Buckle up for some feisty fun

Yes, Mallika Sherawat shakes that thang. Yes, she even wears a two-piece while doing it. And yes, an on-screen kiss simply adds to her notoriety as the woman who once locked lips 17 times with co-star Himanshu Malik in Khwaish.

Ugly Aur Pagli is all that and more, but what really works in the film's favour is Sherawat's previously undiscovered comic timing and her sizzling chemistry with co-star Ranvir Shorey.

Shorey's Kabir is the proverbial 'Ugly' (think Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin), a loser who's spent the past 10 years trying to graduate from engineering school. A chance encounter with Kuhu (Sherawat) sets in motion a chain of events that will change his life.

Kuhu, or 'Pagli' (crazy), is the yang to Kabir's yin. Her outrageous lifestyle (think Sandra Bullock in Forces of Nature), coupled with a crisis, forces her to form an allegiance with Kabir. As the two embark on a comedy of errors, the audience will take great pleasure in jumping on for the ride; the biting wit and the killer one-liners are an added bonus.

Ugly Aur Pagli. Stars Malika Sherawat and ranvir Shorey. Rated PG.

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