English Vinglish

Screening Schedule

Nov. 15 (Sat.) 9:30

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Details

Money, Fame and the Knowledge of English. In India, these 3 factors play a huge role in how society judges an individual.

English Vinglish is the story of a woman who does not know English and is made to feel insecure by her family and society at large. The film is a light - hearted yet touching and transformational journey of Shashi. Circumstances make her determined to overcome this insecurity, master the language, teach the world a lesson on the way to becoming a self assured and confident woman.

The film is shot mostly in New York and captures the inherent struggle of many people all over the world with the English Language. Hilarious, touching, sensitive, and this film marks the comeback of India's biggest female star...Sridevi.

 <Cast>
Sridevi
Adil Hussain
Mehdi Nebbou
Priya Anand

<Filmmakers>
DirectorGauri Shinde
WriterGauri Shinde
ProducersR. Balki | R. Damani | Rakesh Jhunjhunwala | Sunil Lulla
ComposerAmit Trivedi
CinematographerLaxman Utekar
EditorHemanti Sarkar
Casting DirectorsRita Powers | Sean Powers
Production DesignerMustafa Stationwala

India 2012
Language: Hindi, English, French (with Japanese subtitle)
134 min.

Director

Gauri Shinde
Indian ad-film and feature film director. Shinde has made her directional debut with the highly acclaimed English Vinglish (2012), which marked the comeback of actress Sridevi. Shinde featured in the Financial Times 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'. She also featured on Rediff's list of 'Bollywood's 5 Best Directors of 2012.
She won 3 awards and 5 nominations inside and outside of India.