Gazal Dhaliwal is an Indian screenwriter who wrote the screenplay and dialogues for Vinod Chopra Films’ Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, starring Rajkummar Rao, Anil Kapoor and Sonam K Ahuja.
[3] However, growing up in a culture that celebrated a highly macho form of masculinity made it increasingly difficult for Gazal, who was bullied with homophobic and transphobic slurs.
[5] However, it was a distant dream, and prevailing stigma and the lack of awareness pushed Gazal to run away from home and board a train to Delhi.
[4] Gazal went to the British Co-ed High School in Patiala, and then pursued a Chemical Engineering degree from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur.
In 2005, she quit her job and moved to Mumbai, studying filmmaking at Xavier Institute of Communications for a year, and assisted Govind Nihalani on an animated film script.
[5] In 2009, Gazal Dhaliwal returned to Mumbai and wrote her first-ever movie script, reportedly shutting herself up in a room and writing for 25 days straight.
In 2014, she also appeared in the third season of Satyamev Jayate, a television show dedicated to discussing social and political issues hosted by Indian actor Aamir Khan, in an episode titled "Accepting Alternate Sexualities".