The gang of four – a television journalist (Randeep Hooda), a medical intern (Kangana Ranaut), a computer engineer (Neil Bhoopalam) and a motor mechanic (Angad Bedi) – pull off daring acts and the media gleefully laps up their pop heroism.
In due course, they are joined by a rogue policeman (Emraan Hashmi), who has been thrown out of the city’s bomb squad and roped into the mission to nab the Ungli gang.
In due course, they are joined by a rogue policeman (Emraan Hashmi), who has been thrown out of the city’s bomb squad and roped into the mission to nab the Ungli gang.
There is of course a back story to the foursome’s decision to take the law into their hands. But, like everything else here, it is seriously wanting in credibility and depth.
The rest of the film delivers a whole lot of hogwash about a compromised police force and the mounting frustration of ordinary folk who must stay within the confines of the law even when they know that the rich and powerful can bend the rules at will.
With a runtime of well under two hours, Ungli is not a long film. But that does not make it any easier to sit through.
Among the few positives on view, both the editing (Deepa Bhatia) and camerawork (Hemant Chaturvedi) are first rate.
While the former keeps the film crisp and sharp, the latter lends it a distinctive visual feel.
But much of the fine technical work is wasted because the rest of Ungli never manages to point in the right directions.
Ungli has a few attributes that you will not usually encounter in a Karan Johar production. It has no big stars, no elaborate song and dance set pieces and no major love story.
But when a film is more interesting for what it isn’t than for what it is, giving it a miss might be the most prudent option.
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