Couldn’t she have just got up and gone to a friendly neighbourhood teaching shop to pick up functional English? is a colourful, moving and entertaining film that will leave you hooked from beginning to end. She gets how movies are supposed to be made. Shashi has her first major language mishap in a coffee shop. But one skill that Shashi lacks is speaking English. I mean I was ready to just close my eyes and go lalalalala every time he spoke to avoid throwing shoes at the screen because, well, Indian movies are not exactly known for sensitive portrayals of such minorities. You will fall in love with Sridevi all over again.

But it's an important role because one of the key takeaways from the narrative, is how we often take those who love us for granted, and as part of the process, inadvertently hurt them too. from the trailer. Each time the two get passionate and emotional about one another, they speak in their native tongues, certain that their words would not impede the meaning of their thought expression. Flaws? The daughter, though, isn't very pleased.

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. In a nicely done opening sequence, debutant director Gauri Shinde establishes that Shashi is the glue that binds this family together. But this is such a small nit to pick about a movie that is a true delight. Strongly recommended! Words, this beautiful work of unassuming art tells us, are redundant. Meenakshi, Sunayana, Pankajaakshi … we Indians have many evocative words to describe a woman with beautiful eyes.

New York City, the place where one can transform oneself in a surprising way. It's not a perfect movie. Debut director Gauri Shinde gently ushers us into Shashi's life, till it is turned around. 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.
Gauri Shinde’s film is not about Sridevi but about a very real story, entertainingly told. She likes to cook and hence as a past time, has started a small catering business of her own.

What is quite a simple and universal concept was written and edited so well, that it provided so many extra layers to the film.

first got my attention when I saw its trailer. Set mostly in New York the music has a western and digital vibe to it, and is totally in sync with the subject of the film. Sridevi rockin' the side ponytail. Amit Trivedi has given cool and foot tapping music to the film while designer Sabyasachi has done his job very well in dressing up Sridevi in colorful. Sridevi as Shashi woo everyone with her performance, a PERFECT COMEBACK. And it's sufficient. Then comes the chance for redemption. From rehearsing her lines in English to questions that will be asked at US immigration to joining English language classes and finding her way about in New York all on her own, Sridevi is incredible in every scene. In the midst of her literary pursuit, she also finds her classmate cum friend – a Frenchman (an irresistible Mehdi Nebbou) getting attracted to her plain simple personality. Shashi’s stance on homosexuality tells us that. So is this the comeback film of the year? In New York, surrounded by unfamiliar people speaking a language she does not know (English), Shashi’s tamped down insecurities come rushing to the fore – she can either face them or be the Shashi she has always been, docile and unquestioning. The surprise package in the film is none other than megastar Amitabh Bachchan ,who makes a brilliant scene stealing guest appearance.

This time around he lets his wife get on the helm of affairs and she takes over the mantle of a director with yet another content driven film English Vinglish. Everything is set up nicely and even feels a bit slow at times.

It’s such a simple premise, done so amazingly that the audience is taken through a journey of all the emotional spectrums of life. And adding punch with lots of pizzaz to the entire duration of the film is Sridevi. Then I thought maybe it's me, maybe this hobby had just run its course. Recognition and respect is exactly what Shashi does not get from her husband Satish, who is a first-class jackass. Shashi meets people of different nationalities at her school and they become very close to one another. In spite of being totally devoted to her family, she is under-appreciated, and often a subject of mockery and put-downs.
, which is also the directorial debut of Gauri Shinde. Sedate, peaceful, purposeful yet not losing her mind, Sridevi tackles a subject, so close to home, with a rare maturity that only motherhood can bring. But her adorable little boy, Sagar, who seems to be the only one who reciprocates her affection, is a constant companion.

Cory Hibbs shines as Shashi’s chirpy English teacher David Fischer. Also, the climax is at a great Indian wedding, as it almost always is. One for the entire family and universal audiences.

Shinde abhors overstatement. A must-watch for every parent, every child.

Of course, pyaar se.