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
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.
With gay rights on its front steps, it is amazing to see A list cast of Bollywood step up to its responsibilities n this extremely believable story. Must watch
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.
If u r a parent n ur daughter falls in love with a girl, please ensure that she gets ur wholehearted love n support. Dont let her isolate herself. Dont let her diary become her best companion. Dont let her marry a man just to make u happy. Dont ask 'samaj kya kahega'. The makers of #EkLadkiKoDekhaToAisaLaga need to be applauded for making an unconventional film. But the entire first half is wasted in trying to narrate a regular love story. A bolder script wouldve worked wonders. Music is bad. Rating 3/5.
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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