Movie: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Lag ("I felt something when I saw that girl")
I would like to quote an expert on a movie review. The passage really touched me.
"We are then taken on a familiar narrative journey with Sweety, as she explains her story to Sahil. We meet her girlfriend and join their quest to normalise her life. Sahil takes on the role of the male saviour, telling us that homosexuality is acceptable only when it impacts heterosexuality. At the same time, though, we welcome an ally: in a world where these conversations aren’t had, every hetero man who wants to be a saviour is welcome.
But by the end
of the film, we’re all in tears. The queer people in the room have just watched
their story told: not just a queer story, but a queer Indian story. It’s not
the first ever – Fire, directed by Deepa Mehta, was released in 1996 – but it’s
the first big mainstream Bollywood film that centres on a lesbian romance. It
stars some of the biggest names in Bollywood – names that our families have
uttered – and it helps make us feel that little bit more accepted. Not only has
it reaffirmed our existence, it talks about the mental and physical abuse
endured by some queer Indian people.
After the
screening, a few us huddle together, still wiping away tears and grinning
widely. Our families will watch the moments they experienced with us on a big
screen and it reaffirms our lives. Ek Ladki has helped us take a step further
into the right direction."
This movie really left in in tear. My favorite part was when the father said these lines
"Slapping them, locking them up won't change the way they love. It's not an illness that needs a cure. It's love. That's all it is. Having love is a blessing from God." That line is so precious.
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