Cinema has a history of actresses who died young. Madhubala: died of a heart ailment at age 33. Meena Kumari: died at 39 of an alcohol-induced liver problem. Geeta Bali: died at 35 of smallpox. Smita Patil: died at 31 of post-pregnancy complications. Vimi: in her 30s died of alcoholism. Parveen Babi: Age 55, died of severe depression. Divya Bharti: died in a freak accident at age 19. Jiah Khan: died at 25. Silk Smitha: &nbsp;died by suicide at age 36.

Silk, real name Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla, had to give up her schooling at the age of 10 to support her large family. The name Silk Smitha came from the 1979 Tamil film Vandichakkaram where she played a character named Silk. From then onwards she was typecast as a sex symbol, her sizzling dances often adding sizeable box office clout to the films that she starred in.

Kamal &nbsp;Haasan with whom Silk Smitha danced to the number 'Oh babua &nbsp;yeh mahua' in the film 'Sadma', spoke about her to me in an interview some years ago. "My erotic dance with Silk Smitha didn’t really belong in the film. It was a commercial concession and I had to go along with it. It was not part of the original script. We decided to put in an erotic dance, but in a way not done in any film before and without spending money. So we had just me and Silk."

&nbsp;Kamal Haasan revealed that Silk Smitha, known as soft porn queen for her gyrations, couldn’t dance to save her life. “She didn’t know how to dance…at all! The dance was choreographed by Prabhu Deva’s father Sundaram Master. He just incorporated whatever she could do. Silk was &nbsp;a brilliant mimic and could imbibe what she learnt.”

Though untutored in fashionable ways, Silk Smitha knew her clothes and makeup.

Recalled Kamal Haasan, “With due respect, she was from a village. But she had an astounding sense of fashion. She kept reading fashion magazines. She would insist on cooking for Balu and me, though she was a terrible cook. She couldn’t even identify the ingredients.I lost touch with her soon after 'Sadma'.”

Kamal Haasan revealed Silk Smitha’s life was no bed of roses. “Hers was a very hard life. She had gone through a lot. She used to share her horrific experiences with us.”

Thankfully she didn’t live to see Ekta Kapoor’s biopic 'The Dirty Picture' &nbsp;allegedly based on Silk &nbsp;Smitha’s life, cannibalizing just parts of her real-life and shamelessly making up the rest. Vidya Balan looked nothing like Silk. Her performance was more self-congratulatory than immersive. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say &nbsp;Silk died again after 'The Dirty Picture' was released.

Cinema has a history of actresses who died young. Madhubala: died of a heart ailment at age 33. Meena Kumari: died at 39 of an alcohol-induced liver problem. Geeta Bali: died at 35 of smallpox.

Cinema has a history of actresses who died young. Madhubala: died of a heart ailment at age 33. Meena Kumari: died at 39 of an alcohol-induced liver problem. Geeta Bali: died at 35 of smallpox. Smita Patil: died at 31 of post-pregnancy complications. Vimi: in her 30s died of alcoholism. Parveen Babi: Age 55, died of severe depression. Divya Bharti: died in a freak accident at age 19. Jiah Khan: died at 25. Silk Smitha: died by suicide at age 36. Silk, real name Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla, had to give up her schooling at the age of 10 to support her large family. The name Silk Smitha came from the 1979 Tamil film Vandichakkaram where she played a character named Silk. From then onwards she was typecast as a sex symbol, her sizzling dances often adding sizeable box office clout to the films that she starred in. Kamal Haasan with whom Silk Smitha danced to the number 'Oh babua yeh mahua' in the film 'Sadma', spoke about her to me in an interview some years ago. "My erotic dance with Silk Smitha didn’t really belong in the film. It was a commercial concession and I had to go along with it. It was not part of the original script. We decided to put in an erotic dance, but in a way not done in any film before and without spending money. So we had just me and Silk." Kamal Haasan revealed that Silk Smitha, known as soft porn queen for her gyrations, couldn’t dance to save her life. “She didn’t know how to dance…at all! The dance was choreographed by Prabhu Deva’s father Sundaram Master. He just incorporated whatever she could do. Silk was a brilliant mimic and could imbibe what she learnt.” Though untutored in fashionable ways, Silk Smitha knew her clothes and makeup. Recalled Kamal Haasan, “With due respect, she was from a village. But she had an astounding sense of fashion. She kept reading fashion magazines. She would insist on cooking for Balu and me, though she was a terrible cook. She couldn’t even identify the ingredients.I lost touch with her soon after 'Sadma'.” Kamal Haasan revealed Silk Smitha’s life was no bed of roses. “Hers was a very hard life. She had gone through a lot. She used to share her horrific experiences with us.” Thankfully she didn’t live to see Ekta Kapoor’s biopic 'The Dirty Picture' allegedly based on Silk Smitha’s life, cannibalizing just parts of her real-life and shamelessly making up the rest. Vidya Balan looked nothing like Silk. Her performance was more self-congratulatory than immersive. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say Silk died again after 'The Dirty Picture' was released.

On Silk Smitha’s birth anniversary, Kamal Haasan recalls the sad sexy siren

Vidya Balan’s National Award winning performance would not have happened if Kangana Ranaut had not turned it down. Vidya received the award for her portrayal of an adult star in ‘The Dirty Picture’.&nbsp;

While revealing that she turned down the film, Kangana added that she could not have done the role better than Vidya who was “terrific” in the film. “The Dirty Picture, just like I always said, turned out to be so wonderful! But I don’t think I would have done it better than Vidya Balan because she was terrific in that. But yes, sometimes I feel that I didn’t see the potential in that film,” she said.&nbsp;

She added that ‘parallel or off-beat films’ have been her thing and added, “I have never done one of those conventional films of Rajkumar Hirani or Sanjay Leela Bhansali or even Dharma Productions, YRF or any of the Khans' films. I have done none of that but still, I’m the top leading actress who has made a name for herself. It is a case study on its own. Though I failed to see the opportunity in The Dirty Picture, I don’t regret it.”

Recently, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/kangana-ranaut">Kangana </a>looked back at her debut film, ‘Gangster’ as it completed 15 years of its release. She remembered her filmy journey and compared it to that of Shah Rukh Khan. It didn’t however sit down with the internet users. She wrote, “15 years ago Gangster released today, Shahrukh Khan ji and mine are the biggest success stories ever but SRK was from Delhi, convent educated and his parents were involved in films, I did not know a single word of English, no education, came from a remote village of HP and every step was a battle starting with my own father and grandfather, who made my life miserable, and yet 15 years later after so much success still every day is a fight for survival but totally worth it, thank you everyone#15yearsofgangster.”

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Vidya Balan’s National Award winning performance would not have happened if Kangana Ranaut had not turned it down. Vidya received the award for her portrayal of an adult star in ‘The Dirty Picture’.

Vidya Balan’s National Award winning performance would not have happened if Kangana Ranaut had not turned it down. Vidya received the award for her portrayal of an adult star in ‘The Dirty Picture’. While revealing that she turned down the film, Kangana added that she could not have done the role better than Vidya who was “terrific” in the film. “The Dirty Picture, just like I always said, turned out to be so wonderful! But I don’t think I would have done it better than Vidya Balan because she was terrific in that. But yes, sometimes I feel that I didn’t see the potential in that film,” she said. She added that ‘parallel or off-beat films’ have been her thing and added, “I have never done one of those conventional films of Rajkumar Hirani or Sanjay Leela Bhansali or even Dharma Productions, YRF or any of the Khans' films. I have done none of that but still, I’m the top leading actress who has made a name for herself. It is a case study on its own. Though I failed to see the opportunity in The Dirty Picture, I don’t regret it.” Recently, Kangana looked back at her debut film, ‘Gangster’ as it completed 15 years of its release. She remembered her filmy journey and compared it to that of Shah Rukh Khan. It didn’t however sit down with the internet users. She wrote, “15 years ago Gangster released today, Shahrukh Khan ji and mine are the biggest success stories ever but SRK was from Delhi, convent educated and his parents were involved in films, I did not know a single word of English, no education, came from a remote village of HP and every step was a battle starting with my own father and grandfather, who made my life miserable, and yet 15 years later after so much success still every day is a fight for survival but totally worth it, thank you everyone#15yearsofgangster.” Kangana Ranaut trolled for saying 'Shah Rukh Khan's parents were involved in films'

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