Kathmandu, Feb. 9 -- For as long as films have been made, one basic narrative form, also known as the 'Classical Hollywood Narrative', has been the norm-there's a hero, who is male, and he falls in love with a heroine, who is female.

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga too begins with a hero pursuing his heroine. Rajkummar Rao, who plays playwright Sahil Mirza, is trying hard to prove to his parents that he can make a living off writing theatre. He meets his love interest Sweety Chaudhary (Sonam Kapoor Ahuja) after she storms into one of his rehearsals. It's love at first sight for Sahil, who has no idea what is to come.

Had this been any other mainstream Bollywood film, we'd see Sahil fall for Sweety, understand love, become a better write...