The protagonist, played by Sridevi, was inspired by Gauri Shinde's mother a Marathi speaking female who was not fluent in English and ran a pickle business.
Sridevi is making a comeback in this movie after 26 years in Tamil films, 18 years in Telugu films and 15 years in Hindi films.
In September 2013, English Vinglish was considered for short-listing for the Indian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi acted opposite each other 20 years previously in Kudha Gawah in 1992.
Debut film of director Gauri Shinde.
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