Veena Malik, set to sizzle the Kannada version of hit Bollywood film The Dirty Picture, aims to go a step ahead of Vidya Balan.

After the back-to-back success of The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Vidya Balan is on a high; and it’s evident from the way she is glowing.

After hitting headlines on lack of toilets and roping in filmstars Vidya Balan and Shah rukh Khan for campaign, Union minister of rural development Jairam Ramesh has got an “assurance” from the Planni

Bollywood star Vidya Balan won the National award for the best actress for her performance of a Southern sex siren in The Dirty Picture at the 59th national awards, announced today.

Vidya Balan is overwhelmed by the kind of response she has received for “The Dirty Picture”, and is glad that even her parents did not find anything vulgar or cheap in her portrayal of a sex symbol.

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has watched the preview show of “The Dirty Picture”, is bowled over by Vidya Balan’s performance and says she has set a benchmark for the current rung of actresses.