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The dirty picture kissa: When Vidya Balan, one of the finest actresses of Bollywood, played the role of Silk Smita in the film ‘The Dirty Picture’ released in 2011, the audience became her acting. The vigor and confidence with which he played this role is still considered an example in the industry. But do you know that Vidya Balan was not the first choice for this iconic role? Yes, this is true. Let us tell you who was the actress, who was offered this role earlier.

This actress was offered the lead role of the film

The producers of the film initially wanted to take another actress for this role. Actually, Kangana Ranaut was the first choice for ‘The Dirty Picture’. This was revealed by Kangana herself in an interview. In an interview to a channel, Kangana said, ‘I have no regrets not to do this role. It was a great film, but I do not think I could play it better than Vidya Balan.

The film’s star cast and success

Let us tell you that ‘The Dirty Picture’ was inspired by the life of South Indian actress Silk Smita. In this film, Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Tushar Kapoor were seen in important roles with Vidya Balan. Made in a budget of about Rs 18 crore, this film had collected a tremendous box office collection of Rs 117 crore. The film not only proved to be the biggest hit of Vidya Balan’s career, but also gave him many big awards including National Award.

Workfront of Vidya Balan and Kangana Ranaut

Vidya Balan was recently seen in the film ‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ released in 2024. At the same time, Kangana Ranaut appeared in the film ‘Emergency’, in which she played the role of Indira Gandhi.