 Ekta Kapoor launched the film with director Milan Luthria soon after their collaboration Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai became a hit . She said that The Dirty Picture would be India 's answer to the Academy Award nominated film Boogie Nights . Later in a press conference , Kapoor clarified that neither of Balaji 's forthcoming films , Ragini MMS nor The Dirty Picture , were " porn films " as they had been made out to be . 
