Story

It is quite evident that the Movie is based on Vidya’s role and her characterization being transformed into each and every stage, the people and the situations she encounters in her life make her transform into a totally different person. It's a performance that deserved a more satisfying film, but it doesn't matter in the end, which by the way we know is coming from a mile away. The film industry belongs to heroes and that is quite evident even now--if the film hadn't meandered into a tame love affair with a glossy song tagged on by the end it would have been truly inspiring. But Balan is riveting, whether she is being interviewed in a bathtub, covered in soap suds and little else, or whether she is draping one thunderous thigh on Naseeruddin Shah, or smearing cake on Tusshar Kapoor, or whipping herself into a frenzy in a song.

Silk's story is sad and all too familiar--a village girl escapes a no-life to come to the big city and work in films. She gets rejected repeatedly but she doesnt give up. She knows she has it in her to be a big star, but of course society doesnt accept her even when it exploits her sex appeal. Silk starts out as a rebel and ends life as one, losing way only when she begins to care about what the world has to say about her. And that is ugly stuff. She goes from one star brother to his brother, a writer, to a director-actor who hates her. But she loses her self-respect and that is what undoes her, and that is what is tragic to watch.

Analysis :

There are many moments in the film where you will catch your breath, at Balan's sheer audacity of expression, verbal and visual. She dances on a newly acquired Maruti 800 (it's the 80s, remember) to distract attention from a party she is not invited to. She kisses the brother to make the other one jealous. She eats sugar when is starving to keep herself going. Some are in a opinion that Vidya has done a challenging role. Many others have certified the role and Vidya’s performance in it to be much un natural and not fitting into the space in a right way. Well, each one is justifiable in their own path.

Performance :

Balan submits herself to the role and you can see why it would be so disturbing. It's a descent into addiction, which we know will be suicidal. Luthria could have made it less glossy but he gets a little caught up in the fashion of the 80s, the big cars, the big shoes, and the big hair. But his default nature is over the top, and I have to say I loved the outrageous dialogues, written by Rajat Arora, who ought to have been at work in the 80s. Balan attacks them like a hungry tigress. Use holi khelne ka shauk hai but uski pichkari main dum nahin. Tuning karenge tabhi toh band bajega. Arora has clearly worked on each dialogue until it evokes his own internal applause mechanism--aadmiyon ko sadhu banane ke liye auraton ko shaitan banana zaroori hota hai. The music and the abck ground scores done by Vishal Shekar managed to be jsut.

Final Word However, seems like the movie will earn back the production cost within a very less time, thanks to Vidya Balan.