Guardian - First big blockbuster Bollywood romance that centres a lesbian romance
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, the first mainstream Indian film to feature a lesbian relationship, also features a famous acting dynasty and despite some hiccups, it’s welcome.
As we take our seats for a screening of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, the song of the same title from 1942: A Love Story, made in 1994 and starring a young Anil Kapoor, plays softly in the background. The room, full mostly of LGBTQ+ people, hum quietly along. Initially sung by a man about a woman he falls for, the song has been rebranded as a queer anthem for the new blockbuster Bollywood film of the same name. Roughly translated as “I felt something when I saw that girl”, it is now being sung joyfully by queer women around the world, with a sly smile.
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