"Mallika is a diva" - Ranvir Shorey
Ranvir,
it's
not
a
cliched
role
that
you
are
playing
in
Ugly
Aur
Pagli.
Despite
you
looking
so
rocking
in
the
promos
and
movie
stills,
you
are
still
called
'Ugly'.
How
come?
Dude,
'Ugly'
is
just
a
name
of
the
character
in
the
film.
But
I
am
not
called
'Ugly'
throughout
the
film.
It's
something
like,
if
I
am
pissed
off
with
you,
then,
I
will
call
you
Ugly.
Well
Ranvir,
in
that
case,
don't
worry,
we'll
not
ask
you
any
such
questions
that
will
make
you
call
us
'Ugly'!
(Laughs)
Knowing
that
you
will
be
paired
opposite
'The'
Mallika
Sherawat,
did
you,
at
any
point
of
time,
feel
that
you
would
be
overshadowed
by
her
presence
or
persona?
Not
at
all.
The
fact
is
that
I
normally
do
not
worry
about
being
overshadowed
because,
as
far
as
I
am
concerned,
if
the
script
has
something
that
my
character
will
be
overshadowed
by
then,
so
be
it.
Otherwise,
I
do
not
fear
about
me
being
overshadowed
by
anyone!
Talking
of
Mallika,
tell
us
how
'Pagli'
is
she
is
real
life.
Not
at
all
man!
She
is
far
away
from
being
even
the
'P'
of
'Pagli'.
Mallika
is
a
very
intelligent
girl
who
is
very,
very
focused
and
has
great
instincts.
Overall,
she
is
a
DIVA!
You
seem
to
have
an
affinity
for
debutante
directors.
How
else
can
you
explain
the
fact
that
you
are
possibly
one
actor
who
has
worked
with
the
maximum
number
of
debutante
directors?
Oh
that!
Yeah!
I
simply
love
to
work
with
debutante
directors.
I
have
worked
with
lots
of
first
time
directors
and
will
continue
to
do
so.
Many
of
my
films
like
Khosla
Ka
Ghosla,
Pyaar
Ke
Side
Effects
and
Bheja
Fry
etc...were
made
by
debutante
directors.
Moreover,
I
will
be
shooting
with
yet
another
debutante
very
soon.
The
list
simply
goes
on
you
see...
Ugly
Aur
Pagli
looks
too
cool,
vibrant,
and
energetic.
So,
what's
it
that
gives
Ranvir
an
all-time
high
in
real
life?
The
film's
not
just
vibrant
and
energetic,
it's
also
quirky.
I
find
that
as
an
interesting
combination.
As
far
as
what
drives
me,
the
answer
is
MOVIES!
I
am
extremely
passionate
about
making
movies.
What
was
it
about
the
role
that
made
you
sign
the
dotted
line?
The
answer
is
Rangita
Nandy.
Like
I
said,
Ugly
Aur
Pagli
is
a
romantic
comedy,
but
very
much
unlike
what
one
has
seen
so
far.
This
one's
very
different
and
strange
and
I
think
that
it
is
this
aspect
that
will
make
up
as
its
USP.
It's
something
that
Bollywood
has
never
witnessed
before!
Now,
we
feel
is
the
right
time
to
talk
about
your
role
in
Ugly
Aur
Pagli.
Well,
I
play
the
role
of
Kabir
Achrekar,
the
only
child
of
a
middle
class
Maharashtrian
parents.
He's
a
spoilt
child
basically,
so
much
so
that
he's
getting
complacent
and
he's
studying
engineering
for
three
more
years
than
he
should
be.
And
the
film
is
about
when
he
meets
this
girl
(Mallika
Sherawat)
and
then
what
happens!
How
was
it
working
in
PNC's
Ugly
Aur
Pagli,
as
a
full-fledged
hero,
as
compared
to
your
role
in
Pyaar
Ke
Side
Effects?
I
would
like
to
call
it
as
a
'Promotion'
(from
being
a
sidekick
in
Pyaar
Ke
Side
Effects
to
a
hero
in
Ugly
Aur
Pagli).
As
I
said,
I
really
like
Rangita
a
lot,
but
she
can
be
a
nag
sometimes.
And
it
is
because
of
her,
that
I
signed
the
film.
As
far
as
Mallika
was
concerned,
she
was
simply
fabulous.
Honestly
speaking
Ranvir,
tell
us
if
you
were
the
first
choice
for
this
film?
That's
what
I
told
you
na!
I
didn't
hear
of
any
other
hero
being
approached
for
this
role.
But
if
you
hear
anything,
please
do
let
me
know
so
that
I
can
take
it
up
with
Rangita
(laughs).
Let's
talk
about
the
music
of
the
film.
Its
peppy
and
groovy
tracks
simply
intoxicate
the
listeners.
In
other
words,
the
listeners
are
going
'Talli'
over
the
music.
What's
your
rave-fave
from
the
album?
I
simply
love
the
all
the
songs
of
the
album.
But
the
three
songs
that
are
really
close
to
me
are
'Talli'
(but
obviously),
'Ye
Nazar'
(which
was
shot
in
Goa),
and
a
sad
song
called
'Yaad
Aaye'
sung
by
Mohit.
What
all
locations
were
used
to
shoot
this
film?
We
shot
all
over
Bombay
(mostly
South
Bombay)
and
Goa.
And
needless
to
say
shooting
in
Goa
was
real
fun!
Have
you
sung
any
songs
in
the
film?
No!
I
decided
to
spare
the
audiences
(laughs)
You
have
worked
with
Mallika
Sherawat
so
closely,
first
in
Pyaar
Ke
Side
Effects
and
now
in
Ugly
Aur
Pagli.
Is
there
anything
about
her
that
the
readers
don't
know
but
should
know?
Yes.
What
one
should
know
is
that
Mallika
is
very,
very
intelligent
and
in
a
business
where
it's
extremely
difficult
for
anyone
(especially
a
woman)
to
have
an
identity
of
her
own.
She
has
not
only
managed
to
achieve
that,
but
has
also
done
it
on
her
own
terms.
And
people
should
respect
her
for
that.
Are
you
aware
of
the
rumors
that
Mallika
is
planning
to
patent
her
name?
I
really
don't
know
that.
But
she
is
always
up
to
something
or
the
other.
Any
funny
incident/s
that
you
cannot
forget
during
the
shoot
of
Ugly
Aur
Pagli?
Top
of
mind
recall
is
the
incident
that
had
taken
place
in
Goa.
It
was
a
sequence
where
I
am
riding
a
scooter,
Mallika
is
sitting
behind
me,
and
some
guys
on
bikes
zoom
past
us.
That's
when
Mallika
comes
in
the
front
and
takes
charge
of
the
scooter.
She
zoomed
off
so
nicely
at
the
start
but
when
the
shot
got
over;
we
realized
that
she
doesn't
know
how
to
stop
the
bike.
Mallika
was
screaming
her
lungs
out.
So,
as
always
(tugging
his
collar),
I
came
to
her
rescue
and
took
charge
of
the
bike.
Then
once
during
shoot
we
came
across
a
cow
(lying
on
the
road)
which
suddenly
got
wild
and
agitated
with
the
zooming
and
honking
sounds
of
the
bikes.
To
add
to
the
confusion,
Mallika
thought
that
the
cow
was
running
after
her!
Eventually,
as
they
say,
all's
well
that
ends
well.
The
cow
went
on
its
way
and
we
had
a
hearty
laugh.
What
does
Ranvir
do
when
he
is
not
shooting
or
reading
scripts?
I
watch
movies,
listen
to
music,
and
also
play
music.
I
like
reading
a
lot
(even
though
I
am
a
lazy
reader).
I
am
also
into
gadgets.
So,
you
will
find
me
spending
my
time
with
gadgets.
If
you
were
to
rename
the
film
Ugly
Aur
Pagli
then
what
would
you
call
it?
Nothing!
I
would
not
like
Ugly
Aur
Pagli
to
be
renamed.
I
want
it
to
remain
as
Ugly
Aur
Pagli.
The
film
has
a
unique
tagline
'99
Slaps
and
1
Kiss'.
Is
it
really
true
that
there
are
99
slaps
and
just
1
kiss?
Dude,
that's
just
a
tagline
yaar!
Looking
back
in
history,
how
do
you
see
your
transformation
from
VJ
Ranvir
to
Actor
Ranvir?
Honestly
speaking,
I
just
do
my
job,
whatever
is
assigned
to
me.
As
somebody
has
rightly
said
'Life
is
what
you
make
of
it
when
you
are
busy
making
other
plans'.
This
holds
very
true
in
my
case.
Irrespective
of
what
job
I
take,
I
try
to
be
honest
and
sincere
in
every
said
task.
And
every
time
you
begin
to
start
getting
complacent
and
start
settling
down;
life
presents
you
with
a
fresh
set
of
new
and
exciting
challenges!
Any
regrets
so
far?
There
maybe
a
few.
But
then,
as
Frank
Sinatra
said,
'Maybe
a
few.
But
I
did
it
my
way.'
One
just
can't
help
notice
that
you
have
put
on
quite
some
weight.
Huh?
Yup!
I
have
put
on
12
kgs
for
my
role
in
Rajat
Kapoor's
film
A
Rectangular
Love
Story
(working
title)
where
I
am
paired
opposite
Gul
Panag.
Newcomer
Gunjan,
Purab
Kohli,
Neil
Bhoopalan
(VJ
turned
actor)
also
feature
in
the
film.
If
you
were
offered
a
role
opposite
some
XYZ
as
your
counterpart
and
you
feel
that
only
Vinay
Pathak
can
do
full
justice
to
that
role,
will
you
recommend
his
name
to
the
director?
If
the
script
merits
it,
then
yes.
I
will
surely
do
that,
since
I
consider
that
the
underlined
rule
of
Bollywood
is,
'SCRIPT
IS
KING'.
Talking
about
'King',
you
have
Singh
Is
Kinng
coming
up
and
many
more
releases.
I
have
Singh
is
Kinng
coming
up
in
August,
wherein
I
play
Katrina's
boyfriend,
then,
there's
Good
Luck
followed
by
I
am
24
with
Neha
Dhupia
and
Manjari
Phadnis,
followed
by
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
a
film
where
I
play
a
Chinese
astrologer.
After
that,
I
have
Teesri
Manzil
with
Irrfan
Khan
and
Deepal
Shaw.
That'll
be
followed
up
with
Pandu
PhD
(tentative
title),
David
Dhawan's
Do
Knot
Disturb,
Tina
Ki
Chaabi
and
Minty
Tejpal's
Tyre
Puncture
Adventures
Of
Fanta
Cola
with
Vinay
Pathak
as
my
co-star.