Finally made it to this movie yesterday night along with
Lavanya and Veeresh , after a lot of planning and stuff. I am really glad I
could make it……. of course not to forget…… with Ravi’s grace ( he took take
care of Mahati ;-) )
English Vinglish is not just another parody on people who don’t
know English and don’t know how to manage in the States. It’s a lot more. Its
about a “woman” , her individuality and self respect. Married woman sacrifice a lot of things in
life to take care of their family. English Vinglish is a sincere attempt to
show all those women how to enjoy life and discover their inner peace and
happiness.
Shashi ( Sridevi ) is a home-maker and has 2 kids and a super busy husband. She is very good at
cooking and making laddoos is her hobby , which she translates into a small
business. People are very appreciative of her laddoos. But unfortunately , her
own family makes fun of her in different ways. Her daughter doesn’t want her to
come to the Parent Teacher Meeting just because she can’t talk in English. And
her husband always makes fun of her that she is born to make laddoos. The
subtle emotions portrayed by Shashi just melt your heart away. Kudos to the story
writer and the director.
Moving on… Shashi has her sister’s family settled in New
York and her niece is getting married. Situations force Shashi to travel to The
United States of America alone. And the rest of the movie is about what she
faces there because of not knowing English and how she joins an English class
and finds a set of people who love and respect her for what she is. Her speech in English at the end of the movie
is phenomenal. She looks just fabulous
in that red saree……….. so simple and yet elegant…… just like the personality of
Shashi J. And
what a comeback by Sridevi !! I don’t think I can imagine anybody else in that role
J. She looked just
awesome in her simple plain cotton sarees.
There are many powerful dialogues which just melt your heart
away!!!
“Marriage is between two people who are “equal”. And there
will be many situations where one will feel that they are less than the other.
But both of them have to help each other , when it happens. And when the other
person cannot help you , then you have to help yourself. Self help is the best
help “.
“Agar Mard Khaanaa
banaayee , to woh kala hai. Par agar aurat khana banaaye to woh uski jimmedari
hai “.
I get really dis-heartened when I see people in my workplace
( client location ) struggling to communicate in English. There are many people
who don’t even make an attempt to talk
grammatically correct language. They just manage with the bits and pieces they
know. Not knowing English is not anybody’s fault. We are not born with any type
of skill. We just develop it. But then , when your job demands it , don’t you
think we have to make an attempt to “learn” it properly and make every attempt
to succeed?? In the movie , whatever may
be the circumstances which lead Shashi to learn English , it is the passion
with which she learns it ( proper , grammatically correct English ) that is
commendable.
