This is among the bleakest films to come out of India. I really had to force myself to get up after the final scenes and credits finished playing; I was completely still. It’s hard to think of another Indian film that feels quite so dark. When it concluded, I felt a sense of unpleasantness deep down—certainly not a positive sensation, but perhaps what the filmmakers were aiming for. The narrative centers on a ten-year-old girl who disappears. Her father is an actor struggling to make ends meet, her mother battles with alcohol, and her husband holds a high position in law enforcement. There's also a man who’s a friend of the actor and works as a casting director, along with several other significant figures. The main characters are trying to locate the missing girl, but they all have unresolved issues with one another. This is where the film’s title becomes relevant. What’s more disturbing than the apparent abduction is that everyone involved has their own agendas and seems more concerned with those than actually finding her. As the story progresses toward its conclusion, it exposes the ugliness within these imperfect individuals. It's a challenging experience. Anurag Kashyap is my favorite Indian director working today, so I’m naturally inclined to like his films, but *Ugly* has to be considered his best work so far. The plot isn’t without its imperfections, however the direction is exceptional. Mr. Kashyap fully achieves his goal of portraying the ugliness of his characters—people who could easily be ordinary individuals we encounter every day—which makes the film all the more unsettling. The performances from the entire cast were outstanding. Every actor truly embodied their roles; I experienced a wide range of emotions toward them, including empathy, anger, sadness, and compassion. The script and editing are well-crafted, with dialogue that feels authentic. I noticed a couple of minor inconsistencies in the plot, and if those had been addressed, the story could have been flawless. Overall, I’d give it a solid 9 out of 10.

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