Jimmy Shergill to play a real baddie in Fugly

Come Fugly, movie aficionados will see Jimmy Shergill shedding his good boy image to don an out and out villain's garb. Jimmy who has never played a complete negative character save for his grey shades in Tanu Weds Manu, has transformed from his more typical ‘romantic, guy next door’ roles to an outright bad boy villain for the movie. Speaking about what attracted him to the script, Jimmy says, “When I heard the narration, I could sense that the story was inspired from real life. It feels it’s an in-your-face kind negative role. Kabir (Sadanand – the director) told me that he had written the part especially for me, as he felt that if I played it, I would give a different shade of villainy. Also, it was great to reconnect with Akshay.” Jimmy and Akshay have shared a cordial rapport and the duo had teamed up last time in Special 26 which was a hit. Fugly, directed by Kabir Sadanand, has been shot extensively in Delhi and the breathtaking locations of Leh. It is a story of four friends: Dev, Devi, Gaurav and Aditya and how this carefree bunch, at the threshold of their lives, get caught in a Fugly incident, which sucks them slowly into the big bad world of corruption, politics and the real society in the capital. Produced by Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi’s, Grazing Goat Pictures, Fugly will release on 13 June 2014.