

English Vinglish
2012-09-21 · 134 min · ★ 7.2
In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.
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Production details
- Directors
- Gauri Shinde
- Production companies
- Lola's Productions, Eros International, Curbside Films, Hope Productions
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,840,000
- Revenue
- USD 11,620,000
Top Cast
SrideviShashi Godbole
Mehdi NebbouLaurent
Sujata KumarManu Desai
Priya AnandRadha Desai
Adil HussainSatish Godbole
Navika KotiaSapna Godbole
Cory HibbsDavid Fischer
Rajeev RavindranathanP Ramamurthy
Sumeet VyasSalman Khan
Ruth AguilarEva
Maria RomanoYu Son
Damian ThompsonUdumbke
Ross NathanMeera's Fiancé
Sulabha DeshpandeGrandma
Ashvin MathewFather VincentTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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