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English Vinglish

  • 20122012
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  • 2h 14m
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7.8/10
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Sridevi in English Vinglish (2012)
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A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and understand English.A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and understand English.A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and understand English.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
36K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,494
173
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    • Director
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Writer
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Stars
      • Sridevi
      • Adil Hussain
      • Mehdi Nebbou
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Writer
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Stars
      • Sridevi
      • Adil Hussain
      • Mehdi Nebbou
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 127User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:23
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    Trailer 2:31
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    Photos33

    Sridevi in English Vinglish (2012)
    Sridevi, Mehdi Nebbou, Ruth Aguilar, Rajeev Ravindranathan, Sumeet Vyas, Damian Thompson, Cory Hibbs, and Maria Romano in English Vinglish (2012)
    Sridevi and Mehdi Nebbou in English Vinglish (2012)
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    Sridevi, Ruth Aguilar, and Maria Romano in English Vinglish (2012)
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    Sridevi in English Vinglish (2012)

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    Sridevi
    Sridevi
    • Shashi Godbole
    Adil Hussain
    Adil Hussain
    • Satish Godbole
    Mehdi Nebbou
    Mehdi Nebbou
    • Laurent
    Priya Anand
    Priya Anand
    • Radha
    Sujata Kumar
    Sujata Kumar
    • Manu, Shashi's sister
    Sulabha Deshpande
    Sulabha Deshpande
    • Grandma
    Michael Patrick Hoban
    • Immigration Officer
    Navika Kotia
    • Sapna Godbole
    Shivansh Kotia
    • Saagar Godbole
    Ashvin Matthew
    Ashvin Matthew
    • Father Vincent
    Cory Hibbs
    • David Fischer
    Rajeev Ravindranathan
    Rajeev Ravindranathan
    • P Ramamurthy
    Maria Romano
    • Yu Son
    Sumeet Vyas
    Sumeet Vyas
    • Salman Khan
    Ruth Aguilar
    Ruth Aguilar
    • Eva
    Ross Nathan
    • Kevin
    Damian Thompson
    Damian Thompson
    • Udumbke
    Neelu Sodhi
    • Meera
    • Director
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Writer
      • Gauri Shinde
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    • Trivia
      The protagonist, played by Sridevi, was inspired by Gauri Shinde's mother a Marathi speaking female who was not fluent in English and ran a pickle business.
    • Goofs
      In the movie, the wife is seen using the PATH train system and talks about going to 22nd St. Station. There is no such station in the PATH system or in the New York subway system. The closest would be the PATH 23rd St. Station.
    • Quotes

      Shashi Godbole: When you don't like yourself... you tend to dislike everything connected to you. New things seem to be more attractive. When you learn to love yourself... then the same old life... starts looking new... starts looking nice. Thank you... for teaching me... how to love myself! Thank you for making me... feel good about myself. Thank you so much!

    • Connections
      Featured in 14th IIFA Awards (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Navrai Maajhi
      Written by Amit Trivedi

      Performed by Sunidhi Chauhan Swanand Kirkire Natalie Di Luccio 'Neelambari Kirkire'

    User reviews127

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    Superb! Fantastic! Definitely worth a Standing Ovation! This movie is a winner all the way. Right from the script to the characters, everything falls in place. Very difficult to find faults, in fact there is no need to find faults. This movie takes you on a journey of a typical Indian housewife who can hardly speak English. The treatment of the movie is such that you feel a connection with the movie. The best 'part' of the movie is, of course, Sridevi. Yes, The Sridevi. Her acting is so natural and realistic that you feel the emotions that she is going through in the movie. Sridevi has proved once again (after a break of 15 long years) that she is still the Queen of Bollywood, the so-called Female Amitabh Bachchan (as she was known as in the 80s & 90s). I saw this movie today in an overseas theater and not surprisingly, the theater was mostly full of mature audience, her fans. The movie and Sridevi's performance is worth not only many Filmfare Awards but most definitely an Oscar! Well Done Sridevi!
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    • Oct 6, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2012 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Watch English Vinglish Movie Online at ZEE5
    • Languages
      • Tamil
      • Telugu
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Tiếng Anh Là Chuyện Nhỏ
    • Filming locations
      • Pune, Maharashtra, India
    • Production companies
      • Curbside Films
      • Eros Worldwide
      • Hope Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,862,086
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $745,414
      • Oct 7, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,299,150
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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