Charming. Simple. Sweet. Heartwarming. Inspiring. Sridevi. New York City. Ladoos. A few words that pretty much sum up debutant director Gauri Shinde's "English Vinglish", which marks the return of Sridevi to the big screen after 15 years.
The movie is beautiful. Its the story of Shashi Godbole, a housewife from Pune who's constantly nagged and humiliated by her family for not knowing English. When she goes to New York for her niece's wedding, she starts taking English lessons and the rest you shall find out once you watch the movie.
Amit Trivedi has done a good job with the music and there are some nice melodies in there. Laxman Utekar has done a fabulous job with the camerawork, taking beautiful shots of New York. Sridevi is brilliant. She makes you believe that she's an average, less than confident Indian housewife, struggling to learn English. The rest of the cast is ask top notch, with every character being completely relatable to real life people. The husband, the daughter, the sister, the nieces (2 cheers for Radha!!) and the friends- the French guy, the "techie" guy, the Chinese chick, the Gay guys and-- OK I'll stop. Don't want to give out too much.
It has a feel good factor, which makes you feel happy and elated as you leave the cinema hall. Its funny throughout, and the director ensures that you have a grin on your face for the 2 hours of the running time of the movie.
Sridevi's character is strong. You want to root for her. You want her to become Shakespeare. You want her to become a better orator than Obama. You want her to be the Queen of the world.
Overall, its a great movie, one of those that come by once every few years. Don't miss it. Go to a theatre, pay 200 bucks, and watch Shashi Godbole learn English Vinglish!
Oh, I almost forgot! Welcome back, Sridevi.
The movie is beautiful. Its the story of Shashi Godbole, a housewife from Pune who's constantly nagged and humiliated by her family for not knowing English. When she goes to New York for her niece's wedding, she starts taking English lessons and the rest you shall find out once you watch the movie.
It has a feel good factor, which makes you feel happy and elated as you leave the cinema hall. Its funny throughout, and the director ensures that you have a grin on your face for the 2 hours of the running time of the movie.
Sridevi's character is strong. You want to root for her. You want her to become Shakespeare. You want her to become a better orator than Obama. You want her to be the Queen of the world.
Overall, its a great movie, one of those that come by once every few years. Don't miss it. Go to a theatre, pay 200 bucks, and watch Shashi Godbole learn English Vinglish!
Oh, I almost forgot! Welcome back, Sridevi.
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