| English Vinglish | |
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| Directed by | Gauri Shinde |
| Produced by | R. Balki |
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| Music by | Amit Trivedi |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
English Vinglish is an upcoming Indian Drama film to be directed by debutant director Gauri Shinde and produced by R. Balki. The film marks the comeback of actress Sridevi after a 14 year sabbatical.[1][2] The film also features french actor Mehdi Nebbou and Priya Anand. Amitabh Bachchan will be making a guest appearance.[3] In the film Sridevi plays the role of a housewife, who enrolls for an English speaking course in order to please her husband and family.[2]
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During the early 2011, it was reported that Sridevi would make a comeback with a film to be directed by ad filmmaker Gauri Shinde and produced by her husband R. Balki. It was said that Sridevi will play the protagonist and will be play the role of a lady speaking English and the hilarious sequences that takes place in the process to learn the language forms the rest of the story. While other reports said that, the film is a remake of the old Hindi TV series Zabaan Sambhalke. But R. Balki denied such reports by saying, "What has been circulating is utter rubbish, and the story of the film is not even remotely close to what has been stated. The only truth is that Amitabh Bachchan is playing a cameo in the film and he shot with us for a day".[3]
The film marks the Bollywood debut of actress Priya Anand,[4] whose previous work is in the Tamil and Telugu cinemas. It is also the directorial debut of Gauri Shinde and has been shot mostly in New York.[4] Balki also clarified that, other than Sridevi all the actors in the film will be new.[3] The shooting of the film got over in October and the film will also be dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.[3][1][4]