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I've been MIA, but trust MBA and exams to do that to a being as insignificant as me. I can't say how the darned exams were, but I can tell you how they ended. Well, I must say. I saw English Vinglish, so yes, time for a review!
Final word:
My verdict is a 4 and a half stars for good acting, good direction, a very real script and good portrayal of emotions. The music supports the script well too. Go watch it and take your family along. Especially your mum. It may leave her positively inspired, and it'd be worth it.
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
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I've been MIA, but trust MBA and exams to do that to a being as insignificant as me. I can't say how the darned exams were, but I can tell you how they ended. Well, I must say. I saw English Vinglish, so yes, time for a review!
The plot surrounds pretty much around the story that Shashi (played by heavily cosmetic surger-ied Sridevi), your average house-wife who cannot speak English, isn't given respect by her husband and teenage daughter who make fun of her lack of English-speaking abilities, and is ruled heavily by the requirements of her duties as a home-maker.
Then as luck would have it, she goes to New York to help her elder sister with her daughter's wedding preparations where she comes across an advertisement that says 'learn English in 4 weeks'. Having some extra dough that she earned from her laddoo making home business. She signs up for it, and baaam... life changes.
At the classes, she meets different people from different backgrounds (very Zabaan Sambhal Ke-ish). One (very cute) French chef, Laurent, is consumed by her simplicity and beauty and well, I'll leave the rest for you to watch.
What's endearing about the movie is it's simplicity. Shashi's simplicity. Gauri Shinde wrote a beautiful character, but Sridevi brought it to life. I was never a fan of Sridevi... ever. However, I don't think any other actress could have done this role as well as her. When she cried, you feel like crying; when she's excited, it shows on your face...
Although, I couldn't help but cringe a bit at close-up shots, because you could see right through her cosmetic surgeries gone wrong. *ouch* (though the bloody beautiful sarees by Sabyasachi made up for anything not-so-pretty things in the movie)
The script seems very real. Some scenes almost make you cry. Her struggle to order a cup of coffee, her daughter's embarrassment to introduce her to her school friends and teachers, her husband's lack of respect for her in public and very many such scenes that leave you feeling so sorry for her that you want to get up and slap her husband and daughter, and hug her through the screen.
Final word:
My verdict is a 4 and a half stars for good acting, good direction, a very real script and good portrayal of emotions. The music supports the script well too. Go watch it and take your family along. Especially your mum. It may leave her positively inspired, and it'd be worth it.
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
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