What were the makers of this movie thinking. They thought they could give an Indian touch to the Korean original "Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo" which is a masterpiece by itself. Though I do not understand Korean, I watched the Korean version (with English subtitles) and was touched by every moment in it. A friend of mine suggested this movie and I thought it must be some kind of Korean comedy (with animated expressions). But the end result was totally different. It turned out to be a heart rendering, natural comedy with touching moments and a warm ending. Haven't seen the Hollywood version "My Sassy Girl" but the original is special and probably no remake could recreate the magic of the movie. Ugly aur Pagli is an utter failure in an attempt to do so. Instead the comedy is slapstick and makes no sense in the Indian context. Ranvir has been wasted here and Malika should stick to what she does best (which is not acting). Music has nothing to it, except for probably "Main Talli Ho Gayi". Overall the movie makes a mockery of the original and has nothing much to take back from it.

Okay, how many of you actually fancy having an unbridled shrew to romance, that too being a doormat? This movie has one hapless Kabir (Ranvir Shorey) who seems to rather enjoy taking that from a drunken Kuhu (Mallika Sherawat). If you thought this idea of sadomasochism was desi, nope, this one is a complete rip-off of Korean ‘My Sassy Girl’; since I hadn’t seen the original, I had to make do by reading the plot on web.An out of romantic luck, flunking engineering student Kabir happens to find a ‘talli’ Kuhu leaning towards an oncoming Mumbai local on one fateful night. The swaying girl pukes over a passenger, calls Kabir ‘darling’ and gets knocked out. Unwilling to leave her to her fate in the dead of the night, Kabir takes her to a shady motel. Next morning, Kuhu commands him to come to Marine Drive, beginning their sadomasochistic romance.As much as he tries to avoid the dominatrix, she always seems to get him. Imagine, the guy can’t order the food he wants, choose what to do, bear the abuse, wear stilettos and petticoats, takes slaps, and has to carry her to safety after her knockout. Funnier still are her futuristic scripts that he’s got to sell to producers! But, having already fallen for her; Kabir makes up his mind to put a smile on the face of her sad past! The rest is workable.Ugly Aur Pagli is neither a sweet romance nor is a comedy you can relate to unlike its predecessor Pyar Ke Side Effects. About Kuhu, I wish the film makers could have done more to bring out the cause of her sadness, than just seemingly fake nakhre. Despite this, Mallika stands out throughout. Playing the doormat to perfection, Ranvir Shorey seems to have perfected playing the whipping boy, especially after ‘Mithya’.If you are still wondering whether to watch this movie, the answer is a clear ‘No’. With characters not really developing much, you don’t feel for either! There are quite a few jokes you would laugh at, but none really are showstoppers. Music is passable, with the ‘talli’ song targeting gen-next drinkers, but isn’t still good enough. At the end of it all, if they made this film out of another DVD, they could have surely done better.

'Ugly Aur Pagli' shamelessly rips off one of my favourite romantic comedies 'Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo' a.k.a. 'My Sassy Girl'. Not only is the plot hackneyed (and severely underdeveloped), the beauty, subtlety, poetry, sincerity and heart is replaced by toilet humour, non-funny jokes (yes, even the translated dialogues sound ridiculous), loudness, and mild vulgarity. These pathetic makers obviously have no respect for the original. The songs are visualized like those sleazy MTV music videos popping out of nowhere. Music director Anu Malik makes a come back when he was better off in 'exile'. His ghastly score is much worse than his pathetic voice. Ranvir Shorey hams his way through the film. I don't understand why a talented actor like him, who delivered one of the year's finest performances in 'Mithya' chose to be a part of this piece of trash. Mallika Sherawat does not convince at all. Nor does anyone else in the movie. Zeenat Aman's cameo is laughable which is quite a pity as one would have expected something better since we don't get to see her enough these days. This is one movie that should and deserves to be avoided at all costs. Trust me, you're better off watching almost anything else.

"It was senseless."Well, Mallika would have accepted the script 'cause she is kind of "Girls are better than Boys" kind of person, but Ranvir ????? I wonder why he signed it.There were certain emotional moments that couldn't make me empathize (with Mallika mostly).There was a scene about birthday present; now, even the world's most silliest girl wouldn't do that nor even the boy would be so silly. Less comedy, or should I say only two-three situations/lines were good.Well, I feel like my money wasted, buying a ticket. Rather change your TV channel if it is aired. Buying A DVD?? Out of question.I was sheerly disappointed 'cause I liked "Pyaar ke side-effects". The only good thing was Ranvir's acting.