First look: Sridevi's Bollywood comeback film English Vinglish
Directed by debutante director, Gauri Shinde, English Vinglish released on October 5 while its world premiere took place on September 14, 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to a sold out show and the audience gave it a thundering applause.
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UPDATE: September 16, 2012 "Sridevi, Gauri and the rest of EV [English Vinglish] team were seated in the first row of the balcony [at its premiere]. Once the ending credits rolled, the audience burst into what seemed like an eternal standing ovation," the film's official Facebook page read. 
Sridevi and Boney Kapoor wave back at the audience at TIFF after the English Vinglish premiere
Image: English Vinglish Facebook
English Vinglish receives a standing ovation at Toronto International Film Festival where it premiered
Image: English Vinglish Facebook
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The film is about an Indian housewife Shashi (essayed by Sridevi) who attempts to learn English. From the trailer, it appears that Shashi has moved to the US along with her family and her life is tied to nurturing her family and cooking for them. She then becomes determined to prove that her life is worth more than just cooking for the family and she sets out to learn English. The film tracks her journey in mastering the language, and her growing friendship with her classmates who all are trying to learn English.
The film has a huge star cast featuring French actor Mehdi Nebbou and actors such as Adil Hussain and Priya Anand.
English Vinglish will be dubbed in Telugu and will be released in three languages simultaneously – Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Actor Amitabh Bachchan and southern movie star Ajith Kumar (who is riding on the success of Billa 2) make guest appearances in the Hindi and Tamil versions of the film respectively.
Sridevi’s last prominent release in Bollywood was Judaai in 1997 where she was seen alongside Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar. Sridevi was nominated for both Filmfare and Screen awards for best actress for her role in Judaai.
While English Vinglish marks Sridevi’s Bollywood comeback after more than a decade, it will also mark her comeback in Tamil cinema after a gap of 26 years.
The official theatrical trailer of English Vinglish on YouTube has garnered more than 1.3 million hits in the first couple of weeks. Sridevi promoted her film in Madhuri Dixit's dance show Jhalak Dikhla Ja.
Here is the theatrical trailer and first look of Sridevi in English Vinglish.
