The film tells the story of closeted lesbian Sweety Chaudhary and her attempts to come out to her conservative, traditional family.The film tells the story of closeted lesbian Sweety Chaudhary and her attempts to come out to her conservative, traditional family.The film tells the story of closeted lesbian Sweety Chaudhary and her attempts to come out to her conservative, traditional family.
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
Sonam Kapoor
- Sweety Chaudhary
- (as Sonam K. Ahuja)
Regena Cassandrra
- Kuhu
- (as Regina Cassandra)
Kanwaljeet Singh
- Sahil's Father
- (as Kanwaljit Singh)
Teddy Maurya
- Play Director
- (as Teddy Lalji Maurya)
K.K. Shukla
- Journalist
- (as KK Shukla)
Featured reviews
A subject which has been curtailed and often been ridiculed has been showcased with full responsibility, maturity, sensibility, sincerely and with Love.
In the subversive Indian society which has been hypocrite in a sense since the colonial era, it was necessary that a commercial movie starring some A-Listers and big production house along with some peppy music and light intelligent humor was honestly presented. As someone who understands the challenges of curtailed freedom and moral policing in Indian society, one's heart will only be grateful for this work.
The title is based on a song of Anil Kapoor in 1942 a love story where he is besotted by the beautiful heroine. Ironically here his daughter Sonam feels that way towards another girl. Yes this movie is an attempt to deal with same gender love though in a perfunctory manner. A simple film which is quite entertaining.
Kudos to the director and the cast for doing this movie. I am hoping this will set the stage for future LGBT movies in Indian cinema. An important message well conveyed in a light hearted manner with a good mix of emotions and comedy. I am glad they made this about love and kept it classy. They introduced a sense of normalcy to this very taboo topic in India. Hopefully the hearts and minds of people will change after watching this very important movie. Juhi Chawla was a delight to watch and she added the much needed lightness and humor to a very heavy subject.
So lovely, so innocent, feelgood and fresh! Often homosexual stories are depressed in nature, but this one is exception, it has a joyful vibes. Kudos to the makers. Music is also pleasuring, especially the title song. I really love all the roles Sonam played on screen with her high-school girl like cuteness! Sonam's lover played by Regina Cassandra has a very limited appearances but she still could steal Sonam's thunder, such a lovely face she has!
Did you know
- TriviaThis is Bollywood's second mainstream lesbian film after the 1996 film Fire. The Supreme Court of India voted to decriminalize homosexuality on September 6, 2018, less than five months before the film's release.
- ConnectionsReferences 1942: A Love Story (1994)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,182,636
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $606,775
- Feb 3, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $3,531,837
- Runtime
- 2h(120 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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