ENGLISH VINGLISH (Review from a Sociological perspective)

Along with the issues mentioned above, it also sheds light on something prevailing in almost every Indian household about how family can sometimes pick on our weaknesses the most and make us feel unsafe in our supposed safest place. It was released in October 2012 and the protagonist of the movie “Shashi” is played by Late Sridevi. The movie is about 2 hrs and 20 mins long and every minute of the movie is relatable and thought-provoking. The movie captures the wavy coexistence between Hindi and English in a middle-class Indian family. From the first scene, it foregrounds the difficulties that arise from Shashi’s inability to converse in English which leads to her alienation within her own home. However, the film also presents how the females of the new generation, here Shashi’s daughter Sapna, have the access to the resources which have traditionally been a male privilege. The story is also inspiring considering how Shashi is determined to overcome her weakness of not being able to speak in English but is also focussed on her family at the same time which keeps up with the values and duties of an “Indian Mother”. The main objective of the movie can be summarised by this one line spoken by Satish (Shashi’s Husband), “My Wife was born to make laddoos” as the camera points to Shashi whose face changes from happy to embarrassed to brave. It shows us everything the movie is about. How Indian women are constantly subjected to such remarks and their worth is judged by the taste of their food. And how some women are finally breaking free from these stereotypes and claiming their place in the world. <a href="https://medium.com/@chavisha123/english-vinglish-review-from-a-sociological-perspective-799a9706520e">Website</a>