English Vinglish truly marks the
rebirth of a star 'Sridevi' who has returned to film industry after 15 years at
the age of 49. In her heydays of the eighties she ruled Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood
often driving films to blockbuster status without bothering who the hero was.
The movie has been directed by Debutant writer-filmmaker Gauri Shinde.
The movie is about the story of Sashi (Sridevi), a middle-aged Maharashtrian housewife who
earns her own money by making sumptuous ladoos and selling them to the experts.
Sashi is ridiculed for their poor linguistic skills by their English speaking
family. Sashi finds herself as an object of potshots by her husband (Adil
Hussain), who has little respect for her real talent and her 7th grade daughter
who feels ashamed to even introduce her mother to her school folks. Sashi flies
off to New York to lend a helping hand at her niece’s wedding where she smartly
grabs the opportunity to enroll herself into English speaking classes. In no
time, Sashi becomes the most committed student in her class and starts watching
English movies to improve her English reading and writing skills. She does
everything more significantly to earn respect that she duly deserves from her
family. In her pursuit of literature, she finds her classmate, a Frenchman
(Mehdi Nebbou) getting attracted to her plain simple personality. Despite
several barriers, Sashi manages to achieve her goal.
Sridevi is so charming and hats off to her for
the awesome performance. She has not acted but lived as Sashi with the right portions of susceptibility,
control, and quiet strength, delivering a performance that is nothing short of
perfect. With the meaty role in ‘English
Vinglish’ after 15 years, post watching the film, I have just one word for the
actress - FLAWLESS!
‘English Vinglish’ film is a poignant dollop. No doubt, the film
leaves you with a big smile on your face. There's also a delightful cameo by
Amitabh Bachchan for Hindi and by Ajit Kumar for South Indian languages. Both
the actors are good at stealing the scene with flawless comic timing. Overall, ‘English Vinglish’ is a
complete family entertainer and worth every penny! Yes, Sridevi is back!
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