Sukanya Verma writes the opening track of The Dirty Picture is the album's only star. Buxom is back.
Marking the return of provocative imagery with Vidya Balan heaving a sigh of sex and appeal in all her voluptuous glory, The Dirty Picture aims to recreate the era of flesh-obsession in Indian films during the 1980s.
Directed by Milan Luthria (Kachche Dhaage, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai),The Dirty Picture has piqued widespread interest ever since it was revealed to be an unofficial biopic around the life and upheavals of Southern sex symbol Silk Smitha. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, the cast is an assorted mix of actors ranging from Naseeruddin Shah to Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor.
Considering Silk Smitha's legacy of upfront sexuality, The Dirty Picture bears the difficult task of providing a potent portrait of the exploited, lonely individual under the flamboyant exterior while drawing the delicate line between tantalise and titillate. But with Balan, one of the most balanced actresses of this time, at the helm there's reason to feel optimistic.
Too bad the soundtrack composed by Vishal-Shekhar against (also the film's scriptwriter) Rajat Aroraa's lyrics doesn't come anywhere close to living up to its promise or potential.
It starts out with enough aplomb though. The super infectious retro beats of Ooh la la replete with all the jhatkas, matkas, jhankaar beats, overzealous panting and Bappi Lahiri-Shreya Ghosal's enthusiastic delivery instantly transports you to those outlandish times when Jeetendra and Sridevi/Jaya Pradha danced atop giant-sized drums while Holi colours and fifty odd dancers exploded all over the screen. And for once the deliberately corny lines 'Chua jo tune to, dil ne maari ceeti. Dede in gaalon pe ek pappi meethi, meethi,' makes perfect sense.
Bappida's gusto is both an inspiration and advantage to Ooh la la,
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