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'''''Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga''''' ({{translation|How I felt when I saw that girl}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Bollywood's first major LGBTQ film|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-india-47261304/bollywood-s-first-major-lgbtq-film|website=[[BBC News]]|date=17 February 2019|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Coming-of-age story#In film and television|coming-of-age]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Shelly Chopra Dhar]]. The [[screenplay]] was written by Dhar and [[Gazal Dhaliwal]], with the story inspired by the 1919 novel ''[[A Damsel in Distress (novel)|A Damsel in Distress]]'' by [[P. G. Wodehouse]].<ref name=McCahill>{{cite web|last1=McCahill|first1=Mike|title=Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga review - lesbian groundbreaker is crowdpleaser|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/02/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-review-lesbian-groundbreaker-is-crowdpleaser|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 February 2019|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> It stars [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Sonam K Ahuja]],{{efn|[[Billing (performing arts)|Billed]] in the film as Sonam K Ahuja.}} [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Juhi Chawla]], and features [[Seema Pahwa]], [[Brijendra Kala]], [[Alka Kaushal]], [[Akshay Oberoi]], and [[Regina Cassandra]] in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Sweety Chaudhary, a [[closeted]] [[lesbian]], and her attempts to [[Coming out|come out]] to her conservative and traditional [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] family.{{efn|''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'' (1996) is the first mainstream [[Bollywood]] film to feature a lesbian romance.}} | '''''Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga''''' ({{translation|How I felt when I saw that girl}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Bollywood's first major LGBTQ film|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-india-47261304/bollywood-s-first-major-lgbtq-film|website=[[BBC News]]|date=17 February 2019|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Coming-of-age story#In film and television|coming-of-age]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Shelly Chopra Dhar]]. The [[screenplay]] was written by [[Muhammad Asif Ali]], Dhar and [[Gazal Dhaliwal]], with the story inspired by the 1919 novel ''[[A Damsel in Distress (novel)|A Damsel in Distress]]'' by [[P. G. Wodehouse]].<ref name=McCahill>{{cite web|last1=McCahill|first1=Mike|title=Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga review - lesbian groundbreaker is crowdpleaser|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/02/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-review-lesbian-groundbreaker-is-crowdpleaser|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 February 2019|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> It stars [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Sonam K Ahuja]],{{efn|[[Billing (performing arts)|Billed]] in the film as Sonam K Ahuja.}} [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Juhi Chawla]], and features [[Seema Pahwa]], [[Brijendra Kala]], [[Alka Kaushal]], [[Akshay Oberoi]], and [[Regina Cassandra]] in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Sweety Chaudhary, a [[closeted]] [[lesbian]], and her attempts to [[Coming out|come out]] to her conservative and traditional [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] family.{{efn|''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'' (1996) is the first mainstream [[Bollywood]] film to feature a lesbian romance.}} | ||
The film is the first collaboration between real-life father and daughter Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor,<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Priyanka|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anil-kapoor-sonam-kapoor-team-up-for-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-4888787/ |title=Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor team up for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=13 October 2017 |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> and marks the [[Bollywood]] debut of [[Regina Cassandra]].<ref name="cast1">{{cite web|last=Aiyappan|first=Ashameera|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/regina-cassandra-to-make-bollywood-debut-sonam-kapoor-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-5071314/ |title=Regina Cassandra to make Bollywood debut, bags an important role in Sonam Kapoor’s film |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=20 February 2018 |access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> It was released worldwide on 1 February 2019. The screenplay was selected by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for its library's Core Collection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Screenplay of Sonam Kapoor's Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga To Be Part of Oscars Library|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/screenplay-of-sonam-kapoors-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-to-be-part-of-oscars-library-2030659.html|website=[[CNN-News18]]|date=February 9, 2019|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> | The film is the first collaboration between real-life father and daughter Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor,<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Priyanka|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anil-kapoor-sonam-kapoor-team-up-for-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-4888787/ |title=Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor team up for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=13 October 2017 |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> and marks the [[Bollywood]] debut of [[Regina Cassandra]].<ref name="cast1">{{cite web|last=Aiyappan|first=Ashameera|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/regina-cassandra-to-make-bollywood-debut-sonam-kapoor-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-5071314/ |title=Regina Cassandra to make Bollywood debut, bags an important role in Sonam Kapoor’s film |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=20 February 2018 |access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> It was released worldwide on 1 February 2019. The screenplay was selected by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for its library's Core Collection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Screenplay of Sonam Kapoor's Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga To Be Part of Oscars Library|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/screenplay-of-sonam-kapoors-ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-to-be-part-of-oscars-library-2030659.html|website=[[CNN-News18]]|date=February 9, 2019|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> | ||
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Gaurang Chauhan of ''[[Times Now]]'' rated the film three and a half stars out of five, and although he faulted the comedic conflict of Sweety being mistaken by her family as "in love with a 'musalmaan'", he concluded that "Overall, ''Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga'' is an important, well-intended film that is high on entertainment, boasts of great performances and rightfully deserves all the applause."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chauhan|first1=Gaurang|title=Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Movie Review: An important, well-intended entertainer that deserves applause|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/movies/article/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-movie-review-an-important-well-intended-entertainer-that-deserves-applause/357898|work=[[Times Now|Times Now News]]|date=1 February 2019|access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> | Gaurang Chauhan of ''[[Times Now]]'' rated the film three and a half stars out of five, and although he faulted the comedic conflict of Sweety being mistaken by her family as "in love with a 'musalmaan'", he concluded that "Overall, ''Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga'' is an important, well-intended film that is high on entertainment, boasts of great performances and rightfully deserves all the applause."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chauhan|first1=Gaurang|title=Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Movie Review: An important, well-intended entertainer that deserves applause|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/movies/article/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-movie-review-an-important-well-intended-entertainer-that-deserves-applause/357898|work=[[Times Now|Times Now News]]|date=1 February 2019|access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> | ||
Ananya Bhattacharya of ''[[India Today]]'' gave it four stars out of five, opining, "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga sets out to smash our ideas of right and wrong....It is an important film for the times we live in....Sonam Kapoor and Anil Kapoor, along with writer Gazal Dhaliwal and director Shelly Chopra Dhar, deliver a brilliant lesbian love story that Bollywood should be proud of."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Ananya|title=Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor powers excellent lesbian love story|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-anil-kapoor-1444376-2019-02-01|work=[[India Today]]|date=1 February 2019|access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> | Ananya Bhattacharya of ''[[India Today]]'' gave it four stars out of five, opining, "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga sets out to smash our ideas of right and wrong....It is an important film for the times we live in....Sonam Kapoor and Anil Kapoor, along with writer [[Muhammad Asif Ali]], Gazal Dhaliwal and director Shelly Chopra Dhar, deliver a brilliant lesbian love story that Bollywood should be proud of."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Ananya|title=Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor powers excellent lesbian love story|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/ek-ladki-ko-dekha-toh-aisa-laga-movie-review-sonam-kapoor-anil-kapoor-1444376-2019-02-01|work=[[India Today]]|date=1 February 2019|access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> | ||
Film critic [[Taran Adarsh]] gave the film three stars out of five, and said it was "brave" and "will surely trigger debates about love and life...."<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh|author=taran adarsh|number=1091280774307864577|date=1 February 2019|title=#EkLadkiKoDekhaTohAisaLaga: BRAVE! Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Good to see unconventional themes being given dignity by mainstream actors... Will surely trigger debates about love and life... Anil, Juhi, Rajkummar, Sonam, Abhishek Duhan are top notch.}}</ref> | Film critic [[Taran Adarsh]] gave the film three stars out of five, and said it was "brave" and "will surely trigger debates about love and life...."<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh|author=taran adarsh|number=1091280774307864577|date=1 February 2019|title=#EkLadkiKoDekhaTohAisaLaga: BRAVE! Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Good to see unconventional themes being given dignity by mainstream actors... Will surely trigger debates about love and life... Anil, Juhi, Rajkummar, Sonam, Abhishek Duhan are top notch.}}</ref> | ||