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Pioneering Bollywood lesbian romance opens in India

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is first mainstream Indian movie to show family coming to terms with daughter being gay
The cast of How I Felt When I Saw that Girl

A father tries to marry off his daughter to a handsome bachelor. She resists, insisting her heart lies with someone else. There is singing and dancing. It could be the trailer for any Bollywood romance.

Only the barest hint is given that (How I Felt When I Saw that Girl) is a pioneering release for Indian cinema: the first mainstream, star-studded blockbuster about a

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