Vidya Balan has set new standards for the actresses of Bollywood by re-defining female roles. She brought about a transition from miss goody two shoes, to the bold and beautiful woman of the age.

However, if Pradeep Sarkar was not there then Bollywood would have never experienced The Dirty Picture. "I used to do advertisements with Pradeep. Once after shooting for a video with him, while I was leaving after pack up, Pradeep called me "Aye ladki. tere saath ek film jarur karunga." (Hey girl, I will definitely make one film with you)," Vidya said.

However, she was a bit offended with the fact that having worked with him he didn't know her name. But true to his word Pradeep made Parineeta and there has been no looking back for Vidya after that.