Corruption has now been
so widespread in our system and quite an acceptable thing in a sense that we often
don’t even try to be judgmental about it. No wonder when the creative brain
behind the critically acclaimed RANG DE BASANTI, Rensil D’Silva decides to bring
the story of an unusual ‘fight against corruption movement’ on screen again,
even he doesn’t try to sound deep, profound and sure about the solution. So, we
see a group of young souls coming together to punish the ‘corrupts’ in the most
absurd but enjoyable manner, of course to the viewers and not the victims. Despite
showing sincerity in the objective, UNGLI stays low, average, mindless and an infertile
effort, mainly because of the lack of gravity in the treatment.
A retired old man [S
M Zaheer seen in a long time] is forced to make regular visits at the government
office to get his hard-earned pension sanctioned as he can’t stand the significance
of bribery in the system. An autowallah asks for double-fare as the distance is
too short to make big money. And then, there is corruption in the police organization
to get preferred profitable postings by paying heavy sum to some illicit third
party. All the instances are no new but the punishments set by the new ray of
hope fondly called as the ‘Ungli’ gang are sure innovative and dramatically
entertaining. Corrupts are made running non-stop for their lives in the sports
ground. Some go under trial to eat the money in its most literal sense. And the
Mumbai autowallah is sent to Delhi in the rail-cargo with his auto to satisfy
his hunger for ‘lamba-bhaada’.
The ‘Ungli’ gang
includes a medical intern [Kangna Ranaut], a crime-journalist [Randeep Hooda],
a computer engineer [Neil Bhoopalam] and a pizza-loving muscleman [Angad Bedi]
with the new entrance, an expert in kissing stuck in the midway to find out true
colors in his personality [Emraan Hashmi]. Meanwhile, the police [Led by Sanjay
Dutt playing his age for a change] are all seen treating them as the most dangerous
group ever came on this planet. Come on, don’t they have enough celebrity
programs to attend and provide security to the most undesirable politicians?
Leave these guys alone, as they won’t last long considering their one-dimensional
performances and the all uncooked mediocre lines they speak with full
intensity. Picture this, “mujhe sudhaarte-sudhaarte, sudhaarne wale bigad gaye”
or “Aansuon se sirf whisky dilute hoti hai”. Claps? Mention not, please!
Rensil D’Silva’s UNGLI
is also a big fail in its screenplay. You always get confused with the
timelines after each cut in the shots. Neha Dhupia playing a TV journalist and the
veteran Raza Murad playing the Commissioner of Police come back in a regular
interval only to show their disappointment in trying to catch & cover the
gang but nothing to call it a success in their kitties as the gang is apparently
so smart; which again they aren’t. Performances are equally unremarkable.
Sanjay Dutt being the most avoidable to comment and Randeep being the most tolerable
of the lot!
D’Silva’s UNGLI takes huge inspiration from his
RANG DE BASANTI in its intention but ends up abusing it in similar ways he gives
the title ‘Basanti’ to the booty-shaking girl [Shraddha Kapoor tries her hands]
in the most idiotically written item song ‘Dance Basanti’. What a repositioning!
And what a waste of a noble intent! [2/5]
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