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After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school's social circles.


“The first time only happens once.”
In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

Sridevi
Shashi Godbole

Adil Hussain
Satish Godbole

Mehdi Nebbou
Laurent, a French cook

Priya Anand
Radha
Navika Kotia
Sapna
Shivansh Kotia
Sagar

Sujata Kumar
Manu
Rajeev Ravindranathan
P Ramamurthy

Sumeet Vyas
Salman Khan
Ruth Aguilar
Eva
English Vinglish is a comedy, drama, family film released in 2012 exploring themes of classroom, housewife, speech, foreign language, wedding, xenophobia. Directed by Gauri Shinde, it stars Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou. In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.
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