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Veena in the remake of The Dirty Picture
Pakistani queen of controversy Veena Malik will start shooting for the film on May 12.
Pakistani queen of controversy Veena Malik will start shooting for the film on May 12. PHOTO: VISHAL SAXENA/PUBLICITY
After Bollywood actor Vidya Balan, it’s now Veena Malik’s turn to get dirty. The Pakistani actor has signed the South remake of the blockbuster hit, The Dirty Picture, as the female lead, reports Hindustan Times.
“I don’t mind being titled as South’s Vidya Balan,” said Malik, who is currently shooting for the film, Supermodel, with actor Ashmit Patel in Fiji and Australia. Producer Venkatappa has signed on Malik to essay the role of Silk Smitha in his film titled Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga. To be directed by Trishul and starring Venkatappa’s son Akshay in the lead, the film aims to be a more realistic take on the life of the late actor, claims Times of India.
When asked if the producer has procured the remake rights from Ekta Kapoor, he said, “There’s no question of acquiring any rights. When The Dirty Picture was made, the makers claimed that the film was not about Silk Smitha, but we all know it is. Ekta did not get the rights to make a film on Silk from the late actor’s family. So why should I pay her to make a film on Silk, when we can have a better take on the subject. I want to make a better film than The Dirty Picture,” says Venkatappa.
The film, he adds, will be high on glamour and the producer claims to have approached Tamil actors Nikitha Thukral, Charmme and Pooja Gandhi for the role. “But they all refused fearing that the film would be too bold,” he says. That is when Malik was approached. “When we spoke to her, even before discussing her remuneration, Veena asked for the script. After reading it, she claimed that she was moved by the climax and immediately agreed to do the film,” says the producer.
Meanwhile, Malik admitted that she was so moved by the strong script that she couldn’t say no. “I fell in love with the role. It is a female-centric film and a powerful role to make a debut in South Indian Cinema,” said Malik, adding that her upcoming Bollywood films — Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai, Zindagi 50-50 and Mumbai 125 km — are all female-centric movies.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2012.
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Haters gonna hate. Way to go Veena.
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good for her. We need bold ideas and visions. She’s a trailblazer and will foster confidence and creativity
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no offence but vidya balan is way better actor then her. She may be a class above Rakhi Sawant but Vidya balan is in another league.
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Good Mubaraki, getting close to your destiny. I would suggest you to beat Vidia Balan, wah Veena kia baat hai
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cool
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too slim to be silk.
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that would be “Dirtier Picture!”
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Nobody can replace silk smita. Period.
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I think that’s “Fiji and Australia”. Fiji is not a part of Australia.
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as if she didn’t watch “The Dirty Picture”. I guess she read the word “Dirty” and agreed :D
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@ cooper: excellent thought process ;)
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I hope that some ET bloggers come out with philosophical inflexions on how this new venture of Mrs Veena Malik enhance the creative blooming of Pakistan apart from the obvious fact that she promotes womanly liberties proportional to the latitude of her own clothes.
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Are we going to see VM banging away?? Great.
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We have just been guaranteed Veena-centric stories for another couple of years. Expect more fatwas, idolizing, critiques, analysis on the expected ‘boldness’ of the movie.
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At least she provides comic relief to a distraught nation.
But at the same time, she must be laughing herself silly having every one, including the bearded ones, who must watch her and cling to her every word, in a tizzy.
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@sick of this nonsense:
Please remember Rakhi Sawant came up on her own merit.She was a poor girl from Mumbai who made it on her own without any godfathers or filmi parents. And so is Veena and I like them both. As for Vidya Balan being in a different league, there is no league in Bollywood. If you are successful you are king.[ Eeks! Sorry SRK]
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it is expected from her
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Veena Malik rules in express tribune. Personally, I like her attitude as a go getter. :)
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Kahaan Vidya Balan aur kahaan Veena Malik !! No comparison. Vidya is a great actress.
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can she utter Tamil, may be yes!! coz she is Veena Mailik after all
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She has spunk & spark to trigger the success track
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Da dirtiest dirty picture! nice!
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It will be a challenge to veena ji to match vidya’s level.
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The film should better be titled ” The Ugly Picture” :P
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Filmen sirf 3 cheezon se chalti hain
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
aur main More than Entertainment hon
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@Sarhandi.
The film is in Kannada and not Tamil.
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I think she is born for Hollywood not Bollywood.
I have heard , SUNY LEON , has offered her a role in her new movie.
Go Venna go…and keep us more proud…,,
please dont say no.. to the Hollywood offer.. after all you are born to be in Hollywood.
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@narayana murthy
Kannada movies suck big time, I’ve seen some of them
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what else can you expect
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@Shyam
who writes “Kannada movies suck big time, I’ve seen some of them”
That means you were stupid enough watch sucky movies. watch good Kannada movies. Watch award winning Kannada movies.
Don’t be a fool again.
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@Narayana Murthy
Touchy eh??? Please dont confuse ignorance and stupidity. Maybe you can elighten me with your vastly superior intellect which movies I should watch. By the way I am being sarcastic in case you do not realize. Oh! also I speak Kannada quite fluently.
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@Narayan Murthy
Learn to respect other peoples opinions, kid.
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Picture this:
(Introductory credits roll)
Introducing Veena Malik, as the ”Dirty Malik” Taada
(A Hot Veena catwalks on to the silver screen holding the FHM Magazine”
in THE Dirty Picture,( a reference to the FHM photo)
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@Shyam who writes “Learn to respect other peoples opinions, kid.”
Yours was not an opinion, grandson. It was vitriolic.
see, even I can be condescending.
By the way watch ‘Puttakkana Highway’. ‘Kurmavathara’.
You will be enlightened, grandson. I will never mind ur ignorance or narrow mindedness. Gud luck with ur vitriol, next time.
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Veena is acting in Kannada movie and not in a Tamil movie. South India does not mean Tamil only. There are other principal languages such as Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tulu. Even Today every year movies which bag National awards are from Kannada and Bengali.
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@Veena Malik:
Oh sure you are full of “entertainment”. A big number of sms at mobiles giving witness of your statement…. and I’m a big fan of your “entertainment”. Thanks Veena Gee.
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@Producer,you approached the right person.I’m sure Veena will do a GREAT job.
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And so this time around, it will only be dirtier.
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I don’t know about FHM BUT Veena Malik is a liar, because:
1- When she went to Big Boss, she openly said that every boy is my “brother”, but then what she did with Ashmit and also other males we all know and saw it
2-In many programs including Big Boss she said that she will never work for Bollywood but now she is working, she wanted to work for Hollywood but not for Bollywood
3-She was openly against Muhammad Asif cricketer and said that she has broken all relations with her and so many blames against him, then she came on a press conference with him saying that everything is fine, then again she blamed him, and when Asif got married she was totally disappointed on TV and almost weeping on TV
4- On TV press conference declaring v’ll marriage with Babrik shah but then…
5-And now this FHM, ohhhh..
She is nothing but embarrassment for Muslims, Pakistanis, Women and to her family as well.
Also visit this relevant blog of such people:
http://bit.ly/ih92EV
She has brought more humiliation to Pakistan then any other media personality.Recommend
Muslim men doesn’t like their women living her life freely. Pakistanis should be ashamed for treating Veena malik like this. She is the only secular muslim I ever saw from pakistan. She respects non-Muslim religions. I think she is gud person. Om shanti om.
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waiting to see that how Veena can compete the Vidya Balan,
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The only thing left for her now is to do an all out porn flick I guess. She is a total and complete embarrassment to this nation.
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@Imran Akram:
Veena Malik represents Pakistan and she is the true face of your society. Accept her and feel proud
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