
Balan taking top honours.

Amitabh BachchanBachchan has been named PETA India’s Hottest V

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Video Pairs: Here's One For The Curvy Women

a set of 5 videos that all celebrate curvy women and the same message of beauty in all forms

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Video Pairs: Here’s 5 For The Curvy Woman - MissMalini

The Women Who are Known to Rock Some Curves!I was was watching Chicago the other day, and couldn’t help but be amazed at 
Queen Latifah‘s sexy solo in the movie. So, here’s presenting a few videos that
celebrate real women with real curves. Below are 5 videos, including one with a
familiar Hollywood A-lister as a ‘big, blonde and beautiful’ woman!

1) Queen Latifah As ‘Mama’ in Chicago


CatchQueen Latifah working a sexy gold wrap number, while she sings about being
‘good’ to her to let her be ‘

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Battle of the Unexpected Item Girls: Rani Mukerji v/s Vidya Balan | MissMalini

When we started seeing promos of Rani Mukerji in Aiyyaa, we couldn't help but draw the Vidya Balan comparison - and by the time Dreamum Wakeuppam was out,

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Battle of the Unexpected Item Girls: Rani Mukerji v/s Vidya Balan - MissMalini

Rani Mukerji and Vidya BalanWhen we started seeing promos of Rani Mukerji in Aiyyaa, we couldn’t help but
draw the Vidya Balan comparison – and by the time Dreamum Wakeuppam was out, we
were having major The Dirty Picture déjà vu. The question is, though, who pulls
off their South Indian item song best? Have a look at the videos and let us
know!





Rani probably wins this round for me based solely on the fact that she’s got the
crazier moves (and manages to pull them off). As a song, though, O

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Paintings of Vidya Balan From 'The Dirty Picture' | MissMalini

JJ School of Art alumnus Viveek Sharma, has painted a series of Andy Warhol-esque images of Bollywood's newest favourite heroine, Vidya Balan. He has

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Paintings of Vidya Balan From ‘The Dirty Picture’ - MissMalini

Vidya Balan with her painting by Viveek SharmaJJ School of Art alumnus Viveek Sharma, has painted a series of Andy Warhol
-esque images of Bollywood’s newest favourite heroine, Vidya Balan. He has
painted a few canvases of her character of Silk Smitha from the film, The Dirty
Picture.

“Through this series of canvases, I am trying to compare the lives of Marilyn
Monroe and Silk Smitha,” he said in a press statement. Take a look!

A painting of Vidya as Silk SmithaArtist Viveek SharmaVidya BalanV

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Vidya Balan Says Namaste America! | MissMalini

After the phenomenal success of The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Vidya Balan has become the toast of the nation. The National Award that she received this

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Vidya Balan Says Namaste America! - MissMalini

Atul Nishar, President, Namaste America &amp; Vidya BalanAfter the phenomenal
success of The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Vidya Balan has become the toast of
the nation. The National Award that she received this year was just another
feather in her cap. All these numerous awards she’s winning this year are a
wonderful recognition of her awe-inspiring talent and her passion for her art.

Ekta Kapoor, Vidya Balan and Dr Alka Nishar

I was at the Trident Hotel for a Namaste America event to felicitate th

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Ekta Kapoor has put a halt on the remake of the movie The Dirty Picture which starred Vidya Balan and brought in a lot of revenue. Almost immediately

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Ekta KapoorEkta Kapoor has put a halt on the remake of the movie The Dirty Picture which
starred Vidya Balan and brought in a lot of revenue. Almost immediately
producers started announcing remakes in different languages. The moment this 
news
[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ekta-Kapoor-puts-a-halt-on-The-Dirty-Picture-remake/articleshow/13408250.cms] 
got to Ekta Kapoor she sent over legal notices to all the producers!

Looks like Ekta is not one to p

Vidya Balan All Set For 'Clean Picture' Now! | MissMalini

Well, she sizzled in The Dirty Picture... and now Vidya Balan is back with a clean picture! Vidya Balan says: "For an actor, what can be a better thing

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Vidya Balan All Set For ‘Clean Picture’ Now! - MissMalini

Vidya BalanWell, she sizzled in The Dirty Picture… and now Vidya Balan is back with a clean 
picture!

Vidya Balan says: “For an actor, what can be a better thing than doing a dirty
picture on screen and off screen a clean picture. I think this role will work a
lot because we are working on a national movement.”
Vidya will be doing a series of ad films to promote the government’s sanitation
programme – and has committed to being a part of it for two years. She agreed to
be the brand ambassador f

Amul's New Ad Inspired by The Dirty Picture | MissMalini

The recent bruhaha over The Dirty Picture's telecast getting cancelled created quite a stir - and, of course, Amul took notice. Their recent ad features

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Amul’s New Ad Inspired by The Dirty Picture - MissMalini

Vidya Balan in The Dirty PictureThe recent bruhaha over The Dirty Picture‘s telecast getting cancelled
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created quite a stir – and, of course, Amul took notice. Their recent ad
features this controversy, including an adorable Vidya Balan-lookalike Amul 
girl. Wanna see? :)

Amul adThey take a dig at the censor board who made 58 cuts to the film and
finally gave it a U/A certificate – not that it

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Celebrities Show Outrage Over The Dirty Picture's Cancellation | MissMalini

If you, like me, were settling down on your couch at noon yesterday to watch The Dirty Picture's first telecast on television, you were probably

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Celebrities Show Outrage Over The Dirty Picture’s Cancellation - MissMalini

The Dirty PictureTanuj Garg, CEO Balaji Motion PicturesIf you, like me, were
settling down on your couch at noon yesterday to watch The Dirty Picture‘s first
telecast on television, you were probably disappointed when the channel didn’t
air it at all! What was the reason behind that – and what did the celebrities
have to say about it?

Several celebrities showed their outrage over the stalled telecast on Twitter:

@FarOutAkhtar@kjohar25@emraanhashmi@RGVzoominEven though The Dirty Picture underwe

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Women’s Day Special: Here’s How Vidya Balan Has Been The Face Of The Changing Narrative Of Women Characters In Hindi Cinema

Exclusive! Milan Luthria Reveals Tara Sutaria Was Cast In ‘Tadap’ On A Scene From ‘The Dirty Picture’

Richa Chadha Talks About Being Shakeela Biopic Being Compared To The Dirty Picture

The Trailer Of The Richa Chadha-Starrer ‘Shakeela’ Is Out

‘The Dirty Picture’ Actress Arya Banerjee Found Dead At Her Kolkata Home

Vidya Balan Has Refused To Return Her National Award – Here’s Why!

Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan Declared India’s “Hottest Vegetarians” for 2012

Video Pairs: Here’s 5 For The Curvy Woman

Battle of the Unexpected Item Girls: Rani Mukerji v/s Vidya Balan

Paintings of Vidya Balan From ‘The Dirty Picture’

Vidya Balan Says Namaste America!

Ekta Kapoor Plays No Games

Vidya Balan All Set For ‘Clean Picture’ Now!

Amul’s New Ad Inspired by The Dirty Picture

Celebrities Show Outrage Over The Dirty Picture’s Cancellation