There are movies that we never forget even if we want to because the storyline and the characters have changed our perspectives completely. English Vinglish is one such film that was released in 2012 and became instantly connected with the audience. This Bollywood drama won hearts because the message appealed to many people.
Starring the first female superstar of India, Sridevi, this movie was all about the simple and small realizations in life. You can watch this full movie online on Mzaalo - the best free movie streaming app.
The story is about Shashi Godbole - a shy, emotional, and intelligent housewife of Satish Godbole. She spends her day running after her kids and when they leave for school, she runs her small business of laddoos and aachar. Her teenage daughter makes fun of her English and her husband also encourages that. She often tells her husband that if she wasn’t a good cook, he would have left her. So, this is short is the world of Shashi - a dutiful, loving, caring, emotional, and shy wife & mom. Suddenly the news of her niece’s marriage comes and she is called to the USA by her sister for help. Shashi has to go there and almost take care of every detail of that marriage.
Shashi has never stepped out of Pune and her English is also weak. So, how would she manage everything in the USA is the story of English Vinglish. Shashi also gets admitted to learn English from an institute in the USA. This heart-warming Bollywood Blockbuster has left a mark with its concept, acting, and direction.
Here are a few life lessons to learn from English Vinglish: -
Never unfollow your dreams
The simpleton Shashi loved to cook and everyone praised her cooking. Despite thousands of tantrums in regular life, she managed to run her small business of laddoos. Why? Because she also wants to be somebody whom people appreciate for her talent - right? Her dream was also not limited to selling laddoos, she also wanted to be closer to her daughter and husband by learning to communicate in English. And with determination, she did that too.
Always have time for your passion
Shashi towards the end of the movie says that “mere favorite subject mein fail hoke doosre subject mein pass hone ka kya fayda?”. That’s a perfect line to remember forever. You must always have time for your passion - every other thing in life can wait. Because when you do that, you attain heavenly satisfaction.
Respect must be there in marriage
Without respect, no relationship can sustain. Especially, in a marriage where you promise to love and care for someone else, respect must be there. Just because your wife/husband doesn’t earn as much as you do, doesn’t make her/him any less than you.
Knowledge isn’t equal to your English speaking ability
English like Spanish or Japanese or French is just another language. Knowing that language isn’t the yardstick to measure someone’s intelligence. But people in India think that it is a matter of pride and honor to speak and read in English. This movie proved that wrong which is right.
Loving yourself must come first
We all need to love ourselves a bit more. Amidst the office and household problems and tensions, sometimes, we all forget to invest in self-care and self-love - that’s wrong. When you love yourself more, you tend to spread more happiness to the world. There won’t be any boredom when you start loving yourself truly.
Language cannot limit your feelings
There were people from various cultures and communities who came to learn English in that small institute in New York. But that didn’t limit them to mingle and form a nice friendship. If you see the friendship between Shashi and Laurent - your belief in friendship will become stronger. Language is small when your hearts can speak through feelings. Without understanding each other’s language properly, Shashi and Laurent could trust each other so well.
Don’t let anyone else define you
Satish played by Adil Hussain said in one part of the film that my wife was born to make laddoos. There was appreciation in that sentence but no one can deny the pride and authority in that tone. It is wrong to define someone in a derogatory manner - isn’t it? That happened because Shashi never said anything to Satish when he had taken him for granted. You should never let that happen in your relationship.
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