The Dirty Picture to be released in France

The Dirty Picture which was one of the most successful movies of 2011 continues to go places.

Buzz is that The Dirty Picture will now have a major art-house release in France on 4th July 2012. The movie will be released with French subtitles, it will show on three screens in Paris and one in Orleans. After the initial run, it will ne shown in smaller towns of France and Paris suburbs, releasing in all major art-house cinemas there. 

Director Milan Luthria said, "C'est fantastique! We are now invading France. I am confident the French will react with great fanfare to our film and pick up all subtle nuances of character and performance. We will call  the team over for some hors d'ouvres (open hours) and exquisite French wine to celebrate. As for me, I'd have loved to be in France on July 4 but I am caught up with the pre-production of ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI.....AGAIN." 

Tanuj Garg, CEO, Balaji Motion Pictures, said, "It's a happy feeling when your baby goes places. The French are great creators and connoisseurs of films with a distinctive appeal in the world cinema market. We're glad that our cult film will be resonating with the audience in France. Our next plan is to give it a wide release in Korea and other markets where some recent Bollywood titles have been performing incredibly." 

The film was a biopic on southern siren Silk Smitha’s life. Vidya Balan played the role of the sex siren Silk Smitha in the hindi version (original) of The Dirty Picture. The Dirty Picture helped Vidya bag the National Award for her outstanding performance. Apart from Vidya Balan the movie starred Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor in lead roles. The movie was produced by Ekta Kapoor and was one of the most successful movies of the year 2011.

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- Unknown Updated at: Monday, June 25, 2012