In Mumbai the film released in packed houses and in Kolkata also the fans were quite excited to see Vidya Balan playing Southern siren Silk Smitha.
Balaji Telefilms’ THE DIRTY PICTURE (Hindi) released in 1066 UFO digital theatres on Friday.
The Vidya Balan starrer is this week’s biggest release on the UFO Moviez network, with the Hindi version in 996 UFO digital theatres, the Telugu version in 43 UFO digital theatres and the Tamil version in 27 UFO digital theatres.
Meanwhile, the world of Twitter is abuzz with comments made by Vidya’s fans who have mostly appreciated her performance in the film.
“Dirty Picture is a blockbuster! Vidya Balan, Naseer & Emraan set the screen ablaze with their outstanding performances. Milan Luthria’s brave film THE DIRTY PICTURE paves its way into the hearts of people. Time for me to celebrate the triumph of my ‘chela’,” director Mahesh Bhatt remarked.
“Vidya Balan in KAHAANI poster rocks. Vidya Balan in THE DIRTYPICTURE rocks. Vidya Balan rocks. Period,” Pritish Nandy commented.
Karan Johar appreciated Vidya’s acting in the film and tweeted, “Her performance in DIRTY PICTURE is by far the bravest and best performance I have seen of any actor in years….she is the benchmark!!!take a bow team balaji!!! Super film!!! Rajat’s brilliant dialogue…milan’s nuanced and superb control over the plot…dirtypicture rules.”
“Ah, the dirty picture! bold. vidya balan was super, not easy at all to do what she has. didn’t think india would produce a film like this,” popular cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle remarked.
“Saw Dirty Picture. Fabulous,” writer Chetan Bhagat described his feelings through a crispy tweet.
Directed by Milan Luthria, the moves features Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor in the lead roles. Source