Ugly Aur Pagli (2008)

Just so...so bad

How sad is this?

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

well,to start off,I say--TO COPY SOME1'S LITERARY WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION IS A CRIME(PLAGIARISM),BUT TO COPY IT PATHETICALLY IS A SIN"!!Another famous proverb in Hindi says--NAKAL BHI AKAL KE SAATH BAJTI HAI (It requires brains to copy well)To start off,this film is a scene-to-scene,dialogue-to-dialogue rip of Yeopgijeogin geunyeo(2001).Now why do Hindi film makers have to copy foreign/regional films,is what I fail to comprehend.Its simply because of the fact that they fail to invest in the core of any film,that is a story.They pick up a hit plot & plagiarize it.I would appreciate this practice if a copyright licence is obtained.(even though BUM BUM BOLE wasn't well made,yet it was an official remake of Children of heaven(Iranian movie))Anyways,coming back to Ugly aur Ugly...oops,I mean Ugly aur Pagli,its 1 contrived effort which infuriates you through its awkwardness.The director simply copies the scenes without even making the slightest attempt to modify them according to Indian tastes.oh I'm sorry,he does actually,like changing the location of shoe exchange scene from college campus to beach.the amusement park scene from the original shifts to a roof top & Left foot-right foot game scene is shot in a mall.More importantly,the director misses the undertones which are most beautifully depicted in the 2001 Korean movie.Why does Tae Hyun Cha(Gyeon Woo/Kyun Woo) stand upon the yellow line in metro station??(watch the film)).Why does The Girl(Gianna Jun)ask Tae Hyun Cha whether he can swim??(watch the movie).Now you can plagiarize scenes but not the undertones & emotions thus leaving the viewer irritated as Ugly aur Pagli is devoid of such artistry.May be the director of Mallika-Shorey starrer himself failed to comprehend the deep meanings,undertones & layers of emotions conveyed.He just re shot the scenes without much thought process involved.May be he needs to watch Yeopgijeogin geunyeo again (& again & again & again........)to realize what blunder he has made.He just touches the topic superficially without understanding how multi layered the Korean movie was.Even the Unintentionally comic scripts Gianna Jun wrote in the film conveyed a lot about her state of mind(which is disclosed in the climax in a subtle way,I won't tell).Neither could Mallika match the brilliance of Gianna in this bizarre role nor could Shorey generate sympathy for himself as Tae Hyun Cha's innocence does.(even though Shorey is a fine actor but script is so flawed,his attempt fails)Background score helps melodramatic scenes portray better.In Ugly aur Pagli,the music & background score score nothing(though Talli song is a saving grace).While in 2001 korean film,the Piano pieces used as background score arein perfect sync with the mood of the film,thus carrying forward the narrative.The song "I BELIEVE",whenever played,moves you.(especially when Hyun Cha sits on escalator stairs helplessly at metro station with Gianna Jun searching him).The comedy scenes in ugly aur pagli are boring & evoke no interest whatsoever.In fact,so poorly executed,you will feel boredom in all those scenes.In the end,after reading this review,you all might be saying that I've drawn a lot of parallels between the 2 films,but can't help it.Its just like Watching a shawshank redemption or a dark knight on pirated disc having watched it on BLU RAY earlier!!Trust me,neither is this Ugly & Pagli watchable nor the English remake(2008)(Though Cuthbert is a fine actress).Watch this innocent romcom in korean instead & fall the Love!!

Ugly Aur Pagli is a pretty straightforward lift of the South Korean film My Sassy Girl, which was produced and released eastside seven years ago. I must confess here, I haven't actually seen the original film and chances are you wouldn't have either. You're probably wondering then, how I'm so sure Ugly Aur Pagli is copied from that film. Well, here's what to do. Get on to the Internet, log on to the search engine wikipedia.com, and punch in the title My Sassy Girl. Just read the detailed plot breakdown of the Korean film that comes up and you'll understand exactly why I'm so shocked someone was shameless enough to take story and screenplay credit for this desi remake. Ugly Aur Pagli stars Ranvir Shorey as Kabir, a loveless engineering student whose life changes when he rescues an intoxicated girl at a railway station one night. That seemingly helpless girl Kuhu (played by Mallika Sherawat) turns out to be dominating, opinionated and even sadistic to a point. Over the next few weeks, she more or less takes over Kabir's life, slapping him around at will, ordering him out on dates, deciding what he can and can't order when he's with her, and demanding that he do all sorts of odd things to please her. Convinced she's got a pain inside that's manifesting itself in all these strange ways, Kabir decides to go along with Kuhu's mad demands in the hope of pleasing her and curing her of her pain. But it can't be easy for a guy, can it? Wearing her stilettos and walking down Marine Drive; riding around in a petticoat on a bicycle without a seat; and visiting film producers' offices with her ridiculous screenplays. Ugly Aur Pagli is not your typical romantic comedy in the sense that there's a simmering sadness to the film that is both rare and unique. It's difficult to understand and empathise with Kuhu's sadistic streak because the filmmaker fails to explore her personality well enough to explain this side. Doesn't help of course that Mallika Sherawat isn't the least bit convincing when she's doing drama. Watch her in those emotional scenes and you cringe, because the fakeness in her performance is hard to shake off. She's fantastic at comedy though, and keeps you hooked through the film's lighter moments, aided of course by the tremendously gifted Ranvir Shorey who is unquestionably the star of this film. It takes an extremely intelligent actor to play dumb so well, and Ranvir does it almost effortlessly. In the end, Ugly Aur Pagli doesn't quite work because it's corny and contrived and it tries too hard. For a romantic comedy to work, you have to like the couple enough to want them to end up together, but honestly there's little to like about either Kabir or Kuhu. He's a doormat and she's an overbearing kid. Apart from a few decent jokes, it's unlikely you're going to enjoy this film much. My advice: head to the nearest bar, down a few shots of tequila like Kuhu does in the film, and then go watch this film. Perhaps you'll enjoy it while you're talli (intoxicated) yourself.

Cant understand what to say about this movie. Surely, watching this movie will make you think that this movie is a crap, but the acting of Ranvir Shorey will surely make you laugh. Not only the acting, but the situations are also funny and fresh. But what i think was missing was the right direction, or the inability of Mallika Sherawat to act. Ranvir Shorey has certainly come a long distance and as it seems, he has become capable of being a solo hero, but there is something wrong in this movie, which takes away the charm. Added to that, we have dance numbers, which are forcefully inserted without any reason, Ranvir's funny dancing although he was trying to dance seriously, and the glycerine scenes of Mallika hard to believe. All this have been the offset of the movie. So, even if the situations make you laugh, in the end, you will find that there was nothing new and this was all a bloody crap.

First of all i would like to start with saying that it is a very good movie. I know it is inspired by a Korean movie, but the Indian touch given is awesome. I went to watch this movie only because i am a fan of Ranvir and liked nearly all his movies like mixed doubles, mithya(one of his best), etc. To no surprise, ranvir was way too good. He is a natural actor and really made the movie worth watching. His face reactions were very good and malika wasn't that bad. But to some point i think she didn't pull the role that good. I went with my 3 friends and only i enjoyed the movie. If you have loved before or are in love then you will really understand how it feels. So go and enjoy the film.