Don't believe in labels, says Sonam Kapoor

Mumbai: National award winning actor Sonam Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga, has said she doesn't believe in labels, which are associated with the actors in the film industry.

Sonam was interacting with the media at the promotional press conference of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga along with his co-actors Anil Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Juhi Chawla, director Shelly Chopra Dhar and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

Sonam Kapoor is essaying an LGBTQ character in the forthcoming movie. Same-sex relationships continue to be a taboo in India, despite the Supreme Court scrapping Section 377 that criminalised "unnatural intercourse". And when it comes to lesbians, there is a further lack of acknowledgement or understanding.

However, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga seems to be talking on a pertinent issue – marriages of middle class, queer and Indian women.

When asked whether she had second thoughts while playing a bold character in the film or not, Sonam said, "I don't know about bold character but there is one thing that I don't believe in and that's 'labels'. When I decide to do a film or a character, I get encouraged by the fact that nobody else would say yes to it except for me."

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is slated to release on February 1, 2019.