Apparently F*UGLY
stands for Fucking Ugly (http://www.internetslang.com/FUGLY-meaning-definition.asp). A word that is referred to all of 1 time in
the duration of Kabir Sadanand’s latest.
His previous attempts at cinema include movies such as Tum Milo Toh Sahi,
Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao and Golu Pappu.
Sadly the reduction in words has not helped Sadanand.
The attempt to
connect to the youth with an internet slang hasn’t worked out too well at the
end of the day. It is young alright but
it is far from fresh. As I was walking
out of the hall, I overheard someone say, “3 Idiots meets Rang De Basanti”. More of RDB and less of 3 Idiots but
basically nothing fresh at all.
Those who are
going to walk into this movie expecting a fun ride like Fukrey are going to be
bitterly disappointed. Half the people
in the hall walked out midway. A few
more walked out about 25-30 minutes into the 2nd half and I am quite
certain that Robin Van Persie’s flying header against Spain had little to do
with this reaction.
F*UGLY is plain
boring cinema. Devi (Kiara Advani), Dev
(Mohit Marwah), Aditya (Arfi Lamba) and Gaurav (Vijender Singh) are best
buddies. Dev runs an adventure camp at
Leh. Devi helps her mother with s small
business. Aditya’s family sells Toilets (yeah – a weak attempt at humour). Gaurav is a boxer preparing for the World Cup
and his father is a politician.
The movie is an
attempt to bring transparency in the Government process of enquiries narrated
by Dev who begins by immolating himself, very casually, at India Gate in front
of the President’s bodyguards. Don’t go
into details on how he managed to ride into India Gate through security on his
personal bike with 2 petrol canisters clearly visible.
Once he sets
himself on fire, he is rushed to a hospital where there is hardly any proof of
4th degree burns (as claimed over the wireless). More importantly, he is allowed to speak to a
newspaper reporter where he narrates the entire story on flashback. The hope is that the country will hear him
and take the bad guys to task. Yeah
right!!!
The movie is as
unbelievable as this concept. It is
strewn with unnecessary melodrama. The
script is tacky and forced. What could
have been narrated in under 100 minutes gets dragged for 140 – maybe more!!! It
is disjointed and all over the place and most importantly – STALE.
The performances
are equally boring. Kiara Advani’s sole purpose
is to ensure that her T Shirts are knotted high enough to reveal an ample midriff
but low enough to not qualify as soft pornography. She also finds purpose in a wet T Shirt
sequence where she emerges dripping from the ice cold water of the lake @
Leh. My sympathies to her.
Of the boys,
Mohit Marwah shows some promise that could find use in Bollywood. Virender Singh gets himself a gold medal at
the Boxing World Cup – that’s the closest he could come to one. But he cannot act to save his life. Ditto for most of the cast. In all, boring and not worth a watch. 3 on 10 for some decent music and Jimmy Shergill
who over shadows most of the cast.
Watch the trailer
on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0fgkvQLBXI
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