By Hindustan Times
For those who’ve not had enough of Ooh La La or The Dirty Picture (2011), it’s time to move to Kolkata. The film that saw Vidya Balan walk away with the National Award can be remade in Bengali. And the makers of the brand new version have zeroed in on Rakhi Sawant to play the lead.
When contacted, Rakhi gushed, “Vidya Balan hasn’t done anything within the Dirty Picture. I CAN do better and warmer scenes within the Bengali remake. Even Vidya can be surprised after seeing my character. I'LL BE better than her. The sari is supposed to be taken off in films, not worn. Films become successful this is why not as a result of stars.”
The remake is untitled as of now and rather then Rakhi and the director, nothing else have been finalised.
Rakhi says, “The remake could be directed by Shatabdi Roy, a member of Parliament who's as big as Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan or Rekha in Bengal. I got the role on account of an item song I LATELY did within the Bengali movie titled Om Shanti. The song may be very popular in Bengal right now.”
Interestingly, Tapas Paul, another member of Parliament and a former actor, is producing the film.
Says Tapas, “We met Rakhi in Delhi recently and liked her item song in Om Shanti. Although we're 100 per cent sure about Rakhi playing the lead, negotiations are on for the male lead. Because the Dirty Picture can’t be completely remade, we now have decided to make the Bengali version more like a sequel.”
