English Vinglish

After 15 long years, Sridevi, the No. 1 actress of her time is making a comeback with the release of the film, English Vinglish. She is reaching new heights even before the actual release.

The film is a directorial debut of wife of film-maker R. Balki, Gauri Shinde, also the producer of the film. The Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou and Priya Anand starrer film is scheduled to be premiered on September 14. It is to be a part of the highly coveted Galas’ section for a world premiere. Thala Ajith, the actress of the Tamil version of the film will beside her during the premier.

While the Hindi and Tamil versions of English Vinglish would be identical, in the hindi version the Man  In The Plane with Sridevi will be Big B while in the Tamil-Telugu version the man will be Ajith

Toronto is hosting its international film festival from September 6 to 16. What better than Foreign festivals to promote films and the prestigious film festival like Toronto’s is the best. Most filmmakers look out for such an opportunity. And that’s exactly what debutante director Gauri Shinde and producer R Balki did. The festival announced recently that it will host the world premiere of filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children.

The Toronto film festival’s organising committee had decided not to premier Indian films after the Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor starrer film Mausam fiasco the previous year. The film had failed to make it to the premiere since it was incomplete. However, upon watching portions of English Vinglish, they changed their mind and decided to premiere it.

English Vinglish is a story of a woman who struggles with the English language and the insecurities she faces due to it. The film is shot mostly in New York and captures her transformational journey. It’s all Hilarious, touching and sensitive.

When contacted, Balki says, “I and the team is thrilled and excited at the fact that our film has been chosen in the ‘Galas’ selection for a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. It’s an honour for us as our film is being showcased alongside films by Billy Bob Thornton, Roger Michell, Robert Redford, Mike Newell, Ben Affleck and Mira Nair. We hope the world likes the comeback of Sridevi — the only true Indian female superstar.