Mumbai, Mar 18 : Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who essays the role of Silk Smitha in 'The Dirty Picture', says that portraying the southern seductress will not be a difficult job for her.
"I don't think it is difficult to portray a real-life character like Silk Smitha. People know her through her work,through films and songs," Vidya told PTI in an interview.
However, the actress said it would be challenging to portray characters of prominent personalities."It would be challenging if I play a character based on
Indira Gandhi as people know her mannerisms and you can't go wrong for a person of this stature who was a Prime Minister.
She continues to be a prominent and respectable person. Even in that case to play Amitabh Bachchan would be challenging,"she said."With Silk Smitha it is going to be more of my personal interpretation than her impersonation," she added.
Portraying real-life characters is not a new thing for the 'Ishiqiya' girl, who played Sabrina Lal in her previous film 'No One Killed Jessica'.
In Milan Luthria 'The Dirty Picture', a biopic based on the life and death of Silk Smitha, Vidya would be seen in a complete different avatar, alongside Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah.
The film is an ode to the life of the southern sexy siren Vijaylakshmi, better known as Silk Smitha, and her journey to stardom followed by her sudden demise, the actress said.
Vijaylakshmi reached iconic status as a sex symbol in Tamil cinema. Appearing in over 200 films, the young actor was neck deep in controversies and eventually died at the age of 33. It is suspected that she committed suicide.
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"On my part I would do research on her. I have seen her songs and films on south Indian channels. She spelt sex," the 33-year-old Vidya said.Shooting for the film begins next month.
Vidya, who went de-glam wearing loose and ill-fitting shirts in 'No One Killed Jessica', would now be seen in an alluring avatar in 'The Dirty Picture'.However, the actress says she is least bothered about being glamorous or non-glamorous.
"I don't see or define a role as glamorous and non-glamorous. I am getting to play a completely different person and that is what is exciting for me. Glamorous and non-glamorous does not matter to me. The script is the queen. I feel even the saree is extremely glamorous and sexy," she said. PTI
