The sense of loneliness that one feels in a marriage, which has been reduced to a humdrum banal existence, is very well brought out. So for instance, in the plane when a Hindi speaking man (Amitabh Bachhan in an amusing cameo) sits next to her, she still stutters and speaks hesitantly which did not make sense. But why she should act a bit stupid even with people who speak Hindi is beyond me. She is subdued and inhibited and insecure. Shashi is an intelligent woman whose only flaw is that she can't speak English. The change that this step brings out in her in her personality forms the rest of the story. She has to go to the US to help plan her niece's wedding and once there enrolls in an English speaking class. He expects her to do the cooking only for him and shows a bemused nonchalance to her business. However, for her husband this is not a source of pride but just a hindrance. She is a great cook with a small business in making laddoos.
Shashi is a non-English speaking housewife, subtly ridiculed by her husband and openly made fun of by her teenage daughter for her inability to speak the language. Review English Vinglish & earn 20 DM Points.* Review SubmitĮnglish Vinglish is a sensitively made intelligent film.
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