Remembering Silk Smitha’s Sadma dance 
Silk Smitha was only 36 when she took her own life. She had a miserable, abusive childhood, none of which was shown in director Milan Luthria’s The Dirty Picture, which indirectly referenced the life and times of Silk Smitha, though it did feature Vidya Balan’s Ooh La La erotic exertions. The film didn't recreate the opulent oomph of Silk Smitha in her dances, notably O babua yeh mahua in Balu Mahendra’s Sadma, where she was seen in poses of phantom-copulation with Kamal Haasan.
Silk Smitha was only 36 when she took her own life. She had a miserable, abusive childhood, none of which was shown in director Milan Luthria’s The Dirty Picture, which indirectly referenced the life and times of Silk Smitha, though it did feature Vidya Balan’s Ooh La La erotic exertions. The film didn't recreate the opulent oomph of Silk Smitha in her dances, notably O babua yeh mahua in Balu Mahendra’s Sadma, where she was seen in poses of phantom-copulation with Kamal Haasan.