English Vinglish (2012)

Original title

इंग्लिश विंग्लिश

Directed by

Gauri Shinde

Genre

comedy drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 297 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman who makes snacks and sweets at home decides to take an English speaking course after her husband and daughter mock her language skills. The story follows her journey to gain confidence and self respect through learning.

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What happens

English Vinglish is a 2012 Indian comedy drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde. The film stars Sridevi as Shashi Godbole, a small-time entrepreneur who makes snacks and sweets. Shashi enrolls in an English-speaking course to stop her husband and daughter mocking her poor English, and gains self-respect in the process. Shashi was written by Shinde, inspired by her mother. The film marked Sridevi's return to film acting after a 15-year hiatus; it also features Adil Hussain, French actor Mehdi Nebbou, and Priya Anand. Amitabh Bachchan makes a cameo appearance in the film's original Hindi version, whereas Ajith Kumar replaced him in the same portions of the film that were reshot for the Tamil-dubbed version. English Vinglish premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a 5-minute standing ovation Before its release, the film was screened for the Indian press and critics. The film was released theatrically on 5 October 2012. It received universal critical acclaim, with reviewers raving Shinde's direction and screenplay, Sridevi's performance as well as the film's soundtrack and cinematography. It became a major financial success as well, grossing ₹102 crore against a budget of ₹10 crore. English Vinglish won all of the Best Debut Director awards of 2012 for Gauri Shinde. It was shortlisted as India's official entry for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film earned global acclaim at several international festivals and Sridevi was hailed as the "Meryl Streep of India" and the "female Rajinikanth". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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