Fugly: Mohit Marwah talks about the film, Salman Khan and Bollywood

After the success of their first venture OMG: Oh My God!, Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi are all set to have you on the edge of your seat with their next release, Fugly, a light hearted, socio-thriller set in the by lanes of Delhi. The central characters are played by an ensemble of some of the freshest faces to be launched which includes Mohit Marwah, World Champion Boxer Vijender Singh, , Kiara Advani, Arfi Lamba and Jimmy Sheirgill who for the first time plays a totally negative character. Actor Mohit Marwah in a candid conversation with The Times Of India talks about the film, Salman Khan and the amazing response to the Fugly trailer online.

Fugly has a huge star cast and Mohit revealed that all of them are friends. "Last few films which I have seen like 3 Idiots, Rang De Basanti, Zindagi Na Milegi Doobara have a huge star cast. Nowadays, actors give in to the script. Even Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan don't care about the multi-starrers. In Fugly, everyone is looking great and I don't feel anyone has got a lesser part," said Mohit. Fugly is shot extensively in Delhi, Haryana and the breathtaking locations of Leh.

On being asked about his emotions as the film is all set to release, Mohit said, "I am very excited about the film. We are busy promoting the film and it's great to known people's response. To play Dev in Fugly was challenging. As an actor I don't have inhibitions. I cannot decide where I should be cast. I am very open to do anything." With Fugly, Akshay and Ashvini have followed up the huge success of their first film venture, OMG: Oh My God and their regional successes, the critically acclaimed Marathi film 72 Miles Ek Pravas and the Punjabi comic-caper ‘Bhaji in Problem’.

Within 5 days of its release, the title track of Fugly, directed by Kabir Sadanand and produced by Grazing Goat, has taken the internet by storm. The song starring Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar along with the new star cast Mohit Marwah, Vijender Singh, Kiara Advani and Arfie Lamba, has got over 15 lakhs views across these five days on the internet. When asked about the song, an excited Mohit said, "I made sure that Akshay and Salman's presence should not make me conscious. If I would have thought that I am dancing with Salman and Akki, I would have never been able to dance."

Fugly is directed by Kabir Sadanand and Mohit shared his experience about the director. "It was great working with him. He knew exactly what he wanted to do with the film. We had arguments, but all of them were healthy," said Mohit. While talking about promotions, Mohit shared, "For me promoting was an experience. I realised that I love public interactions and there might be physical pain by promoting films, but I thoroughly enjoy."

While talking about his rapport with Vijender Singh, Mohit said, "We met and instantly we connected over fitness. When we have a common factor, the bonding becomes easy. Now, we are friends." While shooting for the film Fugly, Vijender Singh and Arfi too got along very well. They become best of friends and during free time while Arfi taught Vijender Singh how to dance, Vijender gave some boxing lessons to Arfi Lamba, who plays the role of Aditya.
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