It was
delightful and at the same time engrossing till
the end to watch English Vinglish
an Hindi movie directed by Gauri Shinde
and produced by R.Balki ( director of
Paa).
The movie
is about a typical
Maharashtrian housewife who excels
in everything except understanding and
conversing in English. She
becomes the butt of jokes in her family and also the family just
thinks she is not capable of anything
except cooking and making laddoos.
By
the way she also doubles up as an entrepreneur making laddoos and selling it
with lot of personal touch and making it a success.
She
stoically bears all the
hurt and neglect from the
family and like most of the Indian housewives, does not find it necessary to express her feelings.
The
transformation happens when
she has to go
her Sister’s house in New York and
help her out in
a month’s time
to prepare for the wedding
of her sister’s daughter.
Shashi ‘s
inadequacy in English language puts her in awkward situations and
she embarks on a
month long course to improve her English language skills. Finally
she is able
to speak adequately to convey her
feelings about marriage and
the importance of respect among the spouses.
The
movie is really
empowering to all the
housewives who face a
similar situation.
The movie
comes as a breath
of fresh air in its treatment of
the subject and it has a
feel good factor
and positive vibes all along the
movie. The audience feels
protective about Shashi and is
delighted when she succeeds in the end.
New
York city’s landscape
and the towering buildings
have been captured
well in different frames in
the movie. New York 's free spirit and the freedom to individual to learn and excel comes across very well.
The movie
is a tribute to the
Indian housewife who is resilient
and puts her family above
all and
if given a challenge
and a chance can succeed
with flying colors.
The
movie makes us
realize that the
housewife is the glue
which binds the entire family.
Shashi
speaks on behalf of
all Indian housewives when she
tells that she
requires respect not love from the family. Giving
respect is the minimum
a family can do for the love
she showers on
the entire family.
Needless to say Sridevi has done justice to the role. It is nice to see movies now where script and the director have become King.
