English Vinglish Page #5

Synopsis: The story of a quiet, sweet tempered housewife who endures small slights from her well educated husband and daughter everyday because of her inability to speak and understand English. She is resourceful and open-minded but somehow these traits don't get noticed by them. Then one day on a trip to visit her sister in Manhattan she decides to enroll in an English Learners class and meets a host of new people who teach her to value herself beyond the narrow perspective of her family.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director(s): Gauri Shinde
Production: Eros Entertainment
  8 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
134 min
$1,416,189
Website
5,703 Views


May I send this back to India?

May I go home now?

May I give lift to you?

May I give slap to you?

May I have a coffee with you?

Not today...

No? OK...

May I have a walk with you?

Your food...

No...

you cooking hotel...expert...

I.m

in house cooking...

very small

No...

not small...

food is...

food is art...

When a man cooks, it's art...

when a woman cooks, it's her duty

What did you just say?

I'm sorry...

Man cooking... art

Lady cooking...

daily job...duty!

No...

Food is...

love

You cooking with love, good food

You make people happy

You artiste!

Not small...

You must open restaurant here...

in New York!

No...you open

Maybe...one day...

French-Indian restaurant!

French...

you make...pasta shaasta..?

No...

Pasta is Italian food

Oh French, Italian not same?

No...no way!

For example...

this white thing?

Italian food lasoon everywhere

French food...not everywhere

You put lasoon in Ladoos?

No!

Sugar...

sweet sweet..

Dessert!

You bring me sweet Ladoos?

OK!

You want ticket?

L-A-S-0-O-N

L-A-S-0-O-N

L-A-D-0-0

White Ladoo

Big white Ladoo

You stay here?

No...

Near?

This not your station?

No...

opposite side...

train... back...other side...

Back?

I go...

Bye

Shashi...

Hope she's ok...

You're back?

How are you feeling?

Much better

Sorry we're late

Come let's eat something...

Indian kitchen...good evening...

Was he Italian or French?

Promise me you won't tell anyone?

What can I order for dessert?

What happened?

A really big rat...

And it went that way!

I'll just get the stick

English classes!

That's awesome!

Very very happy to meet you!

Nice to meet you

Shashi madam...

let us all bunk and go for movie

'A' movie...

Yes David Sir is absent today

Even that Africa is sick madam...

bunking fellow

Let us all go for a fine film

No fine film...English film!

Obviously we'll watch an English film...

not Chinese

We will all go watch English movie

You want to join us?

No...no...

Madam you come please...

I buy popcorn

I have class

Unfortunately my teacher

hasn't fallen sick

I gotta go

Aunty...you must go...

I'll see you after class...bye!

Bye Radha!

What he say?

He say... all you need is love...

everyone should love...

and kiss people on

your right hand side

Salman...

shut up!

Wonderful movie no madam?

Good? You like it?

So much love...beautiful

Shashi... you like the movie?

Good English practice...

Yeah...

Yeah... good English practice

- One second

- No problem

Hello?

Where the hell is my scrapbook?

I'm sure you've kept it somewhere...

tell me quick

Sapna... why are you yelling?

Where is it?

Why don't you calm down

How do I calm down mom?

Why do you touch my things?

How many times have I told

you not to touch my things!

Check the second

shelf in your cupboard...

...it's safely tucked

away under your pyjama's

so that no one reads it...

I didn't read it either

That's because you can't read...

All ok?

What right do children have...

...to treat their parents like this?

They don't even know

the meaning of respect!

Am I a trash can...

...to dump in whatever they feel like?

What kind of a relationship is this?

We do our best to make them happy...

and how easily they hurt you in return

Kids are supposed to be innocent...

what kind of innocence is this...

taking advantage of our weakness...

You can teach everything...

but how do you teach someone...

to be sensitive to others?

I will have a cafe latte...

a double cheese vegetable sandwich

and a glass of iced water please

And you sir?

Cappuccino please...

Small

Shashi...

you see?

What?

You order...

perfect

You order...correct English

Now?

All...ice water...

Yes...you did it!

I did it!

Good to talk...without understanding!

Sometimes better

What a feeling!

I walk carefree!

Don't ask me to stop

Just let me go on

I have no fear

I have no worry

I hope I don't lose my way

If I do...may the road find me!

Don't make me stop!

I've changed my point of view

Everything around is new

I'm happy-vappy why oh why?

I'm busy-vusy that is why!

Extraordinary!

This passion!

Morning noon!

Extraordinary!

This passion!

Morning noon!

It's all about English Vinglish!

Coffee-Voffee Sugar-Vugar

Paper-Vaper News-Vews

Manu, I was thinking...

this buffet system...

...standing and

eating with plates in hand

is so uncomfortable

If we're doing it

all in Indian style...

then we should serve

food while they're seated

Excellent idea!

And something for shagun...

Shagun...what's that?

A small gift for

the guests at the wedding...

Gift? Shouldn't

we be receiving the gifts?

I mean 'return gift'...

in the form of sweets

to be given to guests

I'll need to order that

No order vorder...I'll make it myself!

Really?

What was that?

Kevin...we were just discussing

how much gold you need to buy us...

lots and lots of kilograms of gold

You hear?

Sir David and boyfriend break up!

Sir David very sad

I know.

Nothing sad about gay

people breaking up...

drop one and pick another!

Salman...don't say that

No making fun...

We are all different from each other

For you...

David Sir may not be 'normal'...

for David Sir...

you may not be 'normal'...

but feelings are all the same...

and pain is pain...

What she say?

She say David sir different for you...

you different for David sir...

but heart pain same same

Sorry madam...

Who is this fellow?

Who break David Sir?

Boyfriend

Heart fracture

Hello...I'm back

Today we are going to talk...

communicate...

express...share...

what we think...what we feel...

about life

about this city...

this class!

Rama...you have something to say?

Sir...l have lot to say...

I have 'a' lot to say...

Yes Sir...

My...

My deepest feeling...

is to teach them such a lesson

such a lesson...

such a lesson...

Who Rama?

Oh sorry...

I want to teach

the office peoples big lesson

They're thinking... no...

he's a idiot...

only knowing the software

Making fun of my behind

...of my English

But now I will show them

that Ramamurthy is Mr. Ramamurthy!

I will show them what I can do!

America big place...

beautiful place

I missing two things very terribly

my idli (rice cake) and my mother...

my mother then my idli...

Please sit down!

English class become one big family

No border problem...

Salman bhai, Rama bhai,

we're brothers

Aunty...

Eva my white sister

Shashi madam, my Indian sister...

and Yu Son my yellow...

sorry

Yu Son not sister...

Yu Son not yellow...

Yu Son pink...

Yu Son beautiful...

Yu Son my friend, my best friend

Udum...Udumbubke...

can we hear your voice please?

Me...?

He talks also?

I like this class

I come this class to listen English...

I don't talk much...

I want to listen people talk...

and

I also...

...gay

Another one!

Bravo! Very good!

OK...who is next?

Laurent my love come up

here and give us a speech

No sir...

I don't like speech...

Fine fine...

Tell us what you like about the class?

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Gauri Shinde

Gauri Shinde (born. July 6, 1974) is an Indian ad-film and feature film director. Shinde has made her directional debut with the highly acclaimed English Vinglish (2012), which marked the comeback of actress Sridevi. Shinde featured in the Financial Times 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'. She also featured on Rediff's list of 'Bollywood's 5 Best Directors of 2012.'. more…

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