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English Vinglish

English Vinglish

The first time only happens once.

20127.32h 14m

Overview

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

Directed by Gauri Shinde
Written by Gauri Shinde
Produced by R Damani, R. Balki, Sunil Lulla
Box OfficeBudget: $2.8MRevenue: $11.6M

Top Cast

Sridevi

Sridevi

Shashi Godbole

Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain

Satish Godbole

Mehdi Nebbou

Mehdi Nebbou

Laurent, a French cook

Priya Anand

Priya Anand

Radha

N

Navika Kotia

Sapna

S

Shivansh Kotia

Sagar

Sujata Kumar

Sujata Kumar

Manu

R

Rajeev Ravindranathan

P Ramamurthy

Sumeet Vyas

Sumeet Vyas

Salman Khan

R

Ruth Aguilar

Eva

Themes & Keywords

classroomhousewifespeechforeign languageweddingxenophobiamanhattan, new york citysocial differenceswoman director

About English Vinglish

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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