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Ugly Aur Pagli directed by Sachin Khot is produced by Rangita Pritish Nandy, Pritish Nandy. The cast of this movie are Mallika Sherawat, Ranvir Shorey, Tinu Anand, Sushmita Mukherjee, Vihang Nayak. Obviously Ugly Aur Pagli’s two main draws remain: Mallika Sherawat in red boots with devil horns in her mass of wild hair and the title that promises a fresh, intolerantly funny story. One immediately related the film with Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na, for its core character similarities. In both, the male protagonist is gentle (at first) and the woman the governing, one. And in both, the film bends deplorably towards the usual.

Ugly Aur Pagli starts pompously with shots of unlikely couples who are supposed to warm us with their bonding, but all you see is the inelegance of this ‘lifted’ scene. Ranvir (Kabir) is adorably shy, what most like to term a “sweet boy”. The reason we are supposed to believe was his parents dressing him in girls’ clothing when he was a protesting baby. Otherwise, we are to assume, it’s impossible for a man to be mild-natured at all.

The characters in the movie are interesting. Kuhu (Mallika) is not normal or tolerable by any standards. She barks orders, drinks to vomits over innocent passengers, and slaps a guy who meant to do her good. Still you praise the slightly creative perception of a central female protagonist in a Hindi film—one who even snores loudly. In the post interval, she goes to see a ladka after spending a year in Kolkata—dressed traditionally, her wild hair straightened. She’s very, very quiet at the table when meeting the young interested guy. She has even given up drinking.

Mallika is great as the firebrand. Their contrasting screen personalities work well whether they are atop a terrace eating from steel tiffin or on scary joy-rides. Cameos by Bharati Achrekar and Sushmita Mukherjee are fun. The technical aspect is strong with impressive camera work by Somak Mukherjee and sync sound designing by Rishi Oberoi. Editing by Hemal Kothari is perhaps meant to keep the pace slow, but the film ends up unbearably long and slow at times..

Ugly Aur Pagli clearly means to seek the same audience that made Pyaar Ke Side Effects a multiplex hit and, therefore, employs many of its strategies. But a formula still remains just that, and it comes with no guarantee.

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