What if Madhuri done English Vinglish - Page 3

Originally posted by: Khai_R_Haagi

The body language and the little nuances. No wonder Sri's comeback was one of the most successful ones because the whole country could see their mother in Shashi and feel guilty.

Soo true. I hated Shashi's daughter for being rude to such a loving mother but then I thought even I do so at times to my mom.

Madhuri is so freaking overrated here. Not one movie has she impressed me and made me go wow, it's always the same 90s melodramatic/tv soap acting in every movie/scene. She is all dance and nothinng else, certainly not a talented actress by any means. She is the same in every movie.

Talking about Sridevi, she was phenomenal as Shashi. I remember applauding with the audience when it ended, what an extremely nuanced and sensitive portrayal. Not once going OTT like any of her 80s movies. That's a sign of a great actress, moulding oneself with times and Madhuri is just a terrible in that respect. Should stick to dancing at reality shows only

If Madhuri Dixit had done English Vinglish - it would have been an equally great film. Mainly because the characterisation was so strong and Gauri Shinde's direction was top-notch. Not to mention, Madhuri is more than capable of hitting it out the park with a decent director.

BUT EV's magic was also due to Sridevi's ethereal persona. And also the fact she had been away for 15 years.

So, it's hard to imagine ANYONE else as Shashi. Sridevi immortalised the role. No question.

I watched Bucket List and it was awful. Madhuri tries her best but there's only so much you can do when the script isn't strong and on top of that the director is too enthralled by you to properly direct you. I am desperately waiting for Madhuri to work with a decent director, she deserves it, we deserve it SO bad.

EV’s hero was the script and direction.

I wish Sri Devi was alive to do Kalank. We would then be comparing that stupid role with Madhuri doing it better.

Madhuri is both a great actor and dancer. People try really hard to belittle her. It’s now redundant and amusing.

^ Don't think Sridevi could match up to Madhuri in Kalank since it mainly centered around dance. Her acting talent can be debated by people but she still is the best dancer in the country right now and graceful even at this age which wasn't the case with Sridevi. She went completely out of practice in her break which was evident in the Jhalak episode with Madhuri and Sridevi. And anyways Kalank was an insult to both Sridevi and Madhuri's stature since someone desperately wanted to be presented as the next Madhubala.

Originally posted by: ponymo

No offense to Sri, but literally everyone walks over her character in EV all the time.

There are scores of women like that in every day life and unfortunately they have normalized it so much (they saw their mothers doing it too) that they don't even know what they're going through. These women were represented in Shashi.

At the end of that film she, well, speaks English (slooowly ;)), but she still doesn't really question her stupid family members' shitty ways of humiliating her. So what, now those family members will have the double pleasure of humiliating her in English

During this process, she realized she is worth more than what she perceived herself to be. She was not just an ordinary woman, she was an entrepreneur. She talks about love and respect in the climax, and her daughter tears up, and there is an expression of guilt in her husband's face. That signifies a change in attitude towards her. Sure, yeah, Shashi didn't transform herself into a very fluent English speaker, but that's not the point. The fact that she could connect herself to individuals from different countries and cultures, and was loved by them in such a short span of time boosted her morale and confidence, and it shows!

But hey, the film only chronicled 4 weeks of her life - it isn't the end of her life. Yes, her family might insult and humiliate her again, that's possible. But with her renewed spirit and confidence (she was an entrepreneur and can make friends and also get a handsome man to fall in love with her), she could walk away and restart her life -- a possibility she may never even have thought of.

Regarding Bucket Life, I didn't have problems with the subject, but how bland and insipid it was. Madhuri certainly couldn't elevate the film either. It just fell flat.

Very well said! 👏

Originally posted by: dedh

The similarities between the two films are only superficial, I think. I doubt Madhuri would have wanted to play Shashi, and it's not only a matter of being suited to play stronger women. I find the premise of EV mind-blowingly irritating. No offense to Sri, but literally everyone walks over her character in EV all the time. At the end of that film she, well, speaks English (slooowly ;)), but she still doesn't really question her stupid family members' shitty ways of humiliating her. So what, now those family members will have the double pleasure of humiliating her in English? In comparison, BL seemed lighter - Madhura's husband is a sensible guy, they love each other and are actually able to negotiate things (as married people should) - but it addressed something BW mainstream almost never addresses - a person's right to decide how she will spend the last few years of her life.

Agreed with the bolded bits.

The movies are different ...and SHOULD Madhuri have attempted to do something SIMILAR to EV , I am sure she'd have pulled it off. She is not any lesser actress than Sri, just because she is a good dancer.

Originally posted by: blUeNoSed

Madhuri is so freaking overrated here. Not one movie has she impressed me and made me go wow, it's always the same 90s melodramatic/tv soap acting in every movie/scene. She is all dance and nothinng else, certainly not a talented actress by any means. She is the same in every movie.

Talking about Sridevi, she was phenomenal as Shashi. I remember applauding with the audience when it ended, what an extremely nuanced and sensitive portrayal. Not once going OTT like any of her 80s movies. That's a sign of a great actress, moulding oneself with times and Madhuri is just a terrible in that respect. Should stick to dancing at reality shows only

And the award for the most clueless and most needlessly vicious comment goes to... 🤣

By all means keep on writing shitty comments on Madhuri - this won't make EV more progressive and less irritating. LMAO

Then Shahi wouldn't have had the same charm and characterization that we saw in EV!

If anything, Sridevi is as good a dancer as Madhuri, while being 10x the better actress. It's just that she didn't exploit dance the way Madhuri did.