Anushka refused to don the role of Silk Smitha which was donned by Bollywood actress Vidhya Balan in the Hindi film The Dirty Picture. This film was based on the life of the popular late glamour queen Silk Smitha. It was planned to remake this film in all the South Indian languages including Tamil.
When Anushka was approached for call sheet, she refused it. She mentioned that she will act in any other film which has a good story line.
At this juncture the Hindi film Kahaani was a smash hit. This film also had Vidhya Balan in the lead role. The story of this film is about a pregnant woman who comes in search of her missing husband in Kolkata. Anushka had seen this film. She while speaking about this film said, “The role donned by Vidhya Balan is very challenging one.
If anyone comes forward to remake this film in South Indian languages I am ready to don the role which Vidhya Balan did. I will give call sheet at any time.” Now there is a stiff competition among the Tamil and Telugu producers to acquire the remake rights in their respective languages.
