Ugly

2013 2h 8m HI

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 142

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Synopsis

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When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ronit Roy
Shoumik Bose
Rahul Bhat
Rahul Kapoor
Vineet Kumar Singh
Chaitanya Mishra
Tejaswini Kolhapure
Shalini Bose
Girish Kulkarni
Inspector Jadhav
Surveen Chawla
Rakhi Malhotra
Siddhanth Kapoor
Siddhant
Abir Goswami
ACP Gupta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anurag Kashyap
Writers: Anurag Kashyap, Anurag Kashyap
Languages: Hindi, Marathi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Marathi.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anurag Kashyap, shot by Nikos Andritsakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Aarti Bajaj shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ronit Roy and Rahul Bhat and Vineet Kumar Singh carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anurag Kashyap directs. Nikos Andritsakis behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. Aarti Bajaj cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Marathi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Marathi.
5Directed by Anurag Kashyap, shot by Nikos Andritsakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Aarti Bajaj shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ronit Roy and Rahul Bhat and Vineet Kumar Singh carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2882328 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nikos Andritsakis
Original score: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Editing: Aarti Bajaj
Costume design: Divvya Gambhir
Sound: Mandar Kulkarni
Stunt coordinator: Sham Kaushal
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Status: Released
Budget: $700,000
Box office: $2,200,000
Return: 314% of budget
Original language: HI
IMDB: Ugly (2013)

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Shreyance Parakh2017-05-04
★ 9/10
One of the darkest Indian movies. I had to make a conscious effort to move, after sitting motionless through the climax and the end credits. I don't recall seeing a darker Indian movie. When the movie ended, I felt UGLYNESS in my soul. That's not supposed to be a good thing, but I imagine that was the purpose. The story revolves around a 10 year old girl who goes missing. Her biological father is a struggling actor, her mother is an alcoholic and her husband is a top cop. Then there's a guy whose the actor's friend and is a casting director. There are a few more notable characters. The central characters are trying to figure out the whereabouts of the girl, but they all have bones to pick with each other. Here the title comes into play. What's uglier than the supposed kidnapping of the girl is that they all have their vested interests and that they're more keen on satisfying those then actually finding the girl. The journey to the climax brings out the ugliness within these flawed characters. And it's not one for the faint hearted. Anurag Kashyap is my favorite Indian director of this day and age so I'm always a bit biased towards his movies but Ugly has got to be his finest work till date. The story isn't flawless, but the direction is. Mr Kashyap succeeds completely in bringing out the ugliness of his characters, who could easily be breathing and walking human beings amongst us, which makes it all the more chilling. The acting by entire cast was superb. Each and every one of them brought their characters alive on screen. You could feel strongly for them, hate, sorrow, pity and a lot more. The screenplay and editing is tight, dialogs too good and natural. I felt there were 2-3 loopholes and if not for them, the actual story could've been perfect. All in all a definite 9 out of 10 for me.
Shreyance Parakh2017-05-04
★ 9/10
One of the darkest Indian movies I had to make a conscious effort to move, after sitting motionless through the climax and the end credits. I don't recall seeing a darker Indian movie. When the movie ended, I felt UGLYNESS in my soul. That's not supposed to be a good thing, but I imagine that was the purpose. The story revolves around a 10 year old girl who goes missing. Her biological father is a struggling actor, her mother is an alcoholic and her husband is a top cop. Then there's a guy whose the actor's friend and is a casting director. There are a few more notable characters. The central characters are trying to figure out the whereabouts of the girl, but they all have bones to pick with each other. Here the title comes into play. What's uglier than the supposed kidnapping of the girl is that they all have their vested interests and that they're more keen on satisfying those then actually finding the girl. The journey to the climax brings out the ugliness within these flawed characters. And it's not one for the faint hearted. Anurag Kashyap is my favorite Indian director of this day and age so I'm always a bit biased towards his movies but Ugly has got to be his finest work till date. The story isn't flawless, but the direction is. Mr. Kashyap succeeds completely in bringing out the ugliness of his characters, who could easily be breathing and walking human beings amongst us, which makes it all the more chilling. The acting by entire cast was superb. Each and every one of them brought their characters alive on screen. You could feel strongly for them, hate, sorrow, pity and a lot more. The screenplay and editing is tight, dialogues too good and natural. I felt there were 2-3 loopholes and if not for them, the actual story could've been perfect. All in all a definite 9 out of 10 for me.