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English Vinglish
- 103 statements
- 19 feature instances
- 2 referencing feature instances
| English Vinglish | type |
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| English Vinglish | label |
English Vinglish | |
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EnglishVinglish | |
| English Vinglish | comment |
English Vinglish is a 2012 Bollywood film starring Sridevi, Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain, and Priya Anand. The film is written and directed by Gauri Shinde. It was Sridevi's first film after a 15-year hiatus from acting.The story is about an Indian housewife Shashi, who has a small home-run catering business for Indian sweets and snacks, but is condescended to by her husband Satish and daughter Sapna. For a logical sequence of events she needs to spend 5 weeks in New York with her sister's family, helping with a niece's upcoming wedding. While there, she learns English in secret and gains everyone's respect. | |
| English Vinglish | fetched |
2018-07-25T10:08:10Z | |
| English Vinglish | parsed |
2020-06-24T02:37:20Z | |
| English Vinglish | isPartOf |
DBTropes | |
| English Vinglish / int_14848fa3 | type |
Multinational Team | |
| English Vinglish / int_14848fa3 | comment |
Multinational Team: The English class has two Indians, a Pakistani guy, a Chinese lady, a Mexican lady, a Frenchman, a generic African guy , and an American teacher. Completely averts Bulungi, Wutai and Qurac however. All characters are shown more in trying to assimilate to the US than in their backgrounds. | |
| English Vinglish / int_14848fa3 | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_14848fa3 | |
| English Vinglish / int_18d15922 | type |
Title Drop | |
| English Vinglish / int_18d15922 | comment |
Title Drop: Shashi says "Enough of this English Vinglish" at one point. | |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_18d15922 | |
| English Vinglish / int_1b65dfad | type |
The Cameo | |
| English Vinglish / int_1b65dfad | comment |
The Cameo: Amitabh Bachchan cameos as the passenger next to Shashi on the plane. The Tamil version has Ajith Kumar instead. | |
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English Vinglish / int_1b65dfad | |
| English Vinglish / int_22cf536c | type |
Chekhov's Gun | |
| English Vinglish / int_22cf536c | comment |
Chekhov's Gun: Shashi's son Sagar habitually scares her by leaping out of hiding and yelling. She drops a plate of food at an awkward moment because of this. | |
| English Vinglish / int_22cf536c | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_22cf536c | |
| English Vinglish / int_2fcf9bbc | type |
Gratuitous Foreign Language | |
| English Vinglish / int_2fcf9bbc | comment |
Gratuitous Foreign Language: Half the film is in English and the other half is in Hindi, with some Gratuitous French thrown in. | |
| English Vinglish / int_2fcf9bbc | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_2fcf9bbc | |
| English Vinglish / int_31fcc258 | type |
Training Montage | |
| English Vinglish / int_31fcc258 | comment |
Training Montage: More of an English-learning montage really. Shashi's rapid progress with her English class is summarized in a high-speed montage played over the title song. | |
| English Vinglish / int_31fcc258 | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_31fcc258 | |
| English Vinglish / int_34f8042a | type |
Gratuitous French | |
| English Vinglish / int_34f8042a | comment |
Gratuitous French: Laurent speaks in French with Shashi. | |
| English Vinglish / int_34f8042a | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_34f8042a | |
| English Vinglish / int_53e4760a | type |
Sneaky Departure | |
| English Vinglish / int_53e4760a | comment |
Sneaky Departure: Shashi has to slip away from her sister's house to take English lessons without her sister's knowledge, and succeeds every time. | |
| English Vinglish / int_53e4760a | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_53e4760a | |
| English Vinglish / int_70ade2c4 | type |
Culture Clash | |
| English Vinglish / int_70ade2c4 | comment |
Culture Clash: Averted. No drama over differences between culture. | |
| English Vinglish / int_70ade2c4 | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_70ade2c4 | |
| English Vinglish / int_72a6bff0 | type |
Eloquent in My Native Tongue | |
| English Vinglish / int_72a6bff0 | comment |
Eloquent in My Native Tongue: All the language students, really, but this is Rama's specific reason for taking the language course. | |
| English Vinglish / int_72a6bff0 | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_72a6bff0 | |
| English Vinglish / int_7426582d | type |
Token Minority | |
| English Vinglish / int_7426582d | comment |
Token Minority: Udumbke, the least-developed character among the students in the English class, is a generic black dude from an unspecified country. | |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_7426582d | |
| English Vinglish / int_75196a1d | type |
Translation by Volume | |
| English Vinglish / int_75196a1d | comment |
Translation by Volume: Played straight and lampshaded. Shashi calls up the English class, and the lady there recites the different classes they have at high speed. Shashi asks her to speak slowly. The lady repeats what she said, more slowly and more loudly. Shashi understands it this time. | |
| English Vinglish / int_75196a1d | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_75196a1d | |
| English Vinglish / int_83b44e80 | type |
Straight Gay | |
| English Vinglish / int_83b44e80 | comment |
Straight Gay: Due to the lack of interaction with his classmates in the beginning, it is hard to notice Udumbke is one. It wasn't until he confessed about his sexuality does he manage to blend in with the class. | |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_83b44e80 | |
| English Vinglish / int_8a800d36 | type |
Bilingual Dialogue | |
| English Vinglish / int_8a800d36 | comment |
Bilingual Dialogue: A scene has an emotional Shashi speaking in Hindi and a supportive Laurent speaking in French, neither understanding the words but getting the intent. Lampshaded in-universe as being better than monolingual dialogue. | |
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English Vinglish / int_8a800d36 | |
| English Vinglish / int_93d99453 | type |
The "The" Title Confusion | |
| English Vinglish / int_93d99453 | comment |
The "The" Title Confusion: Shashi is confused about why people say "the United States" but not "the India". | |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_93d99453 | |
| English Vinglish / int_a56e3cba | type |
Language Barrier | |
| English Vinglish / int_a56e3cba | comment |
Language Barrier: Shashi's low command of English makes her feel insecure and sets the plot in motion. | |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_a56e3cba | |
| English Vinglish / int_c91408cb | type |
Everything Sounds Sexier in French | |
| English Vinglish / int_c91408cb | comment |
Everything Sounds Sexier in French: The film plays this up a bit, and it's quite possible Laurent is doing so too. | |
| English Vinglish / int_c91408cb | featureApplicability |
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| English Vinglish | hasFeature |
English Vinglish / int_c91408cb | |
| English Vinglish / int_fff08e5c | type |
Montage Out | |
| English Vinglish / int_fff08e5c | comment |
Montage Out: The end titles play over the title, showing all the important characters from the movie for a second or two each. | |
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Films of 2010–2014 / int_33af4614 | |
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Translation by Volume / int_33af4614 |
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