"English Vinglish" written with Sridevi in mind : R. Balki

Actress Sridevi's comeback film
"English Vinglish" was written
with only her in mind, says
producer R. Balki, whose wife
Gauri Shinde has directed the
movie.
"'English Vinglish' is a very
special film for me because it
marks the comeback of Sridevi,
possibly one of the greatest
performers. It was written and
discussed keeping Sridevi in
mind," Balki told IANS.
Sridevi Kapoor scorched the
silver screen with films like
"Sadma", "Chandni" "Chaalbaaz",
"Mr. India" and "Lamhe". Her last
movie was "Judaai", released in
1997.
In "English Vinglish", Sridevi plays
a woman who struggles to speak
in English.
"She plays a simple woman who
struggles with English language.
In India, there is a major problem
- either you need money, or you
need fame or you need to talk in
English to be considered a part
of the upper class.
"There is a lot of struggle and lot
of people in the country who are
insecure because they don't
know English. The film tackles
that," said Balki, an adman-
turned-filmmaker, who earlier
directed critically acclaimed
movies like "Cheeni Kum" and
"Paa".
However, his wife Gauri, who has
wielded the megaphone for
"English Vinglish", didn't turn to
him for any filmmaking tips.
"The last person she will take tips
would be from me. My wife is
very independent. I would rather
take tips from her. She is very
independent minded, she has
her own sensibility and it works
for her," he said.

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