inconscience Very inspiring. Teaches you to help yourself when you are down. Teaches you to love yourself. <3 A big thank you to everyone part of this movie for giving us this beauty.

abhinab-bose I have seen this movie numerous times till date but tonight while I was watching it again, I felt a sudden urge to write a bit about this movie.English Vinglish is one of the most original, priceless movies to have come along in the recent past.A very big salute to Gauri to have written such a script and for the way Sridevi acted in this film. I am spellbound every time I watch it. There are so many scenes, so many of them in which you will be amazed by Sridevi's expressions.Each and every time I watch it, I love it all the more. English Vinglish emotes numerous feelings: Its about the purest form of love- a mother has for her children. The way she hugs her kid, attends the PTA, does the michael jackson dance, cries on leaving her family back home while traveling to US. Its about fighting your inner fears. Its about respecting your mother and so much more.The entire cast of the movie was superb. Her family and the members in her English class, all were outstanding. Amit Trivedi's music was fantastic and complemented the movie perfectly. Some dialogues were quite impressive especially "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, nice." That is what life is and couldn't have been put in better words.At the end the only thing I would like to say is that this movie is very close to my heart. Its one of the most refreshing movies you will ever come across and it will leave you with a big smile on your face. And lastly, she deserved the best actress award that year, every bit of it. I am not saying that others didn't deserve, but Sridevi's performance was at par with the rest. Till date whenever I watch this movie I feel extremely disappointed for her not receiving the best actress award for English Vinglish.

Avik Kumar Si English Vinglish is a little gem ! Gauri Shinde's story of a simple Indian housewife-entrepreneur (yes, you read that right!) and her little act of courage to earn respect from her own family is feel-good, funny and tear-inducing - all at the same time.A housewife's lack of knowledge of the English language makes her the subject of domestic banter. But her husband and teen-aged daughter fail to realize exactly when they cross the line of innocent leg pulling to causing serious pain. In a few scenes of effortless elegance, Gauri Shinde paints a picture of a domestic situation which many of us might have experienced or caused, but realize only after being pointed out explicitly. Situations which occur in family and friend circles, when pain, hurt and insult are dealt out unknowingly.What follows makes for a strong yet simple plot, simple enough for me not to dare going into it or all magic would be spoiled. Sridevi is a class act, and her expressions on two occasions particularly - once when she is showered with unexpected praise by a stranger and the other when she trips on the pavement, with certain peculiar facial contortions that are incredibly natural - define this wonderful performance.Watch English Vinglish for two hours of unbridled, innocent celebration of simplicity and quiet, unassuming courage.

crossbow0106 Sridevi has made a return to film in this meaty role in which she plays Shashi, a traditional lady in India who speaks mostly Hindi while her husband and children are very versed in English. They even put her down about it. She is asked to go to America to help her sister plan her daughter's wedding, and she has to go alone. She is a veritable fish out of water, not being able to communicate properly in English, even causing trouble at a coffee shop (that scene tries to reinforce the notion that Americans are rude. That notion is dispelled soon enough, however). Frustrated, she enrolls in a four week English learning course, to fit in better. Brave to Sridevi, who is great in this role. Like Sadha, in which she plays an amnesiac who becomes childlike, she becomes the character so convincingly it is almost like she isn't even acting. Still such a pretty lady with big beautiful brown eyes, she just radiates. I highly recommend this film, especially to anyone who has known the immigrant experience. Even if you haven't, this light comedy is very much worth watching.