Ugly Aur Pagli
Directed by
Sachin Khot
Produced by
Pritish Nandy, Rangita Pritish Nandy
Written by
Anil Pandey
Starring
Ranvir Shorey, Mallika Sherawat, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon
Music by
Anu Malik
Cinematography
Somak Mukherjee
Editing by
Hemal Kothari
Running time
1 Hours & 57 Minutess
Language
Hindi
Official website
IMDb profile
Ugly Aur Pagli is a Bollywood film starring Ranvir Shorey and Mallika Sherawat. It is directed by Sachin Khot and produced by Pritish Nandy. The film is a comedy. It is about Kuhu (Mallika Sherawat) and Kabir (Ranvir Shorey). Kuhu appears to be overpowering Kabir and has a habit of slapping him. The movie is about love in a wicked style. The movie is Totally copied from a Korean movie My Sassy Girl.
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Story
Kabir (Ranvir Shorey) is an engineering student who has been studying engineering for the last ten years. He is a carefree lifestyle guy, which involves partying with friends and not caring about his responsibilities. And one cold winter night on way back to home at VT station in Mumbai he meets a drunk Kuhu (Mallika Sherawat). Kuhu is the kind of girl who always wants things her way, by hook or crook.
Kabir thinks that his life-long dream of having a girlfriend has come true, but for Kuhu he’s just a loser whom she wants to take for a ride. She makes him dance around in circles, run semi naked, ride cycles without seats, wear high heeled ladies shoes and so on. Kuhu, who is coping with a personal crisis, feels that the only way she can overcome it is to put someone else through misery. Kabir becomes the guinea pig and has to cope with the insane demands and tantrums of Kuhu.
Initially wary of Kuhu, Kabir slowly eases up to her and understands her feelings. The story takes a turn when Kabir discovers the true meaning of Kuhu’s actions, and their implications follow.
Reception
The film drew mixed response. While everyone spoke about it being a remake, there were praises for performances from the lead pair. Ranvir Shorey was especially lauded. “Mallika is pretty good with her ‘pagli’ behaviour, although she knows her mind and knows well what she wants from her relation.
Taran Adarsh of bollywood hungama wrote, “Besides, post PYAAR KE SIDE EFFECTS, unconventional stories with unconventional casting only got an impetus. Since UGLY AUR PAGLI comes from the same production house that delivered P.K.S.E., you only expect the film to go a notch higher, or be at par, than the earlier experience. And that’s where the film falls short of expectations. Viewed as an individualistic experience, UGLY AUR PAGLI has a few interesting moments. Don’t look for a story here, for it’s the moments and incidents that bind this 2-hour film together. So what if the writers and director seem inspired by MY SASSY GIRL? Mallika Sherawat and Ranvir Shorey are enough to make you forget the waferthin plot at times.” He gave the movie 1.5/5 stars
Indiaglitz however brought out the negatives. It said, “Ugly Aur Pagli may have drawn better marks if it was original. The youth will may like this movie for the ‘hatke’ storyline. But at the end of the day it really fails to entertain you the way it’s supposed to. You won’t regret giving this one a pass.”
Other reviews spoke about the later half being a drag. “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,” says Nikhil Kumar of apunkachoice.com.
Box Office
Ugly Aur Pagli has grossed approximately 7.11 crores in its first week. BELOW AVERAGE.
Cast
- Mallika Sherawat … Kuhu
- Ranvir Shorey … Kabir
- Tinu Anand … Kuhu’s father
- Sushmita Mukherjee … Kuhu’s mother
- Priyanka Sharma
- Vihang Nayak
- Bharti Achrekar
- Payal Rohatgi … Guest Appearance
- Sapna Bhavnani … Guest Appearance
- Zeenat Aman … Special Appearance
Music
- Talli! – Anmol Malik, Hard Kaur, Mika Singh
- Karle Gunaah – Anushka Manchanda, IShq Bector
- Yeh Nazar – Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan
- Shut Up, Aa Nachle! – Anu Malik, Vasundhara Das
- Yaad Teri Aaye – Mohit Chauhan
Trivia
- Ugly Aur Pagli is inspired from My Sassy Girl(2001) released in Korea.
- Famous actress Zeenat Aman does a cameo that makes sitting through this ugly and pagli trip a little worth while.
External links
- Ugly Aur Pagli at the Internet Movie Database
- Ugly Aur Pagli – Official Web site
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