The Dirty Picture
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The Dirty Picture is a 2011 Hindi biographical musical drama film loosely inspired by the life of South Indian actress Silk Smitha, known for its bold portrayal of sexuality and Vidya Balan’s acclaimed performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dirty Picture canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dirty Picture Context triple: [Ekta Kapoor, notableWork, The Dirty Picture]
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A.
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film that blends contemporary youth activism with historical patriotism, known for its impactful storytelling and acclaimed music.
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B.
Udta Punjab
Udta Punjab is a 2016 Indian crime drama film that explores the drug abuse crisis in the state of Punjab through the intersecting lives of several characters.
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C.
Rudaali
Rudaali is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film, based on Mahasweta Devi’s short story, known for its powerful portrayal of professional mourners in rural Rajasthan and Dimple Kapadia’s acclaimed performance.
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D.
Devdas
Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
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E.
Padmavati
Padmavati is a revered Hindu goddess, considered an incarnation of Lakshmi and the consort of Lord Venkateswara, widely worshipped in South India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dirty Picture Target entity description: The Dirty Picture is a 2011 Hindi biographical musical drama film loosely inspired by the life of South Indian actress Silk Smitha, known for its bold portrayal of sexuality and Vidya Balan’s acclaimed performance.
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A.
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film that blends contemporary youth activism with historical patriotism, known for its impactful storytelling and acclaimed music.
-
B.
Udta Punjab
Udta Punjab is a 2016 Indian crime drama film that explores the drug abuse crisis in the state of Punjab through the intersecting lives of several characters.
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C.
Rudaali
Rudaali is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film, based on Mahasweta Devi’s short story, known for its powerful portrayal of professional mourners in rural Rajasthan and Dimple Kapadia’s acclaimed performance.
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D.
Devdas
Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
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E.
Padmavati
Padmavati is a revered Hindu goddess, considered an incarnation of Lakshmi and the consort of Lord Venkateswara, widely worshipped in South India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi-language film
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Indian film ⓘ biographical film ⓘ film ⓘ musical drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Film Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Vidya Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Silk Smitha ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anju Mahendru
NERFINISHED
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Emraan Hashmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Naseeruddin Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajesh Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ Shivani Tanksale NERFINISHED ⓘ Tusshar Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidya Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Reshma
NERFINISHED
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Silk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Vidya Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Bobby Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dialogueWriter | Rajat Arora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Milan Luthria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
ALT Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Balaji Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Akiv Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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erotic drama ⓘ musical drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Silk Smitha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Vidya Balan’s performance
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bold portrayal of sexuality ⓘ |
| languageOfSoundtrack | Hindi ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Reshma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | Silk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | A (Adults Only) ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Vishal–Shekhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Honeymoon Ki Raat
NERFINISHED
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Ishq Sufiyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ooh La La NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| producer |
Ekta Kapoor
NERFINISHED
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Shobha Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Balaji Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2 December 2011 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 144 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rajat Arora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | South Indian film industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| storyBy | Rajat Arora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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