 Kapoor has gone on record to add , " I would be surprised if I don 't get unbelievable critical acclaim for The Dirty Picture and a national award for my actress , Vidya Balan . The film has one of the most well @-@ written scripts I have come across and a lot of youngsters in my office have looked at it with great admiration . " She also pointed out that the purpose of the film was neither to justify nor criticise Smitha 's life , but for the audience to live her life . Additionally , all actors , including Balan and Shah attended workshops for almost two months before filming could begin , in order to familiarise themselves with the body language of their characters . 
