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No side effects

Mallika Sherawat and Ranvir Shorey in ‘Ugly Aur Pagli’.

Ugly Aur Pagli

Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Ranvir Shorey

Director: Sachin Khot

The liberalisation of our economy resulted in liberalisation of mores too. At least in Hindi cinema. Till liberalisation, our Hindi film heroines did not smoke or drink. That was the job of vamps.

Today’s heroine can take a couple of tequilas and a Patiala peg, and even sing. A bit of an anomaly, but Bollywood has never been known for consistency. So it is with Sachin Khot’s film, a film that has evoked some expectations of another Pyar Ke Side Effects kind of saga.

This film here is noteworthy only for Mallika Sherawat’s fondness for high spirits, and a greater ability to slip and slide after a few drinks.

Every time, she drinks and collapses, the guy picks her and heads to a hotel. He sleeps on the floor, she on the bed. And when she gets up, she gets angry and slaps him. He protests. She slaps him. She slaps, he squirms and it goes on and on. In between, they patch up, and sing on the dance floor. Fall in love. All before she realises, he is the one for her. The hero does not have a choice. So, he kisses her, and they make up. You have a choice.

ZIYA US SALAM

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