The Dirty Picture was a game-changer for Vidya Balan’s career. Recently, the actress shared that when filmmaker Milan Luthria came to her offering the film, she was determined to do it. Moreover, she mentioned that she is excited to do a sequel to the film The Dirty Picture 2.

In a candid conversation with Galatta India, Vidya Balan shared that she was always keen to do The Dirty Picture. Unlike the opinion of people around her who cautioned about the role, she was sure about it.

Balan explained that she is a hungry actor, and when the director, Milan Luthria, came to her to offer the film, she immediately gave a nod. The actress noted that she was not offered that kind of role, and considers it the best career decision.

Vidya recalled, “I remember a few people saying you know, but your image is the very decision of my career. People told me I remember a few people saying you know, but your image is very different I said what image? I’ve started my career just now. I’m just a few films old. I don’t want to be even at this stage I don’t want to be limited by an image.”

The Mission Mangal actress didn’t think much about people’s comments and decided that she wanted to play versatile roles on-screen. 

She asserted that she wasn’t scared to play the role of Reshma in the film. Rather, she was waiting for this kind of opportunity. Instead, Vidya mentioned it came to her, and she ‘grabbed it with both hands.”

The decision proved fruitful as the actress is known for playing some of the most versatile roles on-screen. When asked if she would like to be a part of the film’s sequel, she said, “I would love to. I’m ready for it. I’m fully ready for it, and I feel that, yeah, it would be great. You know it’s been a while since I’ve done a juicy role, you know.”

The Dirty Picture (2011) was a biographical drama based on the life of Silk Smitha, starring Vidya Balan, Tusshar Kapoor, Nasseruddin Shah, and more.

Arshad Warsi’s Jolly LLB impressed fans with its humor, exciting plot, and a flawless performance by the actors. However, the sequel of the film included Akshay Kumar as the protagonist. Recently, Arshad said that he didn’t like the script for the second installment and knew that Kumar would bring a bigger audience to the theatres. As a result, he was okay leaving it. He also revealed that Jolly LLB, starring him and Akshay together, is funny and exciting, and with a hint of fight sequence between the actors. 

In a candid conversation with Mashable India, Arshad was asked if he felt wrong about not being a part of Jolly LLB 2. In his response, the actor mentioned that he didn’t like the script for the film. Yet, he was willing to do it for the film’s director, Subhash Kapoor, who is a good friend of the actor. 

But, later the producer of FOX Studios was keen for the Housefull actor to do the film, who was also interested. So he thought it would be a better decision and even sent a text to the director mentioning how Akshay could bring more audience to theatres.

He said, “I wasn’t all happy with the script, but I would have done it because it was Subash, and he is the director and dear friend. I told him to take Akshay and make the film; with me, you would get a crowd of 500 people. With him, you will get a crowd of 5000 people, and I said you will be able to fulfill your dream the way it’s supposed to be done with Akshay and not me.” 

As the two actors have joined hands for Jolly LLB 3, the Munna Bhai M.B.B.S actor was asked to share some details about it. He mentioned that people would like to see them together on-screen. Warsi explained that he would take forward his character from Jolly LLB, and Kumar would bring forward his character from the second part, which would be a really funny film. 

The actor admired the Khel Khel Mein actor’s work ethic and shared that they filmed for a particular fight sequence. It was supposed to take longer, but they completed shooting the 5-minute scene in one take.

Arshad said, “What we’ve done is insane, and we did a fight sequence with both of us in one take, and of course, it’s going to be cut, but it’s one take. It’s a long fight sequence, which probably would take somebody a day to finish. We did it in one take; of course, I got cut. I was bleeding all that should happen.

Expressing his excitement for the film, the Dhamaal actor admitted that the film’s story, thought, and humor are relevant and audiences will enjoy it. He said the film has every element that the Jolly LLB franchise promises to the audience.

The film’s shoot ended in July 2024. Meanwhile, Pinkvilla reported that the film will be released in April 2025.