A rapid rise from obscurity to superstardom, an unchallenged period of screen dominance through sheer sexuality, and then a sudden suicide, at the age of 35 while still very desired and in demand. The ...

‘The Dirty Picture’, released in 2011, is a landmark Bollywood film that redefined Vidya Balan’s career. The movie tells the story of a young woman named Reshma, who transforms into the bold and ...

Todaymarks23 yearswithout Silk Smitha. With her ended an era when people would leave theatres after a song sequence, producers would add dance numbers to ensure a sure-shot hit and a hero would ask ...

Actress Vidya Balan, who essays the role of southern sex siren Silk Smitha in her forthcoming film The Dirty Picture, says, as Silk was bold and fearless, she was exploited in a wrong way. The Milan ...

It’s been twenty years since Silk Smitha died. When she was alive, Smitha did not get much respect from the film industry or the public. But reams have been written about her since her death. From ...

The late Silk Smitha might have been the crush of many men in the '80s and the '90s, but she had a troubled life till her tragic demise on September 23, 1996. She was just 35 then and had died by ...

The authorised biopic of iconic South Indian actress Silk Smitha has been retitled Silk Smitha — Queen of the South, with production scheduled to begin in early 2025. The announcement came on December ...

Mumbai: Pics: Vidya's journey so far... Vidya Balan, who will essay the role of Silk Smitha in Dirty Picture, says that portraying the southern seductress will not be a difficult job for her. "I don't ...

One of the most sought-after actresses in the 80s, Silk Smitha has over 450 movies to her credit. In a career spanning almost 17 years, she has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi ...

Maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma recently took to social media platform X to express his fascination with the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). Sharing an AI-generated music video ...

On Silk Smitha’s 64th birth anniversary, an announcement glimpse from her biopic, Silk Smitha - Queen of the South, was released. Chandrika Ravi plays the titular character, the siren who ruled south ...

Silk Smitha was among the most captivating actresses of the 80s and 90s. After captivating audiences, the actress tragically took her own life on September 23, 1996. Throughout her career, she ...