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Ugly

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Ronit Roy, Rahul Bhatt, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Girish Kulkarni in Ugly (2013)
The case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.
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The case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.The case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.The case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.
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  • Director
    • Anurag Kashyap
  • Writers
    • Akhilesh Jaiswal(additional writer)
    • Anurag Kashyap
    • Rohit Pandey(additional writer)
  • Stars
    • Rahul Bhatt
    • Ronit Roy
    • Tejaswini Kolhapure
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anurag Kashyap
  • Writers
    • Akhilesh Jaiswal(additional writer)
    • Anurag Kashyap
    • Rohit Pandey(additional writer)
  • Stars
    • Rahul Bhatt
    • Ronit Roy
    • Tejaswini Kolhapure
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 128User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 16 nominations

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    Ronit Roy, Rahul Bhatt, Vineet Kumar Singh, Tejaswini Kolhapure, and Girish Kulkarni in Ugly (2013)

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    Rahul Bhatt
    • Rahul Kapooras Rahul Kapoor
    Ronit Roy
    Ronit Roy
    • Shoumik Boseas Shoumik Bose
    Tejaswini Kolhapure
    • Shalini Boseas Shalini Bose
    Vineet Kumar Singh
    Vineet Kumar Singh
    • Chaitanya Mishraas Chaitanya Mishra
    Surveen Chawla
    Surveen Chawla
    • Rakhi Malhotraas Rakhi Malhotra
    Siddhant Kapoor
    Siddhant Kapoor
    • Siddhantas Siddhant
    Sandesh Jadhav
    Sandesh Jadhav
    • Raneas Rane
    Anshikaa Shrivastava
    • Kali Varshneyas Kali Varshney
    • (as Anshika Shrivastava)
    Murari Kumar
    • Shrilal The Baloon Guyas Shrilal The Baloon Guy
    Abir Goswami
    Abir Goswami
    • A.C.P. Guptaas A.C.P. Gupta
    Madhavi Singh
    • ACP Upadhyayas ACP Upadhyay
    Manoj Kolhatkar
    • ACP Khanwilkaras ACP Khanwilkar
    Ajay Purkar
    Ajay Purkar
    • ACP Godboleas ACP Godbole
    Girish Kulkarni
    Girish Kulkarni
    • Inspector Jadhavas Inspector Jadhav
    Jayant Gadekar
    Jayant Gadekar
    • Inspector Direkaras Inspector Direkar
    Prakash Ramchandani
    • Inspector Rawalas Inspector Rawal
    Sameer Patil
    • Inspector Patnaikas Inspector Patnaik
    Abhijeet Chavan
    Abhijeet Chavan
    • Inspector Rautas Inspector Raut
    • Director
      • Anurag Kashyap
    • Writers
      • Akhilesh Jaiswal(additional writer)
      • Anurag Kashyap
      • Rohit Pandey(additional writer)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Anurag Kashyap personally requested the parents of child actor Anshikaa Shrivastava who played Kali Vasrsheney, not to allow her to see the film because of its dark theme.
    • Goofs
      When Rahul is given 50 lakhs by the police to hand to the kidnapper, the amount should have been 20 lakhs instead. A few scenes before we see the police catching Shalini's brother who had actually demanded the 50 lakhs. So, that would leave the police with the phone call (by Rakhee) the source of the real kidnapper. And Rakhee had actually demanded 20 lakhs, not 50.
    • Connections
      Edited into Kali-Katha (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Ugly
      Lyrics by Vineet Singh

      Performed by Vineet Singh,ishQ Bector, Shree. D.

      Composed by G.V. Prakash Kumar and Brian McOmber

    User reviews128

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    Top review
    9/10
    Black Humor Crime Thriller - True Ugliness
    This movie left you with the feeling of numb .Ugly sets a new dimension to the Indian Cinema . I am not a frequent watcher of Bollywood movies.But ugly movie is just beyond the ugliness of everything. A grungy, dark police procedural set in motion by a little girl's kidnapping, Ugly has few discernible auteur touches to set it apart from standard genre fare. Gone are the farcical, hyperbolic violence and the larger-than-life, tongue-in-cheek gangsters who modeled themselves on the movies. Gone is the wacky humor. Here the pettiness, egotism and corruption of modern Mumbai rule and the characters are all cheap and small—even the kidnapping victim is annoying. There may be a method here but if so, the result is very dark and downbeat for general audiences. The film's Cannes outing and Kashyap's cult standing could give it a little shelf life at festivals before it heads into genre venues. The cast of characters is presented haphazardly. Shalini (Tejaswini Kolhapure) is a desperate, middle-class housewife kept at home as a semi-prisoner by her macho police-chief husband Bose (Ronit Roy). She's about to blow her brains out with his gun when a knock on the door stops her. It's her daughter Kali (Anishika Shrivastava), whining for her to call her estranged father. This is Rahul (Rahul Bhatt), a down-and-out actor still waiting for his big break, who comes to take her for a drive. He's so distracted with phone calls he barely looks at her, and then he ominously leaves her alone in the car while he goes to talk business with his friend and casting director Chaitanya (Vineet Kumar Singh). Within minutes the girl is missing. Rahul becomes the hero by default as he searches for the girl, first through the police, then following the kidnappers' ransom messages. What little sympathy he inspires in the audience comes from his terrifying interview with local police captain Jadhav (played with gusto by the fine comic actor Girish Kulkarni). Instead of launching a manhunt for the girl, the captain absurdly chats about CELL PHONES and computers while the distraught Rahul chafes and Chaitanya attempts to cajole him into action. All at once, Jadhav realizes the missing girl is the stepdaughter of police honcho Bose, and his attitude switches to FBI pro. At this point the stone-faced Bose, who hates his wife's ex, orders him to accuse Rahul of the kidnapping and be beaten senseless. The rest of the film is a battle of wits between Bose and Rahul to find the girl while tripping up the other. Rahul and Chaitanya are monotonously arrested and rearrested. Police violence is graphic and frightening. They use the "latest" gadgets in their investigation— computers, CELL PHONES and GPS—like they were major novelties on CSI: Miami, which makes it seem the film is aimed mainly at local audiences. There is, however, a continuous sense of vitality and movement in the film, whose action scenes are foot chases filmed from a distance. Kashyap's nasty point is that, between violence, greed and corruption, just about no one is innocent in the end. Certainly all the characters are selfish beyond belief. This existential cynicism hits home in the horrific crime revealed in the last shot, but by that time, the emotions feel light-years away.
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    • Release date
      • December 26, 2014 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Xấu Xa
    • Filming locations
      • Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    • Production companies
      • DAR Motion Pictures
      • Phantom Films
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    • Budget
      • $1,475,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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