Vidya Balan Talks About How People Threatened Her Before Doing The Dirty Picture

People told Vidya that it would ruin her career, for her role in The Dirty Picture.

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00:00 Vidya Balan, who stepped into Bollywood in 2005 with the movie Parinita, is now one of

00:09 the most versatile actresses in the industry.

00:12 She has played variety of roles in various movies like Lagge Raho Munna Bhai, Hey Baby,

00:18 Kahani, Bool Boolaiya, Shakuntala and many more.

00:23 But choosing that one character was a very bold step in her life.

00:28 Yes, you guessed it right.

00:30 We are talking about the movie, The Dirty Picture.

00:34 Vidya Balan's Silk Smitha from The Dirty Picture won the National Film Award.

00:39 But before that, she had gone through a very low phase where she had to face discouragement.

00:45 In the 54th International Film Festival in Goa, she shared her experience about how people

00:51 threw negativity at her while she decided to do The Dirty Picture.

00:56 She said, "There were some people who told me, 'Are you sure?

01:00 It's going to ruin your career.

01:01 It may actually spell the end of your career because you know you have been Miss Goody

01:06 Two Shoes.'

01:07 But she feels that there is no need to be labelled as Miss Goody Two Shoes."

01:12 When director Milan Luthria approached her for this role, she was stunned for a moment

01:17 because she never thought that someone would offer her such a role.

01:21 That time she asked the director whether he was sure or not.

01:25 She said to him, "Kya aap galat darwaza pe toh nahi aaye?"

01:29 She was thrilled to do this role because she wanted to do something that others would not

01:34 have thought of her doing.

01:35 She was confident enough and an enthusiast too.

01:39 So she said yes to this role and proved herself right by receiving a National Film Award for

01:44 her character in this film.

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