Overview
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is an upcoming Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar. It stars Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Sonam Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in its lead role. It also stars Regina Cassandra and Madhumalti Kapoor. The film title is based on a superhit song from 1994 film 1942: A Love Story.Remixed version of that song is also used in the film.
Cast
source – India.com
- Anil Kapooras Balbir Chaudhary
- Sonam Kapooras Sweety Chaudhary
- Rajkummar Raoas Sahir Mirza
- Juhi Chawlaas Chatro
- Regina Cassandraas Kuku
- Madhumalti Kapoor
- Brijendra Kala
- Seema Pahwa
Plot
source – OhMyIndia.com
From what the trailer suggests, the film is the story of a young girl Sweety (Sonam Kapoor) who has thought about love since childhood and has grown with the belief that if love comes easy, it’s not true love.
The trailer opens with Rajkummar Rao aka Sahil Mirza inviting the audience to a play titled ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’ and from here the insight into the film just gets better with every shot.
From what the trailer suggests, the film is the story of a young girl Sweety (Sonam Kapoor) who has thought about love since childhood and has grown with the belief that if love comes easy, it’s not true love. But her father (Anil Kapoor) and other family members seem to be in a hurry to get her married with the first best match they find. Portraying a typical Indian family mindset, the men Sweety is made to meet are rich, well settled and good-looking but nothing that she wants them to be.
Before releasing the trailer, the makers released a poster of the film on Anil Kapoor’s 62nd birthday. Starring father-daughter duo Sonam and Anil, the poster spoke volumes about the lovely bond shared by them. “What a day to release the first poster of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. Happy birthday, daddy. The film is a tribute to the father-daughter bond,” wrote Sonam as she shared the poster on her social media handle. Another poster of the film was shared by Anil Kapoor which had, “The most unexpected romance of the year” written on it.
Production
Principal photography for the film was begun on 29th January, 2018. The teaser of the film was released on 27th June, 2018.
Let’s have a look on the Teaser:
The trailer of the film was released on 27th December, 2018.
Let’s have a look on the trailer:
Marketing and promotion
On 24th December, 2018 (Anil Kapoor’s Birthday), he presented the first look poster and announced the trailer date of the film. The official trailer and theatrical release poster were finally released on 27th December, 2018. The film is set to release on February 1, 2019. It is produced and presented by Vidhu Vinod Chopra in association with Fox Star Studios.