The most unexpected love story of the year Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga has finally hit the theatres today. Starring Sonam Kapoor in the lead along with Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Rajkummar Rao, and Regina Cassandra, the film has been directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar and has released across 900 screens in India. Since its the first mainstream Bollywood film about a lesbian love story, there was a good buzz around ELKDTAL. In fact, the film's trailer also received positive feedback on social media. Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga: Sonam Kapoor’s Journey With Father Anil Has Been Truly Incredible – View Pic.

But despite all of these factors, the Sonam starrer is off to a slow start at the box office. In the morning shows, the film opened to just 10% occupancy which is below average. However, there is a possibility that Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga will do good business over the weekend as the film has garnered good reviews from the critics.

Our in-house critic Sreeju Sudhakaran gave the movie 3 stars out of 5 and wrote in his review, "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga's premise pushes boundaries by bringing homosexuality out of the closet. What sets the movie a few steps back is that it doesn't really push the boundaries in handling the unusual love story. Still, I would recommend Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga for its feel-good narrative, bold premise and some heart-warming performances from the lead cast." Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Movie Review: Anil Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao Pitch in Heart-Warming Performances in Sonam Kapoor’s Unusual Love Story.

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