A biopic on adult film actor Shakeela will pay homage to late actor Silk Smitha, whose roller-coaster life story was captured by Bollywood film The Dirty Picture. Actor Richa Chadha says it was only fit for the film’s team to pay a tribute to a woman who empowered many others with her bold choices.The first look of Shakeela saw Richa flaunting only gold jewellery on her body, as she stands against a wall inscribed with various comments and abuses Shakeela was given despite her success.The movie’s makers have now said the image actually was inspired by a classic image of not Shakeela, but that of Silk Smitha’s “Miss Pamela”. The reason for the inspiration was that the makers of Shakeela wanted to pay homage to Silk Smitha, who had an untimely tragic demise, which led to the rise of Shakeela’s popularity.
