Sridevi's comeback in 'English Vinglish' is as graceful as the movie in itself. The star looks and feels completely at ease with her role and performs without much ado, while carrying the entire weight of this simple classic on her shoulders.
Bollywood is a common metaphor for 'stardom' and translates into '100 crores' in filmi grammar. Whereas Sridevi is the unique voice from the crowd of stars who speaks a successful acting/actor's language quite her own, making 'English Vinglish' the movie that it was meant to be-a value addition in the list of masters of the film craft.
As a mother with a quivering pulse for English, her vulnerability in dealing with an unknown language in an unknown country creates an anxious block for her to break in the first half of the movie. Finding her own voice and rising to the occasion in her finale speech wins the much needed respect and appreciation from her family and her new found friends from the English speaking class.
This movie is a sure standout for the peoples theme in its choosing, for the common locales of character picturisation, for making a star the girl next door and for a heart warming tale of a woman who chooses to reassert herself breaking all language barriers.
Bollywood is a common metaphor for 'stardom' and translates into '100 crores' in filmi grammar. Whereas Sridevi is the unique voice from the crowd of stars who speaks a successful acting/actor's language quite her own, making 'English Vinglish' the movie that it was meant to be-a value addition in the list of masters of the film craft.
As a mother with a quivering pulse for English, her vulnerability in dealing with an unknown language in an unknown country creates an anxious block for her to break in the first half of the movie. Finding her own voice and rising to the occasion in her finale speech wins the much needed respect and appreciation from her family and her new found friends from the English speaking class.
This movie is a sure standout for the peoples theme in its choosing, for the common locales of character picturisation, for making a star the girl next door and for a heart warming tale of a woman who chooses to reassert herself breaking all language barriers.
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