Vidya Balan dared to bare for Dabboo's Photoshoot

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Sexy as hell!

Vidya Balan sizzles in her hottest avatar yet for Dabboo Ratnani's 2015 calendar

Chaya Unnikrishnan

It is with Dabboo Ratnani's annual calendars that Vidya Balan has a makeover. From her desi and somewhat conservative avatar, she transforms into a hot, sexy siren. The latest picture in which she is seen holding a newspaper in one hand, a cup of coffee in another and is suggestively nude is one of her boldest yet. We spoke to the celebrity photographer to find out how he convinced and captured the sexy actress in a dare-bare avatar. Over to the ace lensman...

Vidya's hot makeover

"Whenever I send the concept of my shoot to Vidya, she replies with just three words: Trust you, Dabboo. It's never been about convincing or hard-selling a concept to her. She's confident that it will be done tastefully. It was her photo-shoots for my calendar that kind of made her hot and sexy. Prior to that, people perceived her in an Indianised avatar. We've used this platform to push the envelope.

This time, it was about Vidya sitting in a cafe with a cup of coffee and holding a newspaper and not worried about what she is wearing or not wearing. The whole idea was to achieve a candid feel. I chose a popular hang-out in Bandra for the shoot. When I told Vidya, her first reaction was shock. She said the place is so buzzing, there will be a lot of people. I told her that I had booked the entire place for a day and she was immediately comfortable. The entire shoot was done in 30-35 minutes flat.

Dabboo's take off Vidya's clothes fixation continues. No creativity he did similar photoshoots with other actresses.

So that's why she said her photoshoot will make news in the video. She was pretty excited about it. I guess she wants to make news since her films are not doing well these days.

She looks like a '70 years old short chubby man'.