Sridevi goes the Plain Jane way in ‘English Vinglish’

Sridevi is returning to the big screen with R Balki's 'English Vinglish.'

After almost 14 years,Sridevi is returning to the big screen with R Balki’s ‘English Vinglish’ where the actress has chosen to play the role of a housewife struggling with the language.

In the first look of the film,directed by Gauri Shinde,the Bollywood diva has sported a de-glam look clad in a carrot coloured sari like a simple middle class woman.

The trailer of the film begins with Sridevi reading from a Censor Board certificate spread out like wallpaper with her back facing the viewer. The 48-year-old starts struggling with reading the words in English.

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The character of Sridevi in the film is shown struggling with the language.

The film also features Adil Hussain,Priya Anand and French actor Mehdi Nebbou. Amitabh Bachchan will be making a guest appearance.

Sridevi is known for films like ‘Sadma’,’Chandni’,’Chaalbaaz’,’Mr India’ and ‘Lamhe’. Her last outing was ‘Judaai’ which released in 1997.

‘English Vinglish’ is set to be released on September 21.

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