‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’: Is this who will play Sonam Kapoor’s love interest in the film?

Sonam Kapoor took Bollywood by surprise when she unveiled her “unexpected” love story ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’. Fans, film folk and the online world at large, were quick to connect the dots in the trailer that seemed to suggest that the film might just be based on a same-sex love story. According to reports, Sonam plays a closeted homosexual looking for validation from her conservative family.Rajkummar Rao plays the knight in shining armour, who is willing to stage a marriage just to give Sonam’s character a shot at true love.
Although there has been no confirmation about the same, a new portal has revealed the person playing the actress’ female love interest in the film. South star Regina Cassandra will reportedly make her Bollywood debut by taking on this bold role in the film. Regina is a popular name in the South film industry, with many films in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada to her credit.

‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’follows the complicated love story of Sweety who has to contend with her over-enthusiastic family that wants to marry, a young writer who is smitten by her, a secret that she harbours close to her heart and ultimately the truth that her true love might not find acceptance in her family and society.
The film directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar and also stars Anil Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Juhi Chawla and Abhishek Duhan, hits theatres on February 1, 2019.