Vidya Balan’s bold move to live the life of controversial sex siren cum yesteryear actress Silk Smitha on screen in her film ‘The Dirty Picture’ earned her raves reviews. It was not only her skin show but also her performance that got her the critical and commercial acclaim. Every big star of the industry has praised Vidya for her scintillating performance and now Anushka Sharma has joined the famous list of her admirers as well.

Anushka Sharma herself is a critically and commercially acclaimed actress but despite of that she didn’t refrain from praising Vidya. She recently confessed that Vidya’s spirited performance has inspired her as well. “I am inspired by Vidya Balan. She is one courageous actor,” said Anushka. Now that Anushka herself has confessed of being inspired by Vidya’s performance it will be interesting to see if she takes up a similarly challenging role in her future films.