Hindi The Dirty Picture (2011)

The Dirty Picture is a 2011 Indian biographical musical drama movie inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, a South Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. The filmmakers have clarified that the story is not officially or based on Smitha alone but many of her southern contemporaries such as Disco Shanti. It also resembles the personal lives of other women in popular culture, including Hollywood actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. The movie was directed by Milan Luthria and co-produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor after Ekta came up with the idea and asked screenwriter Rajat Aroraa to pen a story based on it. The Dirty Picture movie songs are sung by Bappi Lahiri, Shreya Ghoshal, Kamal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Rana Mazumdar.