Before the release of The Dirty Picture, it was Vidya Balan who was showering praises on Naseeruddin Shah. And now, it is Naseer Sahib himself who can’t help commending Vidya Balan!

At the music launch of his film Chaalis Chauraasi, Naseeruddin Shah told reporters: “She is a marvelous actress. She has been very brave, not just worked very hard but she is courageous in her choice of work… It is a testimony to her courage that she is in a position that most of our leading ladies would envy her today.”

Not only this, Naseer even said that it is only Vidya Balan who could have done justice to a woman-oriented script: “It is a wonderful thing. So hats off to the girl.” More

Bollywood actor Vidya Balan will be seen sharing her secrets, rise to fame and life story at a special 14-part televised series Achievers’ Club.

Beam Inc has flagged off its 11th edition of the Teacher’s Achievement Awards with Achievers’ Club. Leading to the Teacher’s Achievement Awards to be hosted in February next year, the Achiever’s Club will showcase the glittery, glamorous and fabulous lives of self-made achievers of India.

The Achievers’ Club is an exclusive series where India’s most celebrated achievers like KP Singh, Vidya Balan, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Naveen Jindal, Manish Arora, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and many more will share their success mantras and millionaire lifestyle with the host Vir Sanghvi.

Harish Moolchandani, CEO & Managing Director Beam India & ISC said, “With the debut of the Achievers’ Club on Star World, we would like to showcase to the world the celebrated life of achievers, their lifestyle and their passions as shared with Vir Sanghvi in the series.” More

Ever since “The Dirty Picture” has hit the big screen, actress Vidya Balan has been receiving praise for her bold performance. Preity Zinta is the latest to appreciate her work and hopes she wins the top honours for her performance.

“Vidya Balan was brilliant in ‘Dirty Picture’! She blew my mind with her performance and sincerity. Full points to her and all Best Actress Awards,” the 36-year-old posted on Twitter.

Vidya, 33, sizzled on the silver screen as dancing star Silk in “The Dirty Picture”. Source

Nampally Criminal Court on Wednesday directed the police to take action against The Dirty Picture and to register cases against the film’s lead actress Vidya Balan and producer Ekta Kapoor.

The orders were issued after advocate Azad filed a petition in the court stating that The Dirty Picture contains many objectionable scenes. Admitting the petition, the court directed the Nallakunta Police Station to register a case. More

For some time now, speculations have been rife about Kareena Kapoor’s part in Milan Luthria’s sequel to the 2010 hit, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai. But not many know that Milan also needs the second “lead actor” for another female part in his film.

“Yes, there’s another female role for which we need to cast a leading actor only. But I haven’t been able to crack who the best person for that role could be,” says Milan, who is still recuperating from a bout of typhoid. More

After tasting success with Milan Luthria’s ‘The Dirty Picture’, Vidya Balan is acting pricey. Buzz has it that the thinking man’s muse, Vidya, has hiked her price and filmmakers have to shell a whopping sum of Rs 7 crore to sign the actress.

Apparently, ‘The Dirty Picture’ has catapulted Vidya in the league of Bollywood A-list actresses, which includes Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra.

Even Vidya has made it loud and clear that she will not sign any project until she is paid her due. Ooh la la Vidya! Source

The much awaited movie of the year THE DIRTY PICTURE hit the silver screen on Friday and has already gained tremendous response from the audience.

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. More

Vidya Balan’s dare bare act in her upcoming film The Dirty Picture is the talk of the town. The actress confesses that in the beginning, it was not easy for her to play the ultra-sensuous role.

“There was a certain amount of mental preparation about being uninhibited and being unapologetic about being uninhibited…But I have enjoyed it,” said Vidya here during the promotion of her film, which depicts the rise and fall of a sex-siren in the 1980s and 1990s.

Known for her poise and grace in Parineeta and Paa, she is eagerly waiting for the Milan Luthria directed film, which also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor and Emran Hashmi. More

While the world may be raising eyes and busy raving about Bollywood actor Vidya Balan’s boldest acts in the upcoming film THE DIRTY PICTURE, Vidya’s family is unperturbed with it. In fact they are all praise of Vidya’s brave performance.

Says Vidya, when asked about her family’s reaction to her bold portrayal, “They haven’t seen the film yet but yes they have seen the promos of the film and liking it. My dad never reacts to any of my films. However, my mom immediately said is that you? She didn’t recognize me. My sister paid me a very big compliment. She said ‘agar Jhijak hoti toh ashleel lagta’. But she said ‘you have done it bindaas, dil khol ke kaam kiya hai I am proud of you’.”

The content of THE DIRTY PICTURE is such which can’t be watched along with kids. The film gets easily demarcated from family entertainers….Vidya interrupts, “THE DIRTY PICTURE is an Adult film. It should not be watched with kids. Actually, today’s time is quite forward and kids watch more vulgar stuff on net…A sense of responsibility should be developed in today’s children where they can set limits on their own.” Source

They were last seen together in Paa. Now they are reuniting on the small screen. Vidya Balan shot at Film City with Amitabh Bachchan for Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Dressed in a sexy blood-red sari, on the lines of what Dimple Kapadia wore in Sagar, Vidya had a whale of a time getting quizzed by the legend and promoting her keenly-awaited The Dirty Picture.

The fun-filled episode (to be telecast on November 10 on Sony TV) will also see Vidya and the Big B dancing to sensational Ooh La La track, which has taken the nation by storm. Source

Director Milan Luthria’s upcoming film The Dirty Picture is making waves all around. Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah starrer The Dirty Picture will be released on December 2, 2011. To exhilarate the excitement among audiences, a song video was launched lately.

The song is titled ‘Ishq Sufiyana’ and stars Vidya Balan along with Emraan Hashmi. The track is totally different from the much talked about ‘Oh La La La’ from the film.

In the video, Emraan and Vidya can be seen engaged in a passionate kiss. The song is just a glimpse of what the film has to offer. Source

While it is ‘Ooh Laa Laa’ time for Vidya Balan  currently, courtesy her dare bare act in THE DIRTY PICTURE which is being noticed in a big way, another film of hers has taken a backseat for now. KAHAANI, which was launched close to a year ago, has gone slow in favour of THE DIRTY PICTURE which is turning out to be Vidya’s next big arrival.

“After ISHQIYA, Vidya had signed two films – NO ONE KILLED JESSICA and KAHAANI. While she first shot for the former and the film was released early this year, it was KAHAANI that she started working on around the same time.

After she had completed a major part of this Sujoy Ghosh directed film, THE DIRTY PICTURE came her way. Ever since then there has been a lot of noise made around this Milan Luthria directed biopic”, says an industry observer. More