English Vinglish is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde.
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English Vinglish is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde.
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English Vinglish premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a 5-minute standing ovation Before its release, the film was screened for the Indian press and critics.
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English Vinglish won all of the Best Debut Director awards of 2012 for Gauri Shinde.
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English Vinglish is comforted by a French chef Laurent who happened to be queuing up behind her at the cafe as he himself is weak in English.
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English Vinglish's mother was not fluent in English, which embarrassed Shinde as a child.
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English Vinglish garnered much media coverage because of Sridevi's comeback after nearly 15 years away from film production.
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English Vinglish marked the Bollywood debut of South Indian actress Priya Anand, who previously worked in the Tamil and Telugu film industries.
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In July 2012, English Vinglish was selected by the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and scheduled for a world premiere at the coveted Galas section of the festival.
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In February 2013, English Vinglish was screened at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival as part of Indo-German Film Week.
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On 29 December 2012, English Vinglish saw one of the biggest world television premieres on Zee Cinema.
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Worldwide gross for English Vinglish stood at at the end of its third week, and reached by the end of its 4th week.
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English Vinglish created waves in Japan when it was first premiered in 2014.
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English Vinglish received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with reviewers praising Shinde's screenplay and direction, Sridevi's performance as well as the film's soundtrack and cinematography.
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Ultimately, what make English Vinglish memorable are the small, step-by-step choices Shashi makes to transforms herself.
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English Vinglish garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories, with particular praise for its direction and Sridevi's performance.
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At the 58th Filmfare Awards, English Vinglish received 4 nominations, including Best Film and Best Actress and won Best Debut Director.
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English Vinglish's performance created an enormous impact when Amitabh Bachchan said in his blog that Sridevi's heart-rending acting in English Vinglish moved him to tears leaving "collective lumps in the throat".
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Since its worldwide success, English Vinglish consistently appeared on media outlets' Best Films of the Year lists.
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English Vinglish featured on Rediff's list of "Bollywood's 5 Best Directors of 2012".
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In September 2013, English Vinglish was considered for being shortlisted for the Indian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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