Emraan Hashmi was never known for his broody performances onscreen and Vidya Balan wasn't exactly the typical Bollywood drama queen. While Hashmi made a name for himself by playing characters with shades of grey in films such as Murder, Kalyug and Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Balan became the muse of the thinking man with powerhouse performances in Ishqiya and No one killed Jessica.

But these two made an unlikely and unconventional pair and set the screen on fire with The Dirty Picture. Now it seems, directors want to cash in on their new found onscreen compatibility. Surprisingly, the movie has been appreciated by the audience and critics alike - a rare feat in Bollywood. Understandably, as is the rule in B-town, everyone is hurrying to repeat Milan Lutharia's success formula.

If rumours are to be believed then both Vidya and Emraan have been getting many offers from different filmmakers to star together. Apart from The Dirty Picture producer Ekta Kapoor, Rajkumar Gupta, the director of No One Killed Jessica is also keen to sign up Vidya to play the lead in his movie Ghanchakkar opposite Emraan.

Emraan, surprisingly was not too comfortable with the idea of sharing screen space with Vidya initially. But, then he relented to play the role of Ibraham in the film, which obviously has turned his fortunes. Emraan had recently said that he would like to take up more roles in family oriented movies as he doesn't want his son to ask him 'weird questions'. But, he might just want to revert that decision after The Dirty Picture's success. All we can hope for is that the duo is able to repeat their onscreen magic with their upcoming projects - if they sign them, that is.