I taught Mallika the art of slapping: Ranvir Shorey

On the eve of release of `Ugly Aur Pagli`, Ranvir Shorey shares some light moments with Subhash K Jha. Q: `Ugly Aur Pagli`, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Korean romantic comedy `My Sassy Girl`…

Ranvir: To the extent that the girl is a bully and the man takes her bullying meekly. But beyond that I see no similarities between the two films." Q: The film also stars '70s reigning queen Zeenat Aman in a cameo, Zeenat reluctantly agreed to come into the plot at the fag end… Ranvir: "That's right. Zeenat comes right at the end of the film. I had to pinch myself when I saw her. Come on, she's the ultimate diva! My absolutely favourite crush. I used to dream about being in the same frame with her." Q: How was it working with the ultimate diva, Zeenat… Ranvir: "After being slapped around by Mallika, I suddenly had Zeenat pinching and patting my cheeks. It was surreal. A dream come true. All my colleagues look at me with envious eyes now." Q: Was Mallika a challenge to work with… Ranvir: "Mallika and I had a lot of differences. But we also managed to find a comfort level. The problem is, she had to slap me repeatedly and she just didn't know how to do it. Either she'd slap and start acting so guilty I had to pacify her, or the slaps weren't convincing enough. Q: How does it feel after getting slapped `99` times… Ranvir: "I had to sit her down and explain the art of slapping to her. I must be the only guy in the world prodding a girl to hit him."