
While Shashi is in New York, she has a traumatic experience at a coffee shop due to her inability to communicate in English. During her flight to America, Shashi is given inspirational advice by a fellow passenger (Amitabh Bachchan). It is decided that Shashi will go to New York alone to help Manu organize the wedding, and her husband and children will join her as the wedding approaches. Shashi\'s older sister Manu (Sujatha Kumar), who lives in New York, invites Shashi\'s family to her daughter Meera\'s (Neeju Sodhi) wedding to Kevin (Ross Nathan). However, her young son, Sagar (Shivansh Kotia) loves her as she is, and her mother-in-law (Sulabha Deshpande) offers her words of sympathy. Her husband Satish, (Adil Hussain) and daughter, Sapna (Navika Kotia) take her for granted, mock her poor English skills and generally treat her with disrespect, making Shashi feel negative and insecure. Shashi Godbole (Sridevi) is a housewife who makes and sells laddoos as a home-run business. The film earned global acclaim at several international festivals across the world and Sridevi was hailed as the \'Meryl Streep of India\' and the \"female Rajinikanth in Japan\".

The film was also shortlisted as India\'s official entry for the Academy Awards in Best Foreign Language Film category.

Soon after its release, the film was declared a hit in India and overseas.Įnglish Vinglish swept all the Best Debut Director awards of 2012 for Gauri Shinde. It received critical acclaim and several critics hailed it as a \"must watch film\".

Prior to its release, the film was screened for the Indian press and critics. Before its theatrical release, English Vinglish was premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where both the film and Sridevi\'s performance received positive response.
