| Ugly Aur Pagli Movie
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Music :
Anu Malik |
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Lyrics :
Amitabh Verma |
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Direction : Sachin Kamlakar Khot |
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Producer :
Rangita
Pritish Nandy, Pritish Nandy |
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Leading Cast :
Mallika
Sherawat, Ranvir Shorey, Manish Anand, Tinu Anand, |
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Sushmita Mukherjee, Vihang Nayak, Bharti Achrekar, Sapna
Bhavnani |
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Ugly Aur Pagli is a wee bit slap-happy, a little bit
slapstick, but overall it deserves a tight slap for
being utterly lousy on many counts.
It’s actually difficult to count the number of times
poor Ranvir Shorey gets slapped by Mallika Sherawat
in the film. He plays a meek geek (Kabir) and she
plays a she-wolf (Kuhu). He’s been a failure at
studies, at girls, and many other important things
of life. While she is a drunk, a loose canon waiting
to claim her next victim. |
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A sober Kabir saves a sloshed Kuhu from getting
knocked down by a local train and carries her to a
hotel where he gets to sleep the night with her.
Only he sleeps on the floor while she snores on a
cushy bed.
Kabir falls for Kuhu whose normal way of interaction
with him is more by hand than by mouth. Pun
unintended, Kuhu instinctively keeps slapping the
poor guy for minutest of reasons. He takes her
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Smack! He ogles at a girl. Smack! He asks a silly
question. Smack! He asks the right question. Smack! He
doesn’t mind the slap. Smack!
And Kabir does every wacky thing she demands – like riding a
bicycle in a petticoat or walking in stilettos.
The unique friendship of this odd couple hits a few bumps
and the love between them largely remains unexpressed or
unrealized until the very end when the poor hero is
compensated for all the firm slaps with one fleeting kiss.
‘Ugly Aur Pagli’ begins well but loses its grip as the going
gets longer. The gags become repetitive and after mid-point
the movie takes a serious turn as the plot veers into an
implausible triangle between Kuhu’s prospective groom and
Kabir and Kuhu. The fun and promise of the first half wanes
away and is replaced by some sloppy (not slappy) drama that
the director couldn’t handle with skill and conviction. |
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On top of it there are songs aplenty to test your
patience and your tolerance towards bad music.
For its most part, ‘Ugly Aur Pagli’ rides on the
shoulders of Ranvir and Mallika, both totally suited
to their roles. Ranvir is particularly impressive
playing a loser, while Mallika looks natural as a
girl who dominates her man. Pun unintended again.
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And there’s also a sweet little cameo by Zeenat Aman
that makes sitting through this ugly and pagli trip a little
worth while. |
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Rating: 2/5 |
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