

During her flight to New York, Shashi is given inspirational advice by a fellow passenger. Her husband and children will join her as the wedding approaches. It is decided that Shashi will go to New York alone five weeks before the wedding to help Manu organize.

Shashi's older sister Manu, who lives in New York City, invites Shashi's family to her daughter Meera's wedding to Kevin. However, her young son, Sagar loves her as she is, and her mother-in-law offers her words of sympathy. Her husband Satish and daughter Sapna take her for granted, mock her because she doesn't speak much English, and generally treat her with disrespect, making Shashi feel negative and insecure. Shashi Godbole is an Indian homemaker who makes and sells laddoos as a home-run business. 5.1 Screenings at international film festivals.The film earned global acclaim at several international festivals and Sridevi was hailed as the " Meryl Streep of India" and the "female Rajinikanth in India". It was shortlisted as India's official entry for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Įnglish Vinglish won all of the Best Debut Director awards of 2012 for Gauri Shinde. It became a major financial success as well, grossing ₹91.42 crore against a budget of ₹10 crore. The film received widespread critical acclaim with reviewers praising Shinde's screenplay and direction, Sridevi's performance as well as the film's soundtrack and cinematography.

Įnglish Vinglish premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a five-minute standing ovation Before its release, the film was screened for the Indian press and critics. Amitabh Bachchan and Ajith Kumar had cameo appearances in the Hindi and Tamil versions respectively. The film marked Sridevi's return to filmmaking after a 15-year hiatus it features Adil Hussain, French actor Mehdi Nebbou, and Priya Anand. English Vinglish was originally made in Hindi later it was partially re-shot in Tamil and released along with a Telugu dubbed version on 5 October 2012. The protagonist, played by Sridevi, was inspired by Shinde's mother. Shashi enrolls in an English-speaking course to stop her husband and daughter mocking her lack of English skills and gains self-respect in the process. The narrative revolves around a woman named Shashi, a small entrepreneur who makes snacks. English Vinglish is a 2012 Indian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Gauri Shinde.
