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Indian screen legend Sridevi triumphs in a gentle, but affecting, story of a woman’s awakening self-respect.

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Fans of Indian cinema need no introduction to Sridevi , the star of more than 200 movies: admired for her sparkling comic timing, dancing prowess and acting chops, “Sri” ruled the marquee from the mid-‘70s to the early ‘90s before settling down to raise two daughters with her husband, producer Boney Kapoor .

It took a very special project indeed to lure this very special talent back to the big screen, and English Vinglish is it.

The Bottom Line Indian screen legend Sridevi triumphs in a gentle, but affecting, story of a woman’s awakening self-respect.

Directed and written by Gauri Shinde , the film depicts the transformation of Shashi, a meek, put-upon Indian housewife who speaks only Hindi, into a confident citizen of the world, over the length of a four-week crash course in English.

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Shashi is a dedicated mother and gifted cook, the wife of a busy executive in the western Indian city of Pune. Her laddoos (a golden, sweet snack ball) earn raves and she even runs a small catering business, but her family treats her like a servant. Her teenaged daughter treats her with contempt, while the casually masked cruelty of her husband’s words ( Adil Hussain ) cut her to the core: “My wife was born to make laddoos!” he gloats.

When Shashi is called upon to fly to New York City — solo — to help her sister arrange a niece’s wedding, she is terrified (look for Amitabh Bachchan in a short, but memorable, scene onboard her flight). Once in New York, the Hindi-speaking Shashi is faced with ever-mounting humiliations, in a series of beautifully mounted, yet squirm-inducing scenes.

It is at this point that Shashi realizes that her lack of English skills is holding her back, and so when she spies an ad for an English class on a passing city bus, she decides to sneak out of her relatives’ house and navigate New York City’s subways and buses to get there.

Her fellow international students include a Pakistani cab driver, a South Indian engineer, a Mexican nanny and a smitten French man ( Mehdi Nabbou ), also a cook, who tastes her laddoos and tells her, “You are an artist.” Shashi retorts, “When a man cooks, it’s an art. When a woman cooks, it’s just her duty.”

It’s no surprise that by the end of the film, Shashi will conquer her fears, but the route Shinde takes to get her there is distinctively Shashi’s. The image of the newly confident Shashi striding down a Manhattan street, a takeout coffee in hand and a trench coat belted over her sari, will make you smile days after you leave the theater.

There is a growing body of work that shows Indian female characters flexing their muscles: Gurinder Chadha ’s Bend It Like Beckham ; Deepa Mehta ’s Water ; the late Jagmohan Mundhra ’s Provoked: A True Story , starring Aishwarya Rai ; and Amol Palekar ’s Anaahat/Eternity , starring Sonali Bendre , spring to mind. And the work of Indian female filmmakers like Chadha, Mehta, Mira Nair and most recently Zoya Akhtar ( Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ) is always worth a look.

With English Vinglish , female director Shinde — known for her documentaries and commercials — brings her own lifetime of experience into the picture. “It is my way of saying ‘Sorry’ and ‘Thank you’ to my mother, and a tribute to women,” Shinde writes in the film’s press notes.

Ultimately, what make English Vinglish memorable are the small, step-by-step choices Shashi makes to transforms herself. Yes, there’s grit there, but it’s tempered with compassion and dignity. The way the character has been crafted by Shinde, and interpreted by Sridevi, is gloriously feminine, and uniquely Indian.

Cast: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nabbou, Priya Anand, Neelu Sodhi, Cory Hibbs, Sulabha Deshpande

Director: Gauri Shinde

Screenwriter: Gauri Shinde

Producers: R. Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R.K. Mani, Anil Lulla

Director of photography: Laxman Utekar

Costume designer: Vera Chow

Production designer: Mustafa Stationwala

Sound designer: Resul Pookutty

Editor: Hemanti Sarkar

Music: Amit Trivedi

Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire

Not rated, 129 minutes 

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An Analysis of ‘English Vinglish’: Questioning Patriarchal Hegemony from a Feminist Literary Approach

The aim of this research paper is to analyse the movie titled ‘English Vinglish’ from a feminist approach and to question patriarchal and social sides of Indian society's structure through feminist literary theory and its terms.

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The feminist literary movement that has been advocated as feminist movement on the parlance of political, social and economic rights, which explains how women can enjoy the power equally with that of men is the question of derived basic social legal rights and the patriarchal order that to be the remaining into a social construct, with the fact that it gets spoken about the masculinity that is desired and enacted whereas in Indian literature, feminism commonly conceived the overtop conception of subtly handling the restricted circumstances. With the advancement of such a strong word accepted in India, setting outside it gives the political and social scenario to have perhaps a massive work that is to be accomplished in Indian literature. The Western education significantly, came up with the advent of the colonialism during the assurance of British Empire, the reformist movement and also the world institutional promotion that the freedom movement began with the postindependence India where education to one was merely not commenced to emerge them as an educated inculcation rather the invent individuality of the aroused interest and today's contemporary Indian English Novelist, and seen having a masses of the theme of feminism and the readers are actually getting them into the education society where womanhood politics along with the gendered complexity being exponential to the connotation of Indian Literature of Feminism.

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People belonging to literature have always been an important part of the society and Indian women are not an exception. The Indian literature landscape has never been shaped equally by both genders, with the male perspective dominating. However, women India broke all the barriers and left their mark on Indian literature. The women in India have made notable contribution to literature, and their contribution is well appreciated in all literary circles. Traditionally, the work of Indian Women Writers has been undervalued due to patriarchal assumptions about the superior worth of male. The work of the women writers has not been given its due importance in the past, most probably due to male chauvinism. In the past, the basic subject matter of women writers was the feelings of a woman while she is confined in the walls of a house, while the main authors used to write on vibrant themes. So the work of male authors was able to collect more praise from the reade

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Movie Review: English Vinglish

English Vinglish Vivek Bhatia, April 20, 2013

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Director: Gauri Shinde

Cast: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Sulabha Deshpande, Priya Anand and Mehdi Nebbou

The wait has been long but it has been worth its while. After a 15-year long hiatus, Sridevi makes a pleasant comeback at the movies with Gauri Shinde’s directorial debut English Vinglish. After receiving a standing ovation at the Toronto International Film Festival, this charm grenade of a film promises to win hearts at home too. English Vinglish is a shining testament to Sridevi’s inimitable talent and her potential to successfully carry a film to its deserved destination. Meet Shashi (Sridevi), the perfect Indian middle-aged housewife, who knows no better than to keep her family happy. So, while her ever-busy-with-work hubby (Adil Hussain) and mocking daughter Sapna team up to scoff at her broken English, she takes it in her stride and feeds them yummy food instead. She loves cooking; snacks and ladoos to be precise. And packets of delicious food items made by her sell like hot cake in the neighbourhood. Her adorable younger son Sagar and mother-in-law (Sulabha Deshpande) provide her with the occasional but much required comic relief. She flies to The United States of America to help out with her niece’s wedding, two weeks before her family would join her. These two weeks prove to be crucial in Shashi’s life. Circumstances compel her to overcome her insecurities; master the English language and eventually transform into a self assured and confident woman. English Vinglish portrays the most ordinary aspects of life in an extraordinary manner. It explores family values and relationships of a workaholic husband with his wife and that of a mother with her children. May it be the pent up frustration of a housewife, a young daughter grappling with the embarrassment of her mother’s inability to speak proper English or even a husband who believes his wife is only born to make ladoos. Each and every aspect of family dynamics is been handled with utmost care. Sensitivity is the forte of this film and it naturally works wonders. There are few well-written, delicious scenes which you’d wish would never end. Like the scene where Shashi, after befriending her French classmate Laurent (Mehdi Nebbou) at her English class, confides in him about her problems but in Hindi and the guy replies in French. Or the scenes Shashi has with her younger niece (Priya Anand), who becomes her confidante in the US. Or even the story curve that takes place in the English Learning class. It’s all enjoyable and heart-rending. “Your eyes are like two drops of coffee in a cloud of milk,” says a love-struck Laurent to Shashi. And he’s absolutely right. If English Vinglish is a charm grenade then Sridevi is the charm. She puts the act back into acting with her performance as the resilient and compliant Shashi. She conveys the unsaid through her expressive eyes and pulls off an applause-worthy nuanced performance. From rehearsing her answers to questions that will be asked at the US Immigration counter, joining English classes and then eventually being able to make her family proud is a transformation which has been etched out perfectly by her. Subtly performed and duly underplayed this is undoubtedly one of her best performance till date. English Vinglish is almost a masterstroke of a debut for director Gauri Shinde. There is a strong director at work here. The characters are underplayed and so are the emotions. Despite having a few lump-in-your-throat moments, the film doesn’t hold your collar and compel you to shed tears. Instead, it lets you enjoy the feel-good moments at an adequate pace. Well-shot and crisply edited, this film has a fresh feel to it. Also, Amit Trivedi with his hip tunes and modern sound gives a distinct vibe to the film. If one had to necessarily pick out a flaw in the film then it has to be the second half which seemed a tad bit long for its liking. But that’s just nitpicking in a film which is near perfect. Go for English Vinglish with your family vamily. You’ll be charmed varmed, rest assured.

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A thought provoking ordeal concerning empowerment of household Indian women in the truest sense. Must watch! 

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overrated movie but good

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English Vinglish: Where cultures clash with a very dull thud

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A scene from “English Vinglish”

It's hard to believe that anyone would take for granted the glittering presence of Sridevi, the Indian movie star now making a professional comeback after a 14-year-absence during which she raised her two daughters.

At 49, she can still convincingly play fresh sweetness on screen; off-screen she emits a don't-mess-with-me maturity. But in Bollywood as in Hollywood, your downtrodden heroine can't look too downtrodden.

So the bilingual crossover flick English Vinglish has us believe that Sridevi is Shashi, a conservative Indian mother and housewife whose self-satisfied husband (Adil Hussain) can simply call out "chai, Shashi!" every morning and find his tea at his elbow. He runs some important enterprise that requires him to speak perfect English and allows him to dismiss as a hobby his wife's successful small business selling the Indian pastries called ladoo. Shashi's daughter is no less ungrateful and her mother's non-existent English, the butt of many family jokes, is a particular humiliation to a tween who attends an English-language private school.

So, when Shashi travels to New York ahead of her family to help her sister organize a wedding, she sneaks off to some English classes. There she meets a convenient Frenchman named Laurent (Mehdi Nebbou), whose romantic attentions do as much to reawaken her confidence as her new mastery of English grammar does. There follows a winsome if utterly conventional ugly-duckling story about a sympathetic character's much deserved progress toward a richer self.

The trouble with this scheme is that Shashi is building self-esteem by buying other people's values: Neophyte director Gauri Shinde, who also wrote the script, does include a few boorishly unilingual Americans alongside the helpful ones and lots of rich Indian culture, but in the end, Shashi earns her family's respect by mastering the master's language, knuckling down to the realities of a global culture in which English is the lingua franca.

Similarly, Shashi is not going to teach her husband Satish a lesson by running off with Laurent. The film ends with a wedding – but it is the long-planned nuptials of Shashi's niece, reaffirming the family values that have done Shashi no favours thus far. One wonders how long the neglectful Satish will remember the message of equality and gratitude if it is delivered as gently as this movie does.

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CRITICS VERDICT: Sridevi's English Vinglish a must-watch

Sridevi is the hero of the film, the loving mother, yearning wife, earnest student. without being too preachy, or overdramatised, the narrative is perfectly balanced. as writer and director gauri shinde’s first film, english vinglish is remarkable, feel critics..

"A star is reborn and one wants to fall in love with her all over again. But despite the temptation, it is eventually too docile an affair to send the heart pounding and the pulse racing. English Vinglish, for all its surface gloss and clean family entertainer aspirations, doesn’t possess that little something needed to turn a one-dimensional account of the makeover of an unassuming homemaker into a convincing, universal drama about a woman’s empowerment, adds Chatterjee.

Sridevi back with a bang

"English Vinglish is unimaginable without Sridevi. Correspondingly, I don't think Sridevi could've got a more cohesive script to return to movies. This is unlike what the actress has done in the past. Think of Sridevi and you recall films Like Himmatwala, Chaalbaaz, Nagina, Mr. India, Chandni, Lamhe, Khuda Gawah, Laadla and Judaai. But the supremely talented actress also has non-glam roles like the one in Sadma to her credit. She returns to the big screen in a role that's sans the frills, spectacle and theatrics and yet wins hearts. She's stellar, in terrific form, immersing herself in this character, playing her age… so much so that after a point you forget you're watching someone who has immortalized so many characters. What you carry home, and in your heart, is Shashi, a woman who is snubbed by her children and husband on various occasions for her lack of English-language skills, but overpowers her apprehensions and insecurities and emerges triumphant eventually," says Adarsh.

"After a 15 year hiatus and still remembered fondly for her last powerful performance in Judaai opposite Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar, Sridevi ruled the late 80s and early 90s. After watching English Vinglish, you will thoroughly welcome her return. At 49 years Sridevi still has it! Unlike her on and off screen, glamorous avatar, here she is presented as a simple down to earth mother. Her portrayal of Sashi is sensitive and uplifting, with Sridevi really managing to get under the skin of the character. Not once do you associate her with any of her previous roles or persona. As far as comebacks go, in comparison to Madhuri Dixit’s comeback (Aaja Nachle) and Karishma Kapoor (Dangerous Ishhq), this is by far the best comeback vehicle – an author backed role, in a beautifully crafted film, which not only does justice to the actress herself, but also her fans," feels Shabbir.

"Disarmingly charming in a manner that recalls Audrey Hepburn, Sridevi plays Shashi, a thirtysomething Pune wife and mom whose culinary expertise and other homemaking skills are routinely taken for granted by her husband and two children. Worse, her spouse and kids repeatedly tease her about her inability (or unwillingness) to master English, which they see as yet another sign of her tradition-bound mindset," says Leydon.

"There’s a reason why people get nostalgic about the actors of then, and Sridevi, as Shashi, is nothing short of reminding us why. She is the hero of the film, the loving mother, yearning wife, earnest student… you could just wax eloquent about her. There are moments when the trembling meekness gets to you, but they are very rare," says Roshni Devi, Koimoi.com.

Other performances

"French actor Mehdi Nebbou is just right. Even when he's speaking in French, the expression that he conveys says it all and that is the hallmark of a fine actor. However, when he speaks in French, subtitles in English were essential for the viewer to decipher or decode and would have adjoined considerable value to those extremely significant sequences. Amitabh Bachchan is simply fantastic in a cameo. Wish there was more of this legendary actor! Navika Kotia, enacting the role of the daughter, is first-rate, but it is the child actor, Shivansh Kotia, Sridevi's son, who is endearing and steals your heart with his adorable antics. Sulbha Deshpande is admirable," feels Adarsh.

"Sridevi's classmates, each of them, pitch in neat performances. Right from the taxi driver from Pakistan to a South Indian guy to a Mexican nanny and of course, the English teacher, everyone stands out in their respective parts," adds Adarsh.

"The film has a clutch of fine performances. Both Adil Hussain and Mehdi Nebbou, despite their sketchily written roles, are solid. Priya Anand as the niece turns in a noteworthy performance. But it is Sridevi who is obviously the soul of English Vinglish," feels Chatterjee.

Conclusion "On the whole, English Vinglish is a remarkable motion picture. It's amusing, emotional, heartrending and also insightful. An inspiring film with an overwhelming message. A must-watch for every parent, every child. Strongly recommended!" says Adarsh. "Overall an extremely praiseworthy film. Excellent performances, especially from Sridevi. A beautifully crafted film. One for the entire family and universal audiences. Easily one of the best films of the year! To the team of English Vinglish: encore, encore!" concludes Shabbir. "Forget comebacks and special appearances, watch this movie for a woman who steps out of her family’s shadow and learns to love herself," concludes Devi. Twitter Buzz @anupamachopra: .@SrideviBKapoor is absolute magic in English Vinglish. A 15-year sabbatical but not a trace of rust. Welcome back!

@AnupamPkher: English Vinglish is Spectacularly Beautiful. Film with a Golden Heart. Take a bow Gauri Shinde.Sridevi, ORIGINAL QUEEN OF CINEMA is BACK.:)

@AniGuha: Day packed with movies. Now watching: ENGLISH VINGLISH. Then, PVR Director's Rare film PAIRON TALLE. And later in the day, CHITTAGONG.

@BhawanaSomaaya: For more on English Vinglish wait till the weekend for my review on 92.7 Big FM. Suno sunao life banao...

@konkonas: Have to say I'm really looking forward to watching Sridevi in her new film English Vinglish!

My best is yet to come: Sridevi More than 265 films in her oeuvre but Sridevi, the reigning queen of the 1980s and 1990s who is back after a 15-year gap with English Vinglish, says she is yet to deliver her best. The Hawa Hawaii girl, who did scores of films in the south before making her mark in Bollywood.

Amitji's words of appreciation boost confidence: Sridevi Sridevi is overwhelmed after learning about megastar Amitabh Bachchan's words of appreciation for her ready-to-release movie English Vinglish and says they boost her confidence.

Salman Khan cancels shoot for Sridevi Salman Khan doesn’t care much about attending film premieres. But the actor, who’s currently juggling two shoots — one for Bigg Boss Season 6 at ND Studios in Karjat, and the other for Dabangg 2 in Satara — recently chose to make an exception.

RGV can't wait to see Sridevi back on screen Actress Sridevi is making her comeback to cinema with English Vinglish and it's not only her fans who are eagerly waiting for the movie, but also filmmaker Ram Goal Varma.

Sridevi is a master of her craft: Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor is already touted as the next big thing in Bollywood. But when the Ishaqzaade star is not being grilled by scribes to clear the myriad rumours surrounding his films and alleged fights with his contemporaries, he is inevitably questioned about Sridevi, his father Boney Kapoor’s second wife.

Sridevi, Bachchan had a Hawa Hawaii time The Khuda Gawah (1992) couple, Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi, had a musical reunion recently, after nearly 20 years, on the sets of the quiz reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) where the former is the host and the latter was a guest star.

Sridevi wants a red carpet premiere for English Vinglish Her last release was Judaai, back in 1997. Now, 15 years later, as Sridevi returns to Bollywood with English Vinglish, she wants the best possible outing for her comeback movie. No wonder she is insisting on a glitzy premiere for the film despite inhibitions by the makers of the Gauri Shinde-directed venture.

English Vinglish will be a winner: Hrithik Roshan Actor Hrithik Roshan, who had shared screen space with actress Sridevi as a child artist, is full of praises for her comeback film English Vinglish. "I have seen the promos and they look amazing.

Hrithik puts off flight for English Vinglish screening Actor Hrithik Roshan is such a big fan of Sridevi that he has decided to postpone his flight to attend the screening of the actress' comeback film English Vinglish on Oct 4. The actor was shooting for an ad film at Mehboob Studio when he came to meet Sridevi in her vanity van. She was busy giving interviews to the reporters for her upcoming film.

English Vinglish soundtrack simple, sober Evergreen beauty Sridevi is returning to the silverscreen after a hiatus of 15 years with English Vinglish. Its soundtrack covers six tracks, created by new-age master composer Amit Trivedi, with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire.

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English Vinglish

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A simple Indian woman's complexes are explored with warmth and charm. Sridevi brings to us a home-maker's self-doubt with a wonderful performance despite the squeak in her voice and distracting accent.

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Sridevi is back! And I am not even a Sridevi fan, as in back in the days of Madhur Dixit vs. Sridevi , I was clearly in the Madhuri camp. Yet, I am excited to see her back. There is more meaning to these come backs by women leads from 15-20 years ago who took time off for family and now are playing their age. Okay, maybe a little younger, but nevertheless, it is exciting to see them trying stuff different from what they were known for.

English Vinglish is going to take a dab at the importance of the English language in the urban Indian context. It is also using diaspora to accentuate this issue as most of the film is set in New York. It also looks like a tribute to the Indian housewife, who chooses to cater to her family but is looked down upon my most of the people around her. Sure, the condescending attitude of urban India is changing towards her, but it is nowhere close to gone.

All these issues are interesting by themselves and in a way they are related to each other and can form an endearing coming of age story of an Indian housewife finding her way in New York. English Vinglish also seems to have a setting that reminds me of one of my favorite TV shows from when I was growing up – Mind Your Language . The signature tune instantly recalled and very fresh while even thinking about the show. Hopefully, the film will have a decent tribute.

The lines used in the trailers , both tickle and seem insightful. Same goes even for the first look of the film , even though it was a little long. I only hope the film doesn't go all jingoistic on us and stays on neutral, sensible, logical ground.

Meanwhile, Amit Trivedi seems to have again done a decent job of creating entertaining music.

Music Reviews : Milliblog - "Competent vompetent soundtrack from Amit Trivedi ." Music Aloud – "7/10" dunkdaft - "A perfect - verfect soundtrack for the movie" Bollywood Hungama – "3/5" Bollyspice – "3.5/5" Apun Ka Choice - IANS – "3.5/5" glamsham – "3.5/5" Koimoi – "3/5" Bollywood Life – "3/5"

- meeta, a part of the audience

The Indian mom gets her due from Hindi cinema. Finally. No this is not the educated, job-and-home juggler, modern ' aaj ki naari ' (Today's woman). This is the one whose full-time job is to makes homes, the one who is so humble about her 'small' business on the side that the rest of the world is only willing to dismiss her achievements. The woman who has never found expression for her confidence, until one day a slight window of opportunity opens up. English Vinglish takes this opportunity and ever-so gradually talks to us, her family, about our responsibility to empower her. While doing so it keeps the atmosphere light and lets you spend 5 weeks with Shashi ( Sridevi ) and her gorgeous homeliness.

Yes, I saw my mom, my nani (grandmom), my aunt, my cousin and countless other enterprising women in Shashi - warm, modest, coy, technically uneducated but sharp women. She is underexposed to the world outside and yet has a mind so broad, and an attitude so simple and clear that it would make some of the urban seen-the-world, know-it-all snots ashamed of their chauvinism. She is put down by those closest to her and that affects her more than the deep love and support that others might offer. Her pride is hurt and you see her swallow her hurt and even take blame to keep harmony. She beats herself up, for not having stuck to her "should haves", before anyone else could get a chance. And yet given a chance, this meek, submissive lady can fly high if she somehow manages to find freedom.

If guys out there think this a women's film because it sounds all touchy-mushy. You might want to watch it so you can empower the women in your life and see your world from their eyes.

Sridevi brings out complexities within the life of a simple Indian woman with grace and elegance. Even if it were for a total of just 30 seconds, her dance is much more graceful than many of today's top actresses put together. Sure, her squeaky voice is distracting enough to make you wonder if Urmila Matondkar has dubbed for her in a not-so Marathi lilt in her Hindi. The constant stutter/hesitation and lack of confidence her character demands can seem a little repetitive. But her gorgeous eyes make up for that. And I just don't mean their shape or the way they are made up, but what they convey, the emotions they stir within. I don't know whether to thank her or be disappointed that she has made the typical housewife, larger than life.

I doubt she could achieve any of this if she weren't provided with material to play with. Quite a few parts of this simple story manage to convey a lot about the relationships and their dynamics even though only a few minutes are spent on them in terms of time. I especially enjoyed Shashi's relationship with her son and the character of her spirited mother-in-law.

On the other hand, the gay effeminate character is caricaturish and the charming, romantic French man is too good to be true. But, if that's what it takes to balance it off with a positive attitude towards sexual orientation and subtle, cross-border love, so be it. The other characters like say her husband and daughter were the stereotypical male chauvinist and ruthless teenager. However, we do have to realize that these stereotypes do find their place in every other household with some or the other variation. And some of them don't necessarily have an instant change of outlook within 5 minutes.

I loved the pace at which English Vinglish goes about it's business. No rush, no great strides to cover lots of ground. In fact, at half-time, all you've seen is whatever you know from the trailers in terms of plot. Shashi Godbole is being put down for not knowing English. And you wonder how they are going to close all the threads in just over an hour. Yet, you haven't gotten bored.

Even in it's entirety the plot has just the slightest curve in its arc. I'd have liked it better if I didn't know some of the punch lines from the trailers or they had a few more of them. Also, another slight sore point is that it does tend to get a little preachy, even as it gets masked under conversations and real-life speech situations. I also wonder how it'd have been to see Shashi do what she does while living in India, without using the American 'support' system as an anchor.

With that we come to the question of the importance given to the English language in English Vinglish . On the one hand, I could get distracted by the supposed moral of the story, and the overt emphasis on the language. Because, surely an Indian home-maker in Pune, can get by without HAVING to know English and she won't lose much face either. The exaggeration is made to make a point. But Shashi's need to learn English is my mom's want to learn driving is my grandmom's drive to learn how to play the harmonium at age 75! It's not about the English or the car or the musical instrument. It's about confidence, it's about independence, it's because they didn't get to do it then, it's about being proud of yourself and finding self-worth, it's about feeling good about yourself.

And for the rest of us, it's about giving them space to do so.

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Thumbs up, by Stefan S, A Nutshell Review : ...The film's story worked on many layers, and what I especially admired is how Sridevi becomes the spokesperson for lessons without being too overt about it, save for the ending speech that hammers in the emotion,... full review

Thumbs up, by Amodini, Amodini's Movie Reviews : ........Secondly I had seen the trailers, and Sridevi’s character in them seemed to be the kind of nauseatingly ultra-naive, over-sweet, over-moralistic person that Bollywood is so good at creating. .....I’m here then to tell you, O good readers, that none of my above fears came true. This is a fabulous film, even if it did have some flaws........ full review

Thumbs up, by Anna Vetticad, annavetticadgoes2themovies : ...n excellent comeback vehicle for India’s most successful pan-India female superstar, but what makes the film work is that the director is not star struck.... full review

Thumbs up, by Subhash K Jha, Apun Ka Choice : ...There are no villains in English Vinglish. Only imperfect human beings like you and I, who make that common error of taking loved ones for granted.... full review

Thumbs up, by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com : ...Apart from its admirable simplicity, EV also has an impressive Background Score and some good soothing songs well composed by the talented Amit Trivedi.... full review

Thumbs up, by Anjum Shabbir, Bolly Spice : ...With no real scope for lip-synced songs, he does a marvellous job with the upbeat ‘Manhattan’, which really captures the beat of the city. The uplifting title track ‘English Vinglish’ and the fun ‘Navrai Majhi’. Overall an extremely praiseworthy film. Excellent performances, e... full review

Thumbs up, by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama : ...Sure, masala movies are great fun, but a film like ENGLISH VINGLISH breaks the monotony, shatters the unwritten rules of the game and scores brownie points. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Shweta Parande, Bollywood Life : ...Now if these reasons are not enough for you to go watch English Vinglish, find your own…but you have to watch it to know, of course!... full review

Thumbs up, by Charu A Mahesh, Buzz in Town : ...Sridevi has surpassed all other comeback queens of recent times. You find her a little reserved in the beginning. But as the plot moves, you’ll know why she’s like that.... full review

Thumbs up, by Deepa Gahlot, cinemaah : ...But, as it is with all good films it’s not the what that matters, it’s the how—and the Shinde-Sridevi combo makes the very basic telefilms-like inspirational story work well with the little moments that bring out smiles and cheers. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Mayank Shekhar, Daily Bhaskar : ...During her own career, Sridevi was widely criticised for her poor Hindi. It could explain her choice for this role. Restrained, distant yet effortlessly adorable, she certainly understands her character well. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Rony D'Costa, Desi Martini : ...It’s these subtexts that makes English vinglish such a refreshing feel good film and to top it all is Sridevi who makes you feel for her character at every point in the film.... full review

Thumbs up, by Kshitij, Desi Martini : ...The real star and backbone of this film is Sridevi. She emotes beautifully & it only feels like yesterday when she last did her last film.... full review

Thumbs up, by Ameetbhuvan, Desi Martini : ...Watch her in the scene where she is elated at being called an Enterpreneur for the first time in her life, and you know that Sridevi is a class act.... full review

Thumbs up, by Smita, Desi Martini : ...Modest clothes, simple one braid hairstyle and a gentle air makes her the perfect simple housewife. However, the Sridevi spark is itching to get out and I felt that strongly... full review

Thumbs up, by L Romal M Singh, DNA : ...Sridevi looked plastic in a few scenes — yes. Sridevi didn’t quite come across as a Marathi housewife in several scenes, much like rest of the cast — yes.... full review

Thumbs up, by Aniruddha Guha, DNA : ...speaks a universal language... full review

Thumbs up, by Mansi, Eat Pray Love Movies : ...The film is hard hitting without being overly dramatic and that's its USP. A trademark Balki film!... full review

Thumbs up, by Deepa Deosthalee, Film Impressions : ...Sridevi may flounder with her diction, but she never fails to convey the inner disquiet of her characters on her expressive face.... full review

Thumbs up, by Vivek Bhatia, Filmfare : ...Sensitivity is the forte of this film and it naturally works wonders. There are few well-written, delicious scenes which you’d wish would never end.... full review

Thumbs up, by Trisha Gupta, FirstPost : ...that single fluid moment, as we watch her face silently transform from happy to tremulous to brave, encapsulates everything that the film wants to show us.... full review

Thumbs up, by Rubina A Khan, FirstPost : ...She puts the act back in acting with her performance as the subservient and tolerant Shashi Godbole ... full review

Thumbs up, Free Press Journal : ...there’s a very chaste Indian sensibility to the depiction that flirts with inequality in conjugal relations and extra-marital temptation only to reiterate the happily ever after wrap-up.... full review

Thumbs up, by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com : ...Gracefully mixing the issues of a homemaker's self-worth and culture shocks of desis abroad, English Vinglish is an unhurried, heart-warming slice-of-life depiction of Shashi's adventures. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Martin D'Souza, Glamsham.com : ...This movie is a lesson for married couples, children, families and even friends.... full review

Thumbs up, by Divya Solgama, Gomolo.in : ...On the flip side, one does wonder that why did she never dare to make the move (to learn English) all these years, instead waiting to come down to USA to make her big-decision. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Anupama Chopra, Hindustan Times : ...English Vinglish falters in the second half. The pace drops and Shashi's English class seems like an outtake of Mind Your Language... full review

Thumbs up, by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live : ...There's little that's blazingly original here; much of it feels formulaic and predictable, in fact. Yet Shinde knows there's comfort to be found in the familiar, and she mines feel-good moments in been-there-seen-that territory. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Vinayak Chakravorty, india today : ...Shinde is impressive with the feel-good portions but she does go over the top with melodrama in a bid to give the film its emotional core.... full review

Thumbs up, by Shubhra Gupta, indian express : ...The understated Adil Hussain plays Mr Godbole who is complacent when his wife’s laddoo-making abilities are to the fore, but is shaken when he sees her stand next to a good-looking Frenchman (Mehdi Nebbou) who is in her English class. ... full review

Thumbs up, Indicine : ...Without getting too preachy, director Gauri Shinde takes you on a journey full of life lessons. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Sanjukta Sharma, Live Mint : ...The actor will not remind you of her electrifying old self here. She is mellow and restrained despite the characteristic tremor and shrillness in her voice. Her emotive skills are a thousand shades more restrained and calculated, fitting the role perhaps, but a far cry from the Sridevi we know. T... full review

Thumbs up, by Janhavi Samant, MiD DAY : ...As Mr Godbole (Adil Hussain) does a fine job, but I doubt whether he will get many fans with this role.... full review

Thumbs up, Movie Talkies : ...Although the story is very simplistic and quite predictable, the scenes are so well-written that you will find yourself glued to the proceedings from the word Go! ... full review

Thumbs up, by Aakash Barvalia, MoviezADDA : ...The entire screenplay is filled with light-hearted moments, emotional sequences, inspiring and also some funny sequences.... full review

Thumbs up, by Saumil Gandhi, Mumbai Mirror : ...Unlike her protagonist, the makers of the film have no complexes about the simplicity of their idea. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Mansha Rastogi, Now Running.com : ...English Vinglish stands tall on the shoulders of two courageous women, Gauri Shindi and Sridevi ... full review

Thumbs up, by Namrata Joshi, Outlook India : ... The halting English appears a bit practised and we may keep debating about whether she looks too thin or if her nose is a bit off. But she is persuasive, delightfully spontaneous with the kids... full review

Thumbs up, by Afshan Shaikh, Planet Bollywood : ...Priya Anand fits into the role of an empathetic girl with a lot of freewill who likes her Shashi maussi and encourages her to learn English.... full review

Thumbs up, by Raja Sen, Rediff : ...The result is simple, effective and undeniably striking: rather like the sarees Shashi constantly wears (and even, inexplicably, sleeps in.)... full review

Thumbs up, by Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters : ...Don’t we all have that relative or parent who struggles with a fancy mobile phone, or has trouble conversing with your friends, because they haven’t been able to catch up with the pace with which this country is moving?... full review

Thumbs up, by Ruchi Mehta, Roochster : ...Sridevi has been a star in her years so to watch her again was a treat but I felt that she did hold back a bit. Obviously there’s been a huge gap after which she’s made a comeback and her character’s not supposed to be the typical dramatic housewife we’ve seen in the movies but the ‘Srideviness’ in her was missing. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies : ...Beautiful cinematography (Laxman Utekar) and dexterous editing (Hemanti Sarkar) elevate the film further. ... full review

Thumbs up, by K N Gupta, SmasHits.com : ... Vivek Bhatia succeeds as a writer, especially for witty and well crafted dialogues... full review

Thumbs up, by Bhawana Somaaya, Star Blockbuster : ...The story, the treatment, the script and the characters, but most important the director. Gauri Shinde portrays the chronicle of a housewife with warmth and insights. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Swati Rohatgi, STARDUST : ...Right from the first scene to the end, Gauri projects a brilliant graph in the storyline with the many ups and downs keeping you glued to your seats.... full review

Thumbs up, by Sudhish Kamath, The Hindu : ...It is a delightful ensemble that makes sure you are entertained all through. Be it pretty Priya Anand who makes a fine Hindi debut, the charming French actor Mehdi Nebbou or any of the other supporting actors for that matter, they all get to make an impression ... full review

Thumbs up, by Meena Iyer, Times of India : ...Amit Trivedi's music is hummable. The title track, Gustak dil, the Marathi remixes of the Navrai Mazhi; all of it is mesmerising.... full review

Thumbs up, by Banno, Upper Stall : ...The film is aided by good music by Amit Trivedi, the tracks are hummable and catchy, and add a kick to what could easily have been a slow film. ... full review

Thumbs up, by Resham Sengar, Zee News : ...designer Sabyasachi has done his job very well in dressing up Sridevi in colorful khadi sarees that suit her age and role.... full review

So-So, by Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express : ... Wouldn’t a better way to go about it lie in showing that Shashi made a success of herself despite not knowing English? ... full review

So-So, by Khalid Mohamed, Deccan Chronicle : ...Just about okay shokayJust about okay shokay... full review

So-So, by Roshni Devi, koimoi : ...Sulbha Deshpande (as Shashi’s mother-in-law), Sujata Kumar (as Shashi’s sister) and Shivansh Kotia (as Shashi’s son) suit their roles to the T.... full review

So-So, by Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV : ...English Vinglish, for all its surface gloss and clean family entertainer aspirations, doesn’t possess that little something needed to turn a one-dimensional account of the makeover of an unassuming homemaker into a convincing, universal drama about a woman’s empowerment. ... full review

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ZamaaK : English vinglish.. Really nice movie!! (Y)

yonderlywonder : My 'review' on English Vinglish... I loved it, BTW. http://akinakg.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/when-sridevi-introduced-me-to-my-mom/

YashArtReAct : Watched English Vinglish movie. Liked Sridevi acting d best movie of d year thumbs up 4 Barfi & English Vinglish movies :)

WisestCaptain : Saw English-Vinglish! I rate it Very good....however Sridevi was not a convincing Maharashtrian.

vivetharamesh : must watch english vinglish

VishwasBodhayan : "ENGLISH VINGLISH"- Simple, Striking and touching..

vishnugopal : Loved English Vinglish. Good movie! — https://t.co/yGlTIGX9

vijaywishwell : Watched English Vinglish 2day.Loved It thought more things abt human value than abt English. Must watch for all with their parents.

varshavenkat : English vinglish ! #mustwatchmovies

urvisoni697 : saw english vinglish .. its an awesome film.. mustt watchh!!

ursmurty : Just watched #english vinglish it is nice. Laddoo is sweet

UnnamedEntity : Watched off English Vinglish. Did not cringe or face palm at any point, laughed out loud several times and smiled through most of it.

UMarthaa : Aw, English Vinglish is such a cute film!

toshupost : English Vinglish - A must watch, good family movie after a long time.

TOONTRAFFIC : Watched English Vinglish..what a delightful experience. A perfect comeback by Sridevi...

TheNameIs_Tony : English Vinglish leaves u with a big smile on ur face n a content that its worth the watch and ur 60 bucks..was great to see Ajith in it..

TheHumerus : English Vinglish. Good stuff. Only if Sridevi weren’t sickly thin.

TheFilmySharma : English Vinglish is one of the best directed movies in recent times. Simply loved it ☺ guys please watch it asap!

TheaSelene : Sridevi's Look in English Vinglish: First of all, this is an awesome movie. If you have the time please do wa... http://bit.ly/UvnCg1

tetisheri : English Vinglish reminded me why learning French was such a wise move. A winner is me.

Tejasvita : English vinglish was a breath of fresh air with its non-OTT kinda situations and simple, sincere treatment. Loved it! Sridevi was super!

teemus : English Vinglish has got to be the classiest Bollywood movie released this year. Sridevi's performance is brilliant! Inspiring story. #fb

tdedhia27 : English-Vinglish an extremely praiseworthy film. Excellent performances, especially from Sridevi. A beautifully... http://fb.me/1DzvESBFU

TastyRaku : Its all about English Vinglish !! Wat a comeback by Sridevi !! Hats off to Gauri Shinde .. Superb movie !! A must watch !! #EnglishVinglish

tashaa26 : I loved sridevi in English Vinglish! Awesome acting sridevi!!u absolutely rock!!

TARANDEEP17 : English Vinglish. Sleak nd simple Mvie. Gr8 mvie..

Taran1647 : English Vinglish is a really good movie! Highly recommended!

Tanvii : It's like Sridevi had never left. What a sensitive & touching performance in English Vinglish

swapnielin : English Vinglish... Two things 1. Respect your parents....... 2. Learning has no limitation of age....

suryamurali : English Vinglish is a cute movie. Sri is mindblowingly gorgeous & that li'l kid, ooh wish I could take him home. AB's cameo is nice too.

sunultimate07 : hey @_tharkuri.. English Vinglish is fun.. sridevi awsum n thala (Tamil version) rocks!! a feel gud funny movie!! :-)

SuKu18 : When u stop loving yourself, u look at things around u and get attracted to them. Credits - Sridevi - English Vinglish So true !

sujoy_g : saw ENGLISH VINGLISH.. very nice film. you must see it, if you haven't already. hawa hawaii is back and how! sridevi is outfstanding!

SudhanshuSahu3 : English Vinglish simple ,sweet ,be happy what u are....not be sad for wat u are not..#Lovedit

Su4ita : Do yourselves a favor, watch English vinglish. If you know love, if you know honesty and if you know kindness, you'll identify with it.

stuli1989 : Been a spate of good movie recently :) Barfi... Oh My God...English Vinglish :D Aiyaa coming up fingers crossed for that one

stfuDarling : Sridevi so adorable in English Vinglish

ssspk : English vinglish ... can watch once more !

Sritha24 : Enjoyed English Vinglish!! Sridevi and wooowii Priya, you were adooooooorable!!! We love youuuu @PriyaWajAnand

sreeram9030 : Such a lovely and inspiring message oriented movie ENGLISH VINGLISH.must watch Atleast once.

sourabha : Totally loved 'English Vinglish'... Well directed

soumya_ahuja : English Vinglish is a must watch for every Indian family.. Solid, Sweet, Simple and Self..A wonderful comeback !

soumna : English Vinglish was good too.

soumitra_sharma : Catch English Vinglish - one of the most intelligent movies to be made in recent times

Sophie_Choudry : Finally saw English Vinglish!What a lovely film & my fave Sridevi is just outstanding..A masterclass in acting..It's like she never stopped!

SomyaSaxena : Its all about English Vinglish!! What a sweet simple film :)

somoritabarua : recommends English Vinglish. It's a very good movie! :) <3

smtmunjall : English Vinglish is a must watch lighthearted movie with a great lesson. Amitabh B and Sridevi nailed it.

SKY_Agnostic : English Vinglish... Warm and Reassuring :) http://wp.me/p1Iv8e-2f

sirpy : In some other related news, watched English Vinglish in Hindi, with mom, who does'nt understand Hindi. She loved it as I did I. (1/2)

simplysoma4u : Gr8 film English Vinglish...njoyed thoroughly...

sidelower : English Vinglish - had it's flaws but an earnest effort from everyone behind it. 4/5 from me. And then there is Sridevi

Shubhammehta007 : Great comeback #Sridevi English Vinglish truly a light weighted awsmee mvie!

shridharpandey : English Vinglish - AWESOMESS!!!

shivangichavda1 : Watched English Vinglish! It forces you to retrospect , introspect your behaviour to ones who has language barrier!

shit_iz : English vinglish hits the right notes in its own fresh style in countable number of scenes but well, boring.

Shibbir1 : #Sridevi makes a beautiful & graceful comeback with English Vinglish. An excellent directorial debut for Gauri Shinde. A nice family film

sharmisirius : English vinglish such a simple modest and impressive movie... Thala's appearance short n mass...:):):):)

sharabikababi : Y'all need to see English Vinglish. It's uhh-mazing. Sridevi wins bollywood! Also, the lahori character is hilarious and spot on :)

shankarmitra : English Vinglish is a family movie...great acting by Sreedevi...far better than top grosser(ETT) of this year...

shailavi : English Vinglish ::: awesome movie !!! Also the First movie of Sydney :)

shahirlallie : English Vinglish, Awesome Film and Awesome Tracks a must see...

shagufta147 : English Vinglish was lovely though really think they should have put subtitles for the french bits

ShaadiShuda : English Vinglish made me smile a lot of times. Must watch for people who invented #grammergandu.

Serendipeety : English Vinglish: A very hearty and delightful movie! Leaves you with a smile that doesn't wear off for a while.

SeethaTweets : English Vinglish will surely leave u with a big, everlastin smile :) Loved it :) A MUST WATCH !

saurobroto : English vinglish..simple movie..strong message..really makes u feel good..reminescent of cheeni kum

saumyatandon : This has been a year of woman centric films. Kahani, heroine, English Vinglish, Aaiya who says hero's make movies sell. A good film does.

SatyarthNayak : Sridevi was one of those rare actors who could shine even in a bad script. And when she gets a fab script like English Vinglish, it doubles!

sanybaby21 : #MyReview saw both #KLPD n english vinglish.both r family entertainers n fantastic..enjoyed a lot!

sandy1404 : English Vinglish - Warm, tender, real (minus the little filmy parts... but then it's a film!) with some mind your language settings. #iLike

sameermkulkarni : English vinglish.. #bollywood ... must watch ...

SalmaZaidi : Watched English Vinglish in the land of English men. A very sweet movie and a must watch...Sridevi rocks!

sahibaskaur : English Vinglish !!! F**king Brilliant !!!!!! Loveth thou my Sri Devi!!

Saguna_18 : English vinglish <3 :-)

sadpidnas : English Vinglish...predictable but heart-warming and fun!

sachinnotty : English Vinglish is so charming...formulaic but feel-good. Has a big beating heart at its centre, and that's Sridevi, who's just terrific !

s0mnath : English vinglish 10/10 .. Atti uttam chalchitra !!!

rutujajagtap : English vinglish... Super movie.. Great work--- Gauri Shinde.

rumna : I rated English Vinglish 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2181931 #IMDb

ruchichauhan08 : English vinglish...sweet,simple and cute movie

rsrinivas34 : Identify Courage Zone to get out of Comfort Zone -- #English Vinglish

RReporterIndia : Movie Review: English Vinglish RATING**** http://bit.ly/R8eRlG

rocksvalley : English Vinglish was an eye opener.... fantastic performance and need a standing ovation too! Hawa hawai is back wid a blow.

rjanup : Mirchi bioscope : English vinglish -4/5 Mrichis http://soundcloud.com/rj-anup/english-vinglish-4-5-mrichis http://fb.me/24l21FEDL

Rishabh_Nigam : #sridevifanclub English Vinglish is a must watch.... n #Sridevi is absolutely fantastic!!

richamohanty : Sridevi is back and how! English vinglish is a must watch!

ReetEMA : Barfi, Oh My God and now English Vinglish. What a bollywood treat!

RavishedIyer : English Vinglish was so wonderful . Sridevi showed that movie doesn't require skin show to be a hit

Ravi_Risingstar : It is Raining Good Films Like OMG now English Vinglish....Great.. And Much more to Come this year....Indian Film Industry is Rocking.....

rashmiaich : Loved English Vinglish! But Sridevi needs Hindi lessons as well :)

ranveer_78 : When Sridevi acts in English Vinglish u gotta sit, appreciate and and clap. What a comeback..an education in acting:)

rakeshkavin : English Vinglish...realy an awesome movie Well directed n casted. A real feel good movie...a must watch..

rajanib3 : watched movie english vinglish today,liked it veeerrrrrrry much sridevi was damn gud.

rahultripathi43 : English Vinglish a Visual Delight :) Fantastic performance by the Lady with the beautiful Eyes Sridevi!!!

Rahul99776 : English Vinglish: Education can make a big "difference" in your life. For learning there is no age. :) ## Inspiration

r_ganesh : English Vinglish cute feel good movie. Kudos to writer-director Gauri Shinde but Balki touch evident throughout

puneetsharma7 : i Saw #english vinglish 3rd tym...Still feel fresh.....:)

PuneetLamba : I highly recommend the inspirational English Vinglish. Sridevi's triumphant return to film after a 14 year break. http://ow.ly/ehYhS

priya_kale : English vinglish. I liked viked. Worth a watch shotch. First movie in which sridevi was not annoying vannoying. Ok, now I'll stop vop.

PRETTIJAIIN : English Vinglish is a must-watch film.It is extremely touching!Original&interesting!Amazing comeback by Sridevi!

premasridevi : English Vinglish...Too good... Standing ovation to Sridevi...

preetishenoy : Absolutely loved English Vinglish. It is after a very long time that a bollywood movie has managed to stir deep emotions in me. Brilliant.

Praval : English Vinglish isn’t a hyped movie. It’s worth a watch. A good one. #fb

PratikKGupta : Watched English Vinglish. A Beautiful movie with a beautiful message!!!

prasanaelang : English vinglish.... very nice movie,... need to c all male dominant family prsns.... good concept!.....

PrakashS1980 : 'English Vinglish'. It's warm and fuzzy, and leaves you with a big smile on your face.

pragati_shukla2 : "English vinglish", an ordinary story presented in an extra-ordinary way.. a must watch movie..

potato_wingd : English vinglish- must watch. :-)

Pooja__Shetty : English vinglish awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

piyush_spce : English Vinglish is just awesome.

pinkydanani : English Vinglish ...super entertainer sridevi ur a legend...rest new ones are faded..compared to sri..we love you

Pin2artist : After 15 years a brilliant come back... From Sridevi... English Vinglish a outstanding movie... Superb script and... http://fb.me/2jEe34IEu

phizzical : I urge every one to see English Vinglish - I walk out with a huge grin, proud of the wealth of talent that is... http://fb.me/1g112hckG

percepshun : English Vinglish is a nice movie..the kind from which you learn a lesson and enjoy too with no guilt pangs attached..

peddadas : English vinglish...wonderful movie.. Sridevi you are such a gifted actor...

pawaniitdel : Watched English Vinglish..A Nice feel gud movie.. Sridevi Welcome Back..As elegant & Charming as ever..Flawless performance..

PatigeVishwa : Kids can't be harsh on mums.Watch movie English-Vinglish

parthasinha : English Vinglish is a sweet movie - srideviakes laddos through the entire movie.

parin_thakkar : english vinglish rocking movie

paediatrix : Seriously, Bollywood is on a roll with first Barfi! and then English Vinglish. Two awesome flicks back to back. Now just need to watch OMG!

OhMrRaja : English Vinglish was brilliant .

niyumehta : English Vinglish was very cute,awesome very well made,directed,narrated movie& expressed by fabulous& gorgeous sreedevi :D

niyati21888 : just saw english vinglish... loved it for its real potrayal of the current times... hats off to Gauri Shinde...

niranjan_ganesh : toady went to english vinglish.remarkable performance by sridevi...its a feel good film with a clean and clear script..nice job by G.S

nilimakhot : English Vinglish...has shown to the world again that,Indian women are good enough to manage their HEART,HEAD,and HAND..(HUSBAND).

nilanjanap : English Vinglish...lovely. Sridevi...stunning!!!

niha_2389 : English-vinglish = sweet-Shweet! Sridevi- Vridevi = Lovely-Shovely! ;-) Happy-shappy, total-shotal! :-)

nidhi_hasija : What a grt day yesterday! Too many things! Inked, English Vinglish n WI winning! It had been a remarkable day!

namratabhagwat : Thumbs Up to English Vinglish ☺

myselfr7 : Watched English vinglish, footy, did chores, work, procrastination #weekend. Vicious cycle starts again in 5 hrs

MuthuKrish7 : Tamil Review: 'English Vinglish' is an engaging film: The films script is simple but razor sharp. It has all... http://dlvr.it/2HGKGy

MsBollyB : Three beautiful movies I loved recently: Barfi!, Oh My God and finally English Vinglish. Next will be Jab Tak Hai Jaan ♥

mrasadgillani : English Vinglish very good family movie :) enjoyed it

MovieReviews_MS : 5/5 Review on English Vinglish by nimisha23377 : Awesome-movie-a-MUST-WATCH-with-family- - http://bit.ly/PLysXA

Moumita1 : Happy to see one of my favourite actor, Sridevi, come back with such a lovely movie, English Vinglish. @gauris you worked wonders. Loved it.

ModjoG : English Vinglish, a beautiful movie. Indian cinema finally coming of age!

mit21 : 'English Vinglish' a must watch. Cheerful, neat and good directed movie. Gauri Shinde good job!!!

MissyPBS : Just watch English Vinglish. Superb movie n great come back by sridevi n great role by big b!

mikig2 : English Vinglish turned out to be a really good movie.

MiKayMhanto : English vinglish spells awesomeness.special mention to sridevi,gauri shinde

menon_vj : English Vinglish is a perfect tribute to motherhood and womenkind. An absolute must watch! and yeah don't forget to take your mom along

mehta_world : #English #Vinglish: #Sridevi is back with a BANG!!! Every housewife in search of self-identity and RESPECT, should watch this!!!

maunderingmuser : Absolutely delightful performance by Sri Devi in English Vinglish.. The woman does have talent.. And of course, #NYC is truly spectacular!

mars4you : English Vinglish is fantastic come back movie for Sridevi ... Good work Gauri...

Marium_Agha : English Vinglish....What a Beautiful Movie; Sridevi Is back:)Highly Recommended

MANSVIZ : LOVED ENGLISH VINGLISH....I HAVE NO WORDS TO TELL HOW MUCH I LOVED IT...WILL WATCH IT AGAIN...GO WATCH IT GUYS!!D

Manjinder_Mani : English Vinglish nice movie #mustwatch #fb

Mainagulati : english vinglish is a beautiful film..sridevi,the director gauri,the man who plays her husband,her niece..everybody is excellent.

MaidumJi : Loved Sri Devi in English Vinglish. Feel good film that's actually a good watch!

Mahima0205 : Liked English vinglish! Sridevi looks amazing and of course acted well :)

MaAlterEgo : Also English vinglish is a one time watch. Pretty decent movie. Sri devi couldn't have chosen a better comeback.

m7amad3li : #English_Vinglish Great Movie (Y)

LohitChandran : If movies like English Vinglish are what female directors can come up with, I say bring on a whole battalion of them!!

leowdicap : Craving another helping of a @gauris's English Vinglish!

LadyOldMonk : Decent movie, this English Vinglish.

kunalagr : English Vinglish is awesome :)

kubrasait : “@GOLDIEBEHL: Absolutely enjoyed english vinglish have to confess I wasn't a huge sridevi fan before ...” I agree!

ksalla2073 : English Vinglish. A decent light hearted comedy

kirankhurana : English Vinglish is all Sridevi.A perfect portrait of a mother,wife, daughter-in-law&'girl friend'.Must watch 2 feel her silent love to all!

KhulaTazaad : English Vinglish is cute shute

KhalsaAngels99 : Saw English Vinglish today, great vork by@Sridevi Boney Kapoor , Best Wishes from @Calgary,@Alberta, @Canada

keyahtzee : I watch english vinglish. I like. You go watch shawch too.

kaushikram89 : English Vinglish - good film, nice theme! Sridevi with another good performance!

kasirajhmg : English vinglish.. The characters are it's strength. Wow a feel gud movie, u will love it.

karthyr1981 : Watched English Vinglish today. Awesome movie and a must movie for all to realise love, language & family.

KapadiaNida : Enjoyed English vinglish :)

Kala0612 : English Vinglish... gets two thumbs up from me... had some good laughs and luv'd seeing @sridevi back on the big screen!

kakkarcool : Watched english vinglish nice act siridevi b kapur u truely deserve n oscar representing indian women was great

kaaliya : I like English Vinglish. The worst actor is probably sridevi.

jineshwarkapale : English Vinglish . The mother of all comebacks. SriDevi is fabulous.

jhunjhunwala : I have decided to give Oscar Award to English Vinglish.

JhinukSen : Reviewing English Vinglish for @MillenniumPost - A total winner this one! http://millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=9737

jenniferreuben1 : English Vinglish teaches us so many great things ladies....The most important "keep men where they belong".we r not door mats!

jasbirkkang : #english vinglish is a very good movie :)

JAMbuzz : Review English Vinglish: Siridevi's plays a great character role and a few sparks fly...(Mehdi Nebbou) who falls... http://fb.me/1lWqbaLDA

IVFwala_doc : ‘English vinglish’ was good, 'Killing them softly’ was the director’s revenge by killing the audience softly #moviesisawthisweek

ItsKayhan : "A" RT @ZoomTV: So, what grade would you like to give to 'English Vinglish', A, B or C #MyReview #zoOmTV

ishaalmighty : English Vinglish dekh vekh ke bahut Mazza Vazza aya.. Dont miss it. Yeh film meri aur aapki hi kahani hai.

Insane_Insan : Just Loved English Vinglish !!

indianfilmy : I just watched English Vinglish..... amazing direction. and Sridevi you were very nice and real. A must watch for all young gen

immabeshah : 'English Vinglish' =P A good story =]

imeawesome : English vinglish! What an amazing movie. Sashi, Radha and Sagar, brilliant. :-) a must watch. :-)

iatulsharma : English Vinglish is Amazing. On a sad note - lost my phone :(

ianubhavtyagi : saw english vinglish! it's awesome... highly recommended, will also be writing about the movie.. next tweet will be on the blogpost

iamvinays : Just returned from English Vinglish. Loved it. Not a big fan of Sridevi but hats off to her for a fabulous performance.

iAmanGupta : english vinglish a nice cute movie... Balki. Does it again...

Hyper_aice : You know what? I really liked English Vinglish. Glad I watched it with my parents :D Flawed but full of heart. Seriously watch with parents.

HYDCITY : English Vinglish A Must Watch, Official Review: 5 Stars http://www.cityhyd.info/2012/10/07/english-vinglish-movie-review/

hyd_nawab : English Vinglish should go for Oscars insted of Barfi. Fab work by Sridevi. She is back with Bang. Flawless performence. Must watch.

hm_eVOTS : English Vinglish..very nice movie..All have acted very well..story & characters well nurtured.. :-)

hisownpace : English Vinglish super duper.

HelloAaryan : Oh! And you have to have to watch English Vinglish. @SrideviBKapoor is outstanding & deserves a standing ovation

harshahv : In other news, watched English Vinglish. A very nice movie. Do watch.

HalimaliHalim : You can see how a movie is good by looking at the reaction of surrounding people when they laugh and cry. This happens with English Vinglish

GV_Chaitanya : Sridevi.. take a bow... English Vinglish .. An absolute winner..

Guljansewani : Sridevi > Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and all the big names. English Vinglish. what a lovely movie!

GulatiChetna : Just saw English Vinglish. Nice, feel good movie. Why has it been getting such bad reviews?

GramafoonRadio : #Movie 'English Vinglish' review: Sridevi, what a comeback!: It was a great movie, No doubt. Sridevi rocks! what... http://q.gs/2CIdo

gopaljalwal : ENGLISH VINGLISH....TOUCHY MOVIE MUST SEE ONCE

GOLDIEBEHL : Absolutely enjoyed english vinglish have to confess I wasn't a huge sridevi fan before ...

ginni67 : The best lesson english vinglish taught was true passion and to love urself maintain self respect and yet remain loving n soft hearted.

gilesmic : English Vinglish was so good! What a wonderful film. Sridevi was beautiful and the cameo from Amitabh was too funny!

gghurayya : Just saw english vinglish with mom ... and can say tht it is definitely more then one watch

getpn : Good movie - English Vinglish a must see of the season. Sree Devi acting superb and direction cool. Check it out!

GaneshNatarajan : After smiling and crying thru 3 Idiots I sulked through multiple pretentious movies and then comes English Vinglish - bravo @SrideviBKapoor

FlutterByZong : Movie of the week! English Vinglish Movie Review: It’s not a movie. This is life! Sridevi’s English Vinglish... http://fb.me/zHpZMt14

FilmLoverAarthi : Saw English Vinglish yesterday and loved it! I kept wanting her to yell at her husband though. He beyond deserved it!

feminm18 : English Vinglish was amazing! From last night

FaraRK : Standing ovation at the end of English Vinglish !!!

FaizMAhmed : English Vinglish ! What a good indian movie !!! #sweet !

ET24HOURS : PZ--Saw English Vinglish & all I can say is Welcome Back Sridevi & Take a Bow Gauri Shinde 4 a fab movie. A MUST WATCH 4 the entire Family

elusion : Loved English Vinglish. Light, feel good, perfect. And best part was they featured Gould Plaza with both my schools Stern & Courant at NYU!

dvirmani85 : Saw English vinglish today! Superb film with a great message .... Sridevi fit perfectly in her role

divyanshsri23 : English Vinglish, excellent movie! Sridevi has the charm and innocence. Worth a watch. ****

disco_deewani : English Vinglish is such a cute movie. One can't be judgemental about it.

DiptiJindal : Just watched English Vinglish..A sweet simple story told so well n Sridevi- a powerhouse performer..speaks with her eyes!!! Simply stunning!

dipenambalia : Lovedddddddddddddd English vinglish!!!

diiptijhangiani : This Diwali I am soo rooting for English Vinglish Ladoos and Barfi gifts!!

desh : English Vinglish and a randomized party at home :). Weekend well spent.

Delhi_Bwoy : Saw 'English Vinglish' last night. Sridevi is brilliant in the film. Amazingly, It's one of the best films of 2012. Verdict - 5/5 !

deepak_sdd : Beshak, befikar, bindaas.....English Vinglish a simple story presented beautifully, good comeback by Sridevi the MJ style was rocking :-)

debasish_mishra : Watched English Vinglish- excellent watch for the entire family.

dasarpurug : Sridevi at her best in English Vinglish...a movie not to b missed..:-)

Dan_siddiquee : English Vinglish...worth a watch..

DaMoViEmAnIaC : Loved English Vinglish! Aur saath mein Ghosh Babu ho toh mazaa aur zyaada hota hai. :-)

DaliaEzzat_ : Just watched English Vinglish. Gauri Shinde, take a bow. Sridevi is too good, leaves you speechless.

Curious_Saint : We need English Vinglish kind of cinema in India. Not the ones who dumb us down & fool us. Intelligence in Cinema = Entertainment.

codyhulk : Another anxious Monday with another wait of a good week. Saw English Vinglish - Brilliant movie and @SrBachchan was too good.

CJ_K1 : #English Vinglish a good film after such a long time! Welcome back Sridevi!

Chokra_Jawaan : It's all about English Vinglish! Hell yeah. It's been a day and I'm still obsessed with the film. @gauris

chocoblokk : Sri devi is awesome in English Vinglish!! Buh I got the hots for this french guy

chirag585 : FANTABULOUS Comeback from the queen of Bollywood... SRIDEVI.....ENGLISH VINGLISH.....BRILLIANT ACTING... PERFECTLY DIRECTED BY GAURI SHINDE

chi_chabell : OMG,,,film fav pertama gw tahun ini,,,English Vinglish,,,fantastic movie !!!

charlesbosco : OMG English Vinglish was amazing!! I loved it!!! Sridevi is such a great actress!! The French guy was kool too!!

chAndRe5h : English vinglish must watch

ChalHuttt : Just saw English Vinglish - A simple story, fantastic characters, lovely dialogues, neat direction and 1 awesome Sridevi!

bsgh1107 : English Vinglish is beautiful !

brij009 : Watch English Vinglish with family ...understand, think, feel and enjoy.

bluenatcafe : English Vinglish came across as a necessary eye opener at this point in time.

bipashaholic : English Vinglish a decent family movie

binaryberries8 : Vowels just like bowels . de english de english . .......some gems from English Vinglish . Must watch .

Bikau_Launda : English Vinglish mast hai be... if you haven't watched go and watch.

bhurkey : though Sridevi is USP for English Vinglish, she doesn't fits in the role of a middle class Maharastrian home maker.. Overall a good movie

bhavie3 : English vinglish awsm movie :D

BeingAyosh : english vinglish Super Great Thnx Alot @krishikalulla For A Such Great Back Of Sri :)

BasantiLovesDog : Achchi thi :P RT @ZeroCoverage: Itni buri thi? "@BasantiLovesDog: Can't believe this English Vinglish made me cry!!!"

badnecklace : Aside from a little feminist rage at the 'return to desi status quo' themes, I loved ENGLISH VINGLISH. Very sweet film.

avirup_das : Gauri Shinde is right: she is a better director than R. Balki. English Vinglish is understated and superlative!

AtTiTuDeKnIgHt : English Vinglish has to be the best movie which I watched this year !! Take a bow @SrideviBKapoor and @gauris

ashwinskumar : English Vinglish : PHENOMENAL ...MIND-BLOWING ...I'M LEFT SPEECHLESS !!!! After Lagaan, I think this is the... http://fb.me/1jStr8eN5

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AshChakri : English vinglish super duper!!

asha_jan : Hey tweeples English Vinglish #awesomemovie

arunskaimal : English Vinglish leaves a very pleasant after taste . Savour the ladoo , if you may !

ArunPM1 : English vinglish ...light movie has got wonderful moments and simple script with good acting #mustwatch #EnglishVinglish

aru_online4u : WATCHED ENGLISH VINGLISH ..........A GOOD ONE BY SHINDE...........

armaaninside : English Vinglish is a really gud movie!!All of us (men) need to respect d women in our life..most of us take thm 4 granted often!! :-)

arjunmogre : Loved English Vinglish!!! My #favourite #film of #2012 !!!!!!!!

argh_bee_gee : The best way to watch English Vinglish is with family, especially ur mom :-)

arastoic : English Vinglish is not just about a woman learning English. It's about a woman's journey to regain her self esteem.

appadappajappa : The hero of the film, really was director Gauri Shinde. English Vinglish belongs to you! :D Ammmmazing!

anurag781 : After OMG, English Vinglish has really raise the bar in Bollywood. Kudos B-Town.

anubhavsinha : Finally saw English Vinglish. Is DELIGHTFUL the best word for it? Dunno.@SrideviBKapoor was, is and will remain a Goddess. RESPECT @gauris

ankitagureja788 : English vinglish...dinner at chilis...and coffee at westin...just the perfect evening

AnKiTa_AmOUR : English Vinglish movie ...a worth movie to watch . it will show you to respect yourself

AneesahOx : English Vinglish is such a good film. Would recommend it :D

AmritaGanguly4 : English Vinglish is a must-watch for the spirit of appreciating who u are & what u do. Sridevi's acting is the soul of the film, Happy Vappy

amod_ankit : 'English Vinglish' is a bold,emotion-laced,articulative episode which attempts to project an insignificant life of a SIGNIFICANT lady#2 Good

amitsbhagat : Watched English Vinglish with Mom & Dad. Everybody should take their parents for the movie. Damn good !

ameypk26 : West indies winning capped off a fantastic day... Started with Japanese GP... English Vinglish in between n now celebrations Gangnum style

amaluu : Just saw English Vinglish with @carla_filmigeek ... no words. Should have sent a poet. <3

am_khan : watched english vinglish,sridevi ji wht a comeback take a bow its nt her come back but a go back call for all other actresses n gr8 dirction

aliyaramzankhan : Good story. Impressive narration. Flawless performance. Despite all these qualities, Sridevi’s comeback film “En... http://bit.ly/PMnHnL

AlishaCoelho : English Vinglish was charming and poignant. It moved me even more than Barfi did. Pass with distinction, indeed.

ahsandaredia : Everyone needs to watch English Vinglish, it'll make you appreciate both Hindi/Urdu, English and your communication methods so much!

ahmednkhan : Saw English Vinglish Guys the movie rocks !!! Must c kinda stuff !!! Full tym pass !!!

adxo__ : English Vinglish is actually one of the best Hindi films I seen in so long. so cute.

adityabajla : Watch English Vinglish for the magic called Sridevi

Aditi_Espeaks : Lovely movie, English Vinglish, my rating 4.25 stars, only problem I felt later is my Mom cant enjoy it... She doesn't understand English ☹

Abiraame : All of you go watch English Vinglish.

abhishekbhagaw1 : Watched English Vinglish.... A Very good movie.. Kudos to Sridevi for her amazing performance....

aasthajindal24 : Simple n heartwarmin movie-English vinglish

aastha1311 : English vinglish. Cute movie. :)

aasifahmed : English Vinglish too cute... Was delight seeing sridevi in big screen after so many yrs...

1aunkar : English vinglish awesome movie

1983supreet : #English Vinglish Nice cameo by Sridevi . It is Simple, Pure Emotions and Substantiating English is not fear. Must watch all women.

_viju : Light yet charming movies like English Vinglish need to be made more often. Thank you Gauri Shinde and Sridevi. And also Amit Trivedi.

tejaiconoclast : English Vinglish isn't a grt film as such but you know wat? SRIDEVI

shivya : English Vinglish - Feel good movie, but upholds all stereotypes of the typical Indian family. A daring end twist would've been awesome.

santhoshsnk : Done with English vinglish ...not too gud not bad ...overall nic movie ......

R_Diaries : The innocence in Sridevi's character in English Vinglish couldn't have been played better. Not a #MustWatch but a good one nonetheless.

proximoron : English Vinglish. It's a decent film. I think the rave reviews overdid it a little.

pankajpassion : I saw english vinglish..story is good, sridevi is good, but film is five years late

lakshmisharath : English Vinglish ok ; but yaake stereotyping Tamils ? #fb

crystalunicorn : Saw English-Vinglish today. Fluctuatingly fun and boring. Worth a watch, though. Sridevi is fantastic!

Bitchari : English Vinglish has been watched. Shashi gets a B+ from me. :)

suvan4 : English Vinglish is a pathetic movie selling Indian arrogance, insensitivity, tastelessness

RuthSaldanha : English-Vinglish = Far too sentimental version of Mind Your Language. Yawn.

magicaranya : Watched English Vinglish. Not worth your effort. Or time.

boozemotion : And before this excitement, i saw English Vinglish today and such a lengthy and boring i felt. Some parts are good though!

9 readers - 9 yays 0 so-so 0 nays

Want to Watch, by Anuj

Yay! Thumbs Up, by Binil Davis

Yay! Thumbs Up, by Desi Traveler : i like it

Yay! Thumbs Up, by Harpreet Singh : Awesome - Dont miss it on the screen !

Yay! Thumbs Up, by Mansi : Delightful Cinema

Yay! Thumbs Up, by Rahul : Must watch.

Yay! Thumbs Up, by Sanya : Amazing! One word!

Yay! Thumbs Up, by Suman

Yay! Thumbs Up, by vinay

Yay! Thumbs Up, by @nkit : Story with a heart at the right place...do watch out

This page has additional observations, other than the ones noted in the main review .

Warning: this section has some details that could distort your experience while watching the movie. I strongly recommend reading this only after you have seen the movie or if you have decided not to see it.

Plot Summary

Mrs. Shashi Godbole ( Sridevi ), mother of two, maker and seller of snack items, finds herself ridiculed and thus inferior. She lands up in New York and now HAS to learn English.

What Worked

• Amitabh Bachchan 's cameo. Sweet. Despite the over-acting, I had a good laugh! Ang good to see a co-star from yesteryears lending support while easily slipping into the shoes of a co-passenger.
• The Michael Jackson dance.
• That Shashi is not a nag and is pretty cool and accepting from the beginning.
• The French man and his dreamy eyes!
• That Shashi doesn't need only intermittent love.
• That Shashi doesn't even consider what she'd like for herself, she doesn't give herself a choice at many times even though there might be one.
• That Shashi lies even though she doesn't need to, just because the default for her has been that people will laugh at her.
• The emphasis for need of equality in a marriage – not only conceptually but in reality.

What did not

• What Amitabh Bachchan 's character arrogantly tells the American immigration officer. I doubt anyone would get by with that one while entering a country. But hey, it did get those few laughs from the audience. This is what I meant by jingoism .
• The Manhattan translation is silly!
• The way New York is covered – pretty ordinary.
• The focus on the brand name when the brand name occurs in the Manhattan song – quite unimaginative.
• The use of handheld camera got a bit annoying.
• The highlight on Shashi's "good question". It was a good question alright, but the highlight looked like the writer was patting her own back for coming up with it.
• Shashi's nieces who have grown up in the US don't have an accent while speaking Hindi.
• Shashi's attitude towards her daughter. Though focusing on that would have to be a different film altogether.
• The dramatization of the laddu scene in the end.

Nitty-Gritty

• Shashi sleeps in a sari, really? Maybe...but difficult to digest given her socia-economic strata that she wouldn't own a night gown! This is an example of what I mean by exaggeration of the situation in this film .
• It looked like Shashi traveled to New York in business class and the family flew back in economy. That's an awfully nice husband. I judge the business class based on the glass glass, the wine, etc.
• Sridevi 's saris are simple and so gorgeous. For once, I didn't mind that a regular at-most upper middle class character carried enough saris to not repeat a single one in her 5-week stay in New York.

Parental Guidance:

• Violence : None.
• Language : Clean.
• Nudity & Sexual content : None.
• Concept : The empowerment that an Indian housewife needs in trying to fit in with the demands of the world around her.
• General Look and Feel : It's bright and live.

Detailed Ratings (out of 5):

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Have to absolutely watch it, if only to see my favorite actor make a comeback to the big screen. That it is a good movie is such a sweet bonus.

Direction: 3.5 Story: 4 Lead Actors: 4 Character Artists: 4.5

Dialogues: 3.5 Screenplay: 4 Music Director: 3 Lyrics: 3

Simple movie. Good Clean Entertainment. Too sweet to miss !

Amazingly reviewed... I absolutely loved the film... English Vinglish is an honest effort beautifully executed. It casts a spell on you right at its outset and charms you through to the end, walking you through every emotion - love, hatred, happiness, sadness, fear, anger, aggression, submission. It isn't quite the script but the execution that's makes all the difference!

@EatPrayLoveMovies Thank you!! It's best when it comes from deep within, the film or the review :)

I wasn't spell bound by it, but I can so imagine it happening to fortunate ones for whom Sridevi's voice and dialogue delivery isn't a distraction. And like you said, it's ultimately about how it's told.

Another flick with great soul.Indian film industry is truly on a roll in it's centenary year.Despite slow pacing,the well crafted narrative makes up for everything.Though the story is build upon linguistic skills but the underlying theme would find connect with every household in our country-urban or small towns.Meetu,as you rightly pointed out,sridevi makes up for all stutter overdo with her expressions.I have never been her fan but she did give me goosebumps this time.All you English pichhar walas,we do have our rajnikanth to pull off the chaddis of all your supermaans..

idlebrain jeevi says:: If you are a kind of guy who like films like Cheeni Kum and Paa, you will end up loving English Vinglish. A homemaker is the most neglected person in Indian scenario. This film is about how a homemaker proves her mettle and creates a sense of pride and self-esteem for herself. At the same time, she doesn=E2=80=99t hurt the system and people around her. On a whole, English Vinglish is a sweet, progressive and an entertaining film. A must watch!!!

The 4th film i need to catch up with after GOW,Barfi and OMG!! 2012's really giving us some small scale gems....A very Happy Centenary indeed!

@Anuj Hope the trend continues :)

I liked it. Amazing! Watched it at Wave Cinemas. Shinde has really proved herself. Amazingly nice. Sridevi's selection has been superb!

Finally watched this film, I would rank it as one of the best Hindi films this year (might even be the best). It tells us a story that all of us are familiar with, because we have seen similar tales unfolding in our very homes. Some of us might even have been that teenager who were uncomfortable with their mom's English knowledge (though not necessarily at that age, maybe when we were younger) or made fun of mom's pronunciations. Did we for a moment stop and think how she would feel about it? Probably not.

This film might make us think, it certainly did that for me.

@Rahul Saw it again a week or so ago with my kids at home on TV. It was quality time, alright :)

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English Vinglish

Details: 2012, Rest of the world, Cert PG, 133 mins

Direction: Gauri Shinde

With: Adil Hussain ,  Mehdi Nebbou and Sridevi

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English Vinglish Review

English Vinglish is Sridevi’s comeback film after a 15 year sabbatical. Known for her outstanding performances in films like Chalbaaz, Mr India, Lamhe and many more, Sridevi returns with a film directed by debutante Gauri Shinde, wife of producer R Balki (Paa, Cheeni Kum).

Several popular yesteryear actresses have tried, without much success – Madhuri Dixit failed with Aaja Nachle and Karishma Kapoor returned with one of 2012’s biggest duds Dangerous Ishq. Can Sridevi make a successful comeback?

English Vinglish is about an Indian housewife and her quest to learn English. Shashi (Sridevi) travels to the United States Of America, and finds it extremely difficult to communicate – on the flight, with the airport officials, coffee shops, trains, everywhere. Her husband and children mock her for her inability to understand English. Shashi then decides to join a 4 week English learning course and makes new friends from different cultures and countries.

There are several scenes in the film that deserve a mention. The New York cafe scene, where Shashi is humiliated (hard to imagine any other actor pulling off). The entertaining sequences in the English classroom. And finally, Shashi’s speech in the climax, that was received with thunderous applause in the movie hall.

The film is slightly slow pace, especially in the second half where it tends to drag a bit.�Music by Amit Trivedi blends beautifully into the film. Laxman Uteker�s cinematography is good.

Moving on to the performances, English Vinglish is Sridevi’s show all the way. Her screen presence, charm and acting skills are intact. Her voice and trembling hands can sometimes be distracting.�Adil Hussain, who plays Shashi’s husband, is good. Priya Anand as her niece looks pretty and acts well. Amitabh Bachchan makes a special appearance and leaves a mark. The rest, including the french actor, do well.

Overall, English Vinglish is a fine film with a good story and fabulous performances. A film that can be watched and enjoyed with your entire family. Go for it.

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As expected, good reviews all over. I anticipated this with the trailer. Waiting to watch the movie.

I love Sridevi.This movie should have opened in much better number.But eventually it will become a HIT.good luck SRI……

indicine wonderful review, and i think her voice helps to make the character look real, inconfident, anxious, stammering, i loved it. i pray to god it picks up quickly, to me sridevi was the only hero of 80s, first female superstar.

Awesome-Vawsome. Trade report is also encouraging now that the film has picked up and will grow big over the weekend. Sridevi is truly back with a bang.

i dont believe the film is that good sridevi was always overated as an actress she just to act squeeky and bubly all the time witha squeekish voice .. i think her voice had a minor tremor and her dialect was always south indian .. that she is a mature woman is allright!! but her podgy balding producer husabnd thinks she is still heroine material ..with liposuction done on her cheeks she looks sunken and not stunning ..she had a funny lower chin which used to protrude ahead of her front teeth which was her trademark .. no sir this film sucks big time and we dont want to see her back and competing what mads and lolo could not do she certainly cant ..lets hope this one flops cos it is made by south indians which we so much hate

Watched Yesterday…… Best Screenplay of this year till now………. Whats say INDICINE??????

anyone who is complaining about sridevi have not seen ev, just watch how she portrays hundreds of emotion so naturally and beautifully that you feel for shashi, not only she has had acclaim in india but globally it was given brilliant reviews in toronto’s film festival, a lot even dubbed her meryl steep of india, and u will know why.

Khalid Mohammed on Sridevi

“Sridevi’s acting is competent, far superior to the supposed acting calibre of today�s leading ladies”

“Ms Sridevi�s wrap-up speech is so wonderfully delivered that you�re even willing to forgive the screenplay and Shinde�s montage-addicted direction, all their countless trespasses”

“And it�s not just nostalgia and the goodwill which Sridevi continues to command in the movie lover�s heart, see her any which way, she�s first-rate. The rest of English Vinglish isn�t. It�s just about okay vokay”

for some reasons I couldn’t still go to cinema and see it.. can’t wait.. I must watch it this week.. am sure it’s excellent

Only have to see sridevi’s acting in the cafe where she expresses embarrassment, they way she did that scene it’s so real, you laugh with her as well as feel and cry for her at the same time, the speech at the climax was so well delivered, her expressions just change so quickly, the part in the plane with bigb, when she drinks that wine, just see hereye movement, most actresses can give best 2 or 3 expressions, sri is just in the league of her own, mryl steep of India. her character reminded me so much of my mother who have similar problems. people are missing out on something very special.

I love srk and his face

And i love salman fans l�nd all has monster l�nd like salman and i suck all salman fans l�nd.because srk and we fans of srk have no l�nd.

Srk is not a king he is the king of king and bhai of bhai

Warning to the salman fans don’t compare with srk srk giving highest number of hits and salman is a fat men and mr.flopstar

why are talks of srk, salman here, this is about english vinglish and sridevi, sridevi is far great than those 2 clowns. that also includes my fave actor akki.

But salman king give highest all time blockbusters,and blockbuster also he is india,s and world,s 7th most handsome man so compare of salman with srk is like compare of man with animal.

Loooovvvvveeee u sridevi geeeee

if indicine recommended it thats it will obviously worth to watch…………………….

I can see some of the biggest losers in this forum who are diverting the topic…

if only she didnt have a pakoda nose i would see it

Amazing film, I saw it today at cinema, wonderful, funny, and it deserves 5/5, not only 4 stars Indicine. I enjoyed every minutes of this film.

Sridevi deserves to win best actress award for this film.. loved her acting.

Gauri, R Balki’s wife directed this film, similar to her husbands’ direction.. God bless R Balkis, both r super directors!

outstanding movie

Indicine, you haven’t mentioned much about Mehdi Nebbou-the French actor in your review. Just a half of a sentence is not enough about him. He was fabulous in the movie. His facial expressions, body language were awesome. I agree it’s Sri Devi’s show all over, but this guy is worth mentioning. I really liked the way he praised Shashi in the English Class when David sir asked about what he likes about the class. That is one of my favourite scenes in the movie.

trembling hands makes it look so real, something many would face if they are anxious in circumstances shashi faces, it used to be said that sridevi acts with her whole body, which is not something that comes often but only once in a long time.

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LIFE LESSONS FROM THE MOVIE ENGLISH VINGLISH

We’re past that time when movies were only made you feel good. You sat through a film, had a smile on your face and came out sulked in the human emotions that you were able to identify yourself with. We don’t make those kind of movies anymore, the movies that you’d probably watch when you’re feeling low.

10 years ago, in 2021 Gauri Shinde directed a beautiful movie English Vinglish. This was a tale of a simple housewife who is often ridiculed by her daughter for not acing the English language. Her husband also doesn’t talk to her much. This is a story of achievement and realization both.

The film is so real, so mesmerizing and so heart wrenching that we still can’t escape its delightfulness can we?

Here are 5 lessons the movie English Vinglish has taught

This was the primary message imparted by English Vinglish. Many people judge someone’s whole personality by the way he/she speaks English. That’s wrong in every way. A scholar in Hindi or Sanskrit or Spanish is maybe more intelligent than the one who speaks English. English is just another language like any other language and there is no point in taking pride in that.

In one of the most touching moments in the movies, Shashi says that when you stop loving yourself your life becomes dull. The moment you learn to love yourself, your old life seems new. This is a precious life lesson that everyone should learn from English Vinglish. If you don’t love yourself, you also cannot love others.

Whatever you want in life, you can always achieve that. All you need is tremendous will-power. Shashi was a shy and docile housewife in Pune who was running a small business. New York is a big city and she could not speak English fluently but that didn’t stop her from doing something vastly different there. She went to the English Speaking Institute all by herself riding the metro rail, walking on unknown streets, asking strangers about the address, etc.

Many people struggle to figure out their passion. Consider yourself lucky if you know where your heart lies. Once you know your passion – never give up or compromise on that. Because that’s the  real You.  It would have been very easy for Shashi to order those  MotichoorLaddoos  from an Indian sweet shop. But she promised her niece – Meera that she will prepare her special  MotichoorLaddoos  at her wedding. That’s why she missed her final English Test that day and went ahead to make laddoos as those laddoos were spoilt accidentally.

Shashi was lightly and sometimes heavily disrespected by her daughter Sapna and husband Satish. But she used those harsh words to improve her communication powers in the English language. Knowing an alien language and excelling in that requires a lot of strength and she did that to better herself. In the future, this  improved You  will only pave new ways for you.

Do let me know your thoughts on this movie.

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Dear Keen Writer, I love this movie. I also feel Shaashi shows a lot of personal integrity in politely refusing the love interest of her classmate who clearly valued her more than her husband. I personally love the scene of in-flight film dialogue translation as well as the scenes of English tutorial. Do write about more feel-good movies. Much love!

Dear Harshi,

I’m glad we’re on the same page. Yes will write about more feel good movies.

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Gauri Shinde

Shashi Godbole

Adil Hussain

Satish Godbole

Mehdi Nebbou

Priya Anand

Sulabha Deshpande

Shashi's mother-in-law

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English Vinglish Review

Star cast:  Sridevi, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand, Sulbha Deshpande, Sujata Kumar, Shivansh Kotia, Navika Kotia, Adil Hussain, Cory Hibbs, Amitabh Bachchan (special appearance).

What’s Good: The nuanced screenplay and cinematography; the effortless direction; the touching performances; the music.

What’s Bad: Some characterizations; tries a bit hard to get emotional; the slow pace.

Loo Break: Not really.

Watch or Not?:  This light-hearted movie is a lovable watch for Sridevi, the direction and the music, though the forced emotional quotient might get to you.

Towards the climax of English Vinglish you’re expecting Sridevi’s big English. Instead of crescendo music or an erudite theatrical of the Queen’s language, Sridevi pips up with a soft but firm, “May I?” There’s something so nuanced about this moment that you can’t help but applaud for those two words though they’re not the typical claptraps.

Laddoos are how Shashi’s (Sridevi) husband knows her. Her daughter remembers her to hunt down missing scrapbooks and the son wails for her when he gets hurt. Shashi runs a little catering business from her home but when it comes to English skills, let’s just say that the laddoo crumbles. Shashi’s daughter is embarrassed to take her for PTA meetings and sniggers at her mom’s language behind her back (with her father in tow). As if that isn’t bad enough, Shashi now has to stay in the US for 5 weeks to help her sister plan for her niece’s wedding.

After an unnerving experience at a café, Shashi decides to sign up for English tutorials without informing her sister and family. It’s almost a double-life for Shashi – with her judgmental family on one side and her classmates who like and respect her (one of them, Laurent, even has a huge crush on her) on the other. And she has her cute niece (Priya Anand) to help and cover up for her.

But how will Shashi continue her classes once her husband and children join her in the US? And where does this crush lead to? Does Shashi conquer the English language?

English Vinglish Review: Script Analysis

There was always the danger of an Indian learning English turning into another Zabaan Sambhaal Ke . But not with Gauri Shinde. Kudos to her for writing such a fine story and raising the movie to such poetry on screen. Instead of dialogue after sobbing dialogue, you see Shashi run behind her husband with a water bottle, close the fridge after him: you don’t need a voiceover or dialogue reinforcing her status here. And no, she’s not rescuing her wayward niece from rape or teaching her conniving in-laws a lesson to prove herself. The dialogues are very good though Sridevi can go into preach-mode at times.

The first half of the movie could have been a bit faster. Considering how meek Shashi is shown to be, her going out to find the English class across town all on her own is far-fetched. Once she has been established as the disregarded housewife, adding further to it just seems like trying to milk the audience’s tears. Shashi’s husband and children have not been characterized well (heartless mostly).

English Vinglish Review: Star Performances

There’s a reason why people get nostalgic about the actors of then, and Sridevi, as Shashi, is nothing short of reminding us why. She is the hero of the film, the loving mother, yearning wife, earnest student… you could just wax eloquent about her. There are moments when the trembling meekness gets to you, but they are very rare.

You could just stare at Mehdi Nebbou as Laurent while he tries to woo Shashi. Priya Anand is lovely as Shashi’s supportive niece. Sulbha Deshpande (as Shashi’s mother-in-law), Sujata Kumar (as Shashi’s sister) and Shivansh Kotia (as Shashi’s son) suit their roles to the T. Navika Kotia does fine as Shashi’s daughter but she appears too spoilt as is Adil Hussain as Shashi’s husband. Cory Hibbs shines as Shashi’s chirpy English teacher David Fischer. Amitabh Bachchan’s special appearance tips a bit to the annoying side between cute and over-the-top.

English Vinglish Review: Direction, Music & Technical Aspects

Gauri Shinde makes a fabulous debut as director. Amit Trivedi’s music is really good, especially the Navrai Majhi (excellent timing, especially when Shashi introduces her classmates) and title tracks. Editor Hemanti Sarkar has done an apt job. Laxman Utekar’s cinematography gives you such wonderful scenes. The script, the performances, the cinematography, music sync gorgeously on screen.

English Vinglish Review: The Last Word

Forget comebacks and special appearances, watch this movie for a woman who steps out of her family’s shadow and learns to love herself.

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English Vinglish  released on 5th October, 2012.

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Commenting on the performances, the reviewer says, “Navika Kotia does fine as Shashi’s daughter but she appears too spoilt as is Adil Hussain as Shashi’s husband.”

Is that really a comment on their acting skills? Isn’t it how their characters are written out to be? – of a spoilt brat and a thankless husband?

The first review that has a negative streak to it, go and learn about cinema first miss Roshni Devi, What have u studied some filmmaking or you are some acting coach.

Just because Taran gave it 4 stars you in order to be different came up with this crap.

Not everyone can be wrong and you alone right. Well October 5 will prove you wrong, InshaAllah.

Your review seems like a forced one too, since its obvious u r highlighting minor shortcomings of the movie. Not a completely honest review. Shame !

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‘English Vinglish’ movie review, synopsis, cast, crew and ratings

Are you looking for the movie review of ‘English Vinglish’? This film ‘English Vinglish’ is a welcome back movie for Indian actress Sridevi with co-stars Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou and Priya Anand. The film aims to prove the importance of English both in formal and informal basis in the present era. This article provides a detailed review of the movie review of English-Vinglish with its synopsis, cast, crew and ratings. I hope you enjoy it all.

Introduction Director : Gauri Shinde Cast : Amitabh Bacchan, Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou and Priya Anand. Country of origin : India Language used : Hindi Ratings : 4/5 This film is a Bollywood comeback for Sridevi after 15 years. The movie is purely based on an Indian housewife's struggle in the modern English speaking world where she takes the pain almost each and every second she tries to adapt herself to the present standard of living. Story of the movie As I said, the story of 'English-Vinglish' is about the stress and strain which the common Indian housewives face now-a-days. In the movie, Sashi (Sridevi) is the house wife who feels completely lonely and isolated because of her language problems. As you see the name of the movie' "English-Vinglish", it is purely about linguistic handicaps. Her husband (Adil Hussain) is always beside her but Sashi faces almost all major hurdles that include English speaking like a guardian-teacher meeting, an international travel or even a visa interview. Gauri Shinde, who made her directorial debut in this film, has tried every bit to show and prove how fatal and daunting these tasks can be on the part of a common Indian wife. Similar problem are also faced while ordering even a pizza or sandwich in the English speaking countries like the UK or USA. The film takes an interesting turn when Big B Amitabh Bacchan makes his entry into the screen. Though he has a small cameo in the movie as a co-passenger, still he leaves an unforgettable impact. While Sashi is struggling with her English, it's he, Mehdi Nebbou (Laurent) and Sashi's niece (Priya Anand) who realize the obligation and weakness of Sashi and come forward to help her in whatever way they can. The key roles of the movie And of course, the best key role is played by Sridevi as Sashi in this movie. Gauri Shinde has done everything that perfectly exploits Sridevi's crafts to deliver best shots with full poise and aplomb. If you watch the movie, you will fully agree with me that she has characterized herself as typical Indian housewife in this film. Especially, when she quietly rushes for her English class in the film, her body language and movements are perfectly delivered in the context of the film. The best thing about her lead role in this movie is that she has not tried to do anything extravagant or show off to promote her shots. Her shots are firmly basic and make the scenes convey the aimed message to its viewers. Apart from her main role, other supportive key roles of "English-Vinglish" are played by Adil Hussain, Amitabh Bacchan, Priya Anand and Mehdi Nebbou. Conclusion The premier show of "English-Vinglish" has received a standing ovation at the Toronto film festival. And this is no surprise at all. Director Gauri Shinde has created the specialized characters who will be remembered for a long time although they have very short duration to play in the file. The most educative part of the film is the spoken English class which motivates the society about the necessity of learning English in the present day world and the scene includes some funny dialogues too to get amused. It is indeed a brilliant achievement for an actress of 40+ ages to have come up with so much maturity in her performance. Especially, when you have to play the lead role in a film, it is more than a tough ask but Sridevi has done it. She stands tall with her assignment and the co-stars have delivered the perfect supportive shots to her too. After having gone through each and every aspect in the film, I will rate this film with 4 out of the five stars. A film that conveys education, social obligation, family management and the way to improve English. Simply magnificent!

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English Vinglish

2 hr 13 min

A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter everyday because of her inability to speak and understand English.

Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou