Review of the film Ugli aur Pagli – 99 slaps 1kiss
Posted on August 14, 2008
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Ugly Aur Pagli is a
story about a carefree guy named Kabir, who has been studying engineering for the last ten years now, has a poor IQ level and is least ambitious in life, whose life goes for a sixer when he meets Pagli. Kabir always wanted a girl to love but he never in his wildest dreams thought he would encounter a girl who could make him dance around circles, run semi naked, ride cycles without seats, wear high heeled ladies shoes…and so on. The title of the film sounds quite amusing and hilarious but unlike the title the movie is not all that amusing and funny. As a matter of fact it’s quite strange and confusing yet entertaining.
Ranvir (Ranvir Shorey) a looser believes in taking it easy in life. One day he saves the life of Kuhu (Mallika Sherawat) a violent aggressive girl, who loves to booze and always out of control. She makes him wear a petticoat and walk around on street, ride a bicycle without a seat, steal rose from parks and slaps him for almost everything he does! Yet Ranvir wants to see Kuhu happy and does everything she wants him to, all for her happiness… Both are in love, but fail to express it. The reason? Ranvir has no guts, Kuhu has a past! How the lovers meet or do they, forms the rest of the tale..
The title of the movie is completely unconventional in as much as it is called ‘Ugly Aur Pagli’. Second, its tag line is equally amazing – 99 slaps one Kiss’.
According to the movie’s story, Ranvir Shorey and Mallika Sherawat come together for the first time as ‘Ugly the loser’ and ‘Pagli the madcap’ to entertain the audience through a battle of love between the completely opposite two individuals. Although they don’t complement each other yet fall in love. Achrekar played by Ranvir Shorey (Kabir Achrekar) is a loser type – an introvert, bookish and laid-back but his life takes an about turn when he meets the chirpy, sexy and unconventional Mallika (Kuhu).
Since Ranvir saves Mallika from falling in front of a Mumbai train the former calls for troubles. Kabir has no ambition and when fails in engineering exam he looks towards the examiner for help. So, he tries to run away from Mallika, but the latter holds him tight and slaps him until he kisses her? This turns him into a lover and her true disciple. Similarly, Mallika is found head over heels in love with Ranvir Shorey so much so that she has already shown the movie to her family.
However, in a critic’s eyes the movie fails to entertain the audience as there are very many flaws in its story though the same is borrowed from a Koean film ‘My Sassy Girl ?’. It’s impossible for a viewer to fix his or her eyes on the movie except for a few funny and bizarre scenes like Mallika wearing undergarments above her clothes in college . But there’re times when the humor falls flat. After all, the two hour long film needs a lot to keep the audience watching it. We wish debutant director Sachin Khot had a strong story supported with strong emotions , especially in the second part that looks repetitive. Sorry to say that Anu Malik’s music is no good.
Doesn’t the movie indicates that the Hindi movie industry is just starved of good stories and direction even though its actors are not only talented but also of world standard? The movie’s lead cast of bombshell Mallika Shehrawat and handsome Ranvir Shorey has proved this beyond any doubt. The ’99 slaps’, which the producers have already warned the audience about, get quite boring by the time the count reaches 9. It’s just not funny after a point, I swear.
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