English Vinglish is an upcoming Indian drama film directed by debutant director Gauri Shinde and produced by R. Balki. The film marks the comeback of Sridevi after a 14 year sabbatical. The film also features French actor Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain, and Priya Anand. Amitabh Bachchan makes a guest appearance in the Hindi version of the film, while Ajith Kumar comes in for the same role in the Tamil version. This film also marks the comeback of Sridevi to Tamil Cinema after 16 years.
Sridevi plays the central role of a housewife, who enrolls for an English speaking course in order to please her husband and family. English Vinglish will be dubbed into Telugu and will release simultaneously along with the Hindi and Tamil versions. English Vinglish is all set to hit the screens on 5th October 2012.
Cast
Sridevi as Shashi
Priya Anand
Mehdi Nebbou
Adil Hussain
Sujata kumar
Neelu Sochi sodhi
Ross Nathan
Amitabh Bachchan (Guest appearance) in Hindi Version
Ajith Kumar (Guest appearance) in Tamil Version
Rajeev Ravindranathan
Sumeet vyas
Ruth Aguilar
Damian thomson
Maria Romano
Maria Pendolino
Production
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 Gauri's 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".
Owing to Sridevi's comeback after more than a decade, the film is already garnering much media excitement. Amitabh's cameo, music by Amit Trivedi and Balki's track record have further added to the interest in the film. The film rights have been bought by Eros International for a sum for Rs. 20 crore owing to Sridevi's continuing popularity and superstar status.
The film marks the Bollywood debut of actress Priya Anand, 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. Balki also clarified that, other than Sridevi all the actors in the film will be new. The principal photography concluded in October and the film will also be dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.
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