Vidya Balan portrays the southern siren Silk Smitha in the movie. Vidya Balan has never exposed as much – but in the first look of “The Dirty Picture”, inspired by late southern sex icon Silk Smitha’s life, she has painted a perfect picture in an itsy-bitsy red blouse matched with luscious red lipstick.
Cast: Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor.
The actress stands undaunted even as three men – Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi – get too close for comfort in the poster, which was released on social networking sites Friday.
Sex icon Silk Smitha was a popular item girl who captivated millions.

