Anurag Kashyap delivers a disturbing & unsettling tale with ‘Ugly’, a film that’s raw & realistic. Kashyap also aces with superb performances, led by Ronit Roy & Rahul Bhat.
‘Ugly’ Synopsis: A terrible tale of corruption, indifference, and systemic violence starts when 10 year old daughter of an aspiring actor disappears.
Throughly engaging & interesting, Kashyap creates a world of deception & cruelty, with absolutely no inhibitions. ‘Ugly’ is entirely grim & bleak, a film that has an atmosphere of its own. The characters are Grey, while the narrative is blunt & on-your-face.
Kashyap’s Screenplay is excellent. Its entirely twisted & serious. I’d like to point out, the last scene of the film, it’s haunting & the Screenplay peaks itself then. Kashyap’s Direction is suitably creepy & eerie. Cinematography & Editing are perfect
Performance-Wise: Ronit Roy is outstanding as the cop. Displaying anger & frustration, with zeal. Rahul Bhat is a revelation. His performance here, deserves distinction marks. Tejaswini Kolhapure is brilliantly restrained. Vineet Kumar Singh is fabulous, yet again. Girish Kulkarni is highly effective. Surveen Chawla is effective, in a brief role. Siddhanth Kapoor is impressive. Late Abir Goswami is decent.
On the whole, ‘Ugly’ is a massive winner from Kashyap! He ends 2014, with a roar! Very Strongly Recommended!