Bollywood Mondays: 'English Vinglish' (2012)

January 25, 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Marine Science Building (MSB) 100 Add to Calendar

'English Vinglish' is a funny and poignant portrait of an Indian visitor to the United States who struggles to adapt to American life.

Shashi (played charmingly by 1980s and '90s Bollywood megastar Sridevi) is a housewife who runs a home business selling sweets. When she makes a long visit to America for a family wedding, Shashi's struggles with English lead to traumatic experiences and insecurities. Her resolve tested, she courageously decides to take a conversational English class without her family realizing it. Her amusing and kind fellow students represent the global diversity of America, humanizing the immigrant experience along the way.

This is the first movie in the 15th UH Bollywood film series, running on occasional Monday afternoons this spring. For a copy of the full film series schedule for the semester, please see the contact information below.


Ticket Information
Free and open to the public.

Event Sponsor
History, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Ned Bertz, (808) 956-6766, bertz@hawaii.edu

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