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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.6M โ micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Dirty Picture
2011 2h 24m HI
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6.1
MID
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6.1TMDB ยท 95
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
Where to watch ยท US
Cast
Vidya Balan
Reshma / Silk
Emraan Hashmi
Abraham
Tusshar Kapoor
Ramakanth
Naseeruddin Shah
Suryakanth
Anju Mahendru
Naila
Rajesh Sharma
Selva Ganesh / Keedadas
Imran Hasnee
Vijayan
Shivani Tanksale
Raadhika
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Milan Luthria
- Writers
- Rajat Arora, Rajat Arora
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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MONEY
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Made its money back 6.5ร over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Milan Luthria, shot by Bobby Singh. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Shekhar Ravjiani. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Akiv Ali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Milan Luthria directs. Bobby Singh behind the camera. Shekhar Ravjiani scores. Akiv Ali cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.6M โ micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Made its money back 6.5ร over at the box office.
- 3Released 15 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
- 5Directed by Milan Luthria, shot by Bobby Singh. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Shekhar Ravjiani. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Akiv Ali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt1954206 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 95 TMDB ratings โ you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bobby Singh
- Original score
- Shekhar Ravjiani
- Editing
- Akiv Ali
- Production design
- Priya Suhas
- Costume design
- Dipti Mhatre
- VFX supervisor
- Rajashekharan Rajeev
- Sound
- Koteswara Rao S.V.
- Stunt coordinator
- Javed Karim
- Runtime
- 144 min ยท 2h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,600,000
- Box office
- $17,000,000
- Return
- 654% of budget
- Original language
- HI
Also by
Milan Luthria
Production companies
Who made it
Balaji Motion Pictures
IN
- CU
Cult Movies
Key crew
- ProducerEkta Kapoor
- ProducerShobha Kapoor
- DialogueRajat Arora
- Co-ProducerTanuj Garg
- Co-ProducerSwati Shetty
- Co-ProducerPuneet Kinra
- ChoreographerPony Verma
- Second Assistant DirectorShahana Dasgupta
- Assistant DirectorPraveen Fernandes
- EditorAkiv Ali
- Additional SoundtrackSandeep Shirodkar
- Sound Re-Recording MixerKoteswara Rao S.V.
- Visual Effects SupervisorRajashekharan Rajeev
- Costume DesignDipti Mhatre
- Costume DesignNiharikha Bhasin Khan
- Line ProducerDeepak Gawade
- Location ManagerDinesh Pawar
- Visual EffectsShubham Singh Rathore
- Casting DirectorAbhishek Banerjee
- Production DesignPriya Suhas
- Costume DesignMoiz Kapadia
- Stunt CoordinatorJaved Karim
- Digital CompositorSoumen Das
- LyricistRajat Arora
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- biography
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-07-04
Also known as
International titles
- เคฆ เคกเคฐเฅเคเฅ เคชเคฟเคเฅเคเคฐIN
