Off-late
Ranvir
Shorey
and
Mallika
Sherawat
are
more
popularly
referred
to
as
Ugly
Aur
Pagli.
After
all,
they
star
in
this
quirky
romantic
comedy,
which
opened
across
cinema
halls
yesterday
(Aug
1).
If
the
promos
of
the
film
are
anything
to
go
by,
it
will
be
quite
a
sight
to
see
Mallika
get
completely
'Talli'
in
the
film.
As
for
poor
Ranvir,
he
will
have
to
pass
through
99
odd
slaps
to
get
that
one
kiss
from
Madame
Sherawat.
In
keeping
with
the
mood
of
the
film,
Bollywood
Hungama
caught
Ugly
Aur
Pagli
(meaning
Ranvir
and
Mallika)
having
an
interesting
tÊte-À-tÊte
and
answering
some
really
funny
and
outrageous
questions
in
their
own
wacky
way.
Enjoy!!!
So,
who's
Ugly
and
who's
Pagli
here?
Ranvir:
-
Mallika
is
Ugly...
Mallika:
-
I'm
Ugly&Ranvir
is
Pagli...
(Laughs)
Ranvir:
-Yes,
I
am
Pagli
and
she's
Ugly...
(Mallika
slaps
Ranvir)
Was
it
done
nicely?
Ranvir:
-
Now
this
is
exclusively
for
you
guy…A
role
reversal...
(Ranvir
slaps
Mallika)
I
have
had
a
lot
working
on
this
film.
In
the
film,
I
am
Ugly
(obviously)&she
is
Pagli
(not
so
obviously).
Mallika:
-
What's
not
so
obvious
about
it?
Ranvir:
-
You
are
hardly
insane...
Mallika:
-
Please
Ranvir...You
are
too
old
fashioned...
Ranvir:-
Are
you
insane???(Mallika
confesses
she
is
insane
slaps
Ranvir
again)
Ranvir:
-
Now
this
was
the
second
slap
Mallika:
-
In
the
film,
I
have
slapped
you
100
times...more
than
100
times
actually
Ranvir:
-
No
no,
that's
only
the
tag
line
for
the
film.
Mallika:
-
How
much
ever
clarification
you
give,
but
you
have
had
some
100
odd
slaps...
Ranvir:
-
In
the
film?
Which
film
are
you
talking
about?
Did
we
work
together
in
the
film?
(Mallika
makes
him
wear
the
devil
band)
Ranvir:
-
When
in
doubt
do
something
stupid.
Aah!
So
the
beauty
and
the
geek!
Is
that
what
are
we're
talking
about
here?
Ranvir:
-
Thank
you...I
mean
that's
so
nice
of
you
to
call
me
a
beauty.
Mallika:
-
And
that's
so
nice
of
you
to
call
me
a
Geek…Psycho
Geek
at
that...
But
why
all
the
romantic
films
are
so
mushy
mushy
and
why
cant
there
be
some
violence
in
it?
In
Ugly
Aur
Pagli,
there's
everything,
slaps,
slaps
slaps
so
much
violence
you
see.
Ranvir:
-
Yes,
Mallika
likes
it...when
she
is
whacked
around
a
little
bit
in
romance.
So,
we
have
taken
the
same
idea
to
make
this
film.
While
making
the
film,
our
roles
got
reversed
and
I
had
to
bear
all
the
slaps.
Mallika:
–
I
love
violence
Q3.
Ugly
aur
Pagli
is
quite
a
name
for
a
film!
What's
the
film
about?
Ranvir:-
Wacky
title...Mallika
will
tell
us
about
it…But
it
is
a
wacky
title.
Mallika:
-
Ranvir
you
tell
them.
Ranvir:
-
Wacky
Ugly
Aur
Pagli...Ugly
Aur
Pagli
Wacky...
Ranvir:
-
I
am
sure
Mallika
would
differ
on
this.
She
often
makes
a
film
in
her
mind.
Ugly
Aur
Pagli
is
a
story
of
two
brats
actually.
Kabir,
the
character
I
am
playing
is
the
only
child
of
his
middle
class
Maharashtrian
parents.
Mallika:
-
Hahahahaha...who
has
failed
4
times
in
engineering
and
who
never
had
a
girlfriend
and
suddenly
he
gets
Pagli
who
is
a
Psycho
kind
of
a
character,
who
looks
quite
hot
and
attractive
but
Kabir
realizes
that
he
can't
stay
with
this
girl
and
wants
to
get
rid
of
her
but
he
cannot.
Ranvir:
-Yeah,
here
I
am
the
troubled
one.
Main
phasa
hua
hoon.
Mallika:
–
This
is
a
girl
who
wants
to
slap
her
boyfriend
at
least
once
in
her
life...that
happens
with
every
woman
in
the
universe,
I
guess
Ranvir:
-
And
most
of
them
do
it.
This
girl
called
Kuhu
in
the
film
can't
talk
without
slapping
her
boyfriend.
Right?
Mallika:
–
Right.
Ranvir:
-
Kuhu
is
also
a
brat
much
like
Kabir.
She's
also
the
only
child
of
her
Bong
parents.
Hmmm...so
I
think
basically
they
have
something
in
common
but
at
the
same
time
are
very
different
from
each
other
Mallika:
-
Right
Ranvir:
-
How
much
do
you
identify
with
the
role
of
Kuhu?
Mallika:
-
Totally.
I
identify
100%
with
the
role
and
to
prepare
for
this
role
I
got
in
touch
with
the
devilish&the
mean
side
of
me.
Ranvir:
-
That
would
have
been
easy.
Mallika:
-
Very
easy
and
great
fun
as
well.
I
don't
understand,
in
every
romantic
film,
why
does
the
guy
have
to
be
this
tall
dark
and
handsome,
stud
type?
Why
can't
they
just
be
normal?
Ranvir:
-
I
don't
know
why
I
was
cast
for
this
character
if
someone
normal
was
needed
Mallika:
-
Good
question...
Ranvir:
-
Tall,
dark,
stunning,
I
mean...
(Wears
sunglasses...Mallika
starts
laughing)
Ranvir:
-
As
far
as
the
title
is
concerned
don't
you
think
this
title
has
a
history...like
Heer
Ranjha,
Laila
Majnu,
Neal&Nikki,
Hahahahha...Ugly
Aur
Pagli...
Mallika:
-
Romeo
Juliet...Don't
give
publicity
to
other
films
in
this
interview.
Ranvir
:-
Arree...those
films
are
already
released
we
don't
have
any
danger
with
it.
Seriously,
don't
you
think
we
are
taking
this
lineage
forward
of
such
names?
Mallika:
-
With
so
many
slaps?
(Slaps
Ranvir
again)
Ranvir:
-
This
is
the
sixth
time
you
are
hitting
me…3
more
are
left…the
10th
one
would
be
from
me
and
that
one
would
be
enough.
Mallika:
-
Don't
threaten
me...I
am
not
scared.
Ranvir:
-
Hey...stop
slapping
me
now,
the
shooting
for
the
film
is
over.
This
is
real
life
now.
Mallika:
-
You
keep
quiet...Who
do
you
think
you
are?
I
will
take
off
your
glasses.
Ranvir:
-
Clothes,
clothes...please
remove
my
clothes
also.
Mallika:
-
Koi
Tuwang
idea
dimaag
mein
aaya
na...toh
bharta
bana
dungi...
You
spoiled
my
hairstyle
Ranvir:
-
Don't
touch
my
horns
ok.
Mallika:
-
Just
see
if
my
hairstyle
is
okay?
Ranvir:
-
Ya
ya
its
nice.
Mallika:
-
And
my
horns?
Ranvir:
-
Those
are
permanent.
Q4.
So
is
this
just
another
love
story
or
a
chick-flick?
What's
Ranvir
doing
in
a
chick-flick?
Ranvir:
-
Is
it
a
chick
flick?
No,
it's
not
a
chick-flick...it's
a
love
story...its
a
love
story...it's
a
love
story.
Mallika:
-Ok...ok...understood...How
many
times
will
you
say...it's
a
love
story...it's
a
love
story?
Ranvir
has
done
lots
of
crazy
things
for
me
in
the
film...like
he's
worn
my
heels...my
six
inches
heels
and
roamed
around
with
them.
Ranvir:
-
How
do
you
walk
in
those
heels?
Mallika:
-
All
the
girls
wear
heels
n
walk
like
that
only.
Ranvir:
-
I
think
you
girls
just
constantly
balance
yourself...No
wonder
you
girls
get
annoyed
with
people
so
easily...someone
calls
from
behind
and
you
trip.
Mallika:
-
we
have
to
take
care
of
our
figure...
we
need
to
be
in
fashion.
Ranvir:
-
Figure
will
be
maintained
on
its
own...constantly
you
people
are
exercising
by
balancing...the
heels.
Mallika:
–
Exactly!
Half
the
time
you
had
to
carry
me,
what
a
heavy
load
you
had
to
carry
on
your
back.
Ranvir:
–
Yes.
That's
true…
Mallika
is
very
heavy…and
I
don't
mean
jus
mentally...
(Mallika
slaps
Ranvir)
So
where
was
I?
A
love
story…yes
it
is
a
love
story...it's
not
a
chick
flick...there
is
no
'chick
flickish'
thing
about
it.
Mallika:
–
Kuhu
is
a
little
psycho
that's
all
Ranvir:
-
Its
like
the
way
Kabir
is
complacent
and
brattish
because
of
his
dotting
parents...Kuhu's
situation
is
also
the
same...Kuhu
is
one
of
those
girls
who
tend
to
get
spoilt
in
a
more
controlled
way...and
guys
are
like
more
in
a
"you
do
it
way"
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Story first published: Monday, August 4, 2008, 11:11 [IST]