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English Vinglish actor Cory Hibbs has spoken about working with veteran star Sridevi. Hibbs, who plays English teacher David Fischer in the project, told Digital Spy that the actress is a "master of her craft". "It was such an honour working with Sridevi," revealed Hibbs. "She is a great artist and I learned so much about acting just by watching her work. She is a master of her craft at the highest level, each moment is honest, open and fearless. "She shines on and off screen, and my life and art are different now due to working with her." The New York-based actor said that although he had not seen much Bollywood prior to working on the film, he was looking forward to watching more Indian cinema.

"I did not know much about Bollywood before I did the film. I had heard of, but had not seen, the biggest hits...

Early morning. A family chats around the breakfast table. The conversation touches on the typical day-to-day stuff familiar to any family, but as the scene unfolds, we notice one difference: much of the conversation happens in English, with the exception of one person: Shashi (Sridevi, in a much anticipated comeback after 15 years away from making films). As we soon come to realize, Shashi’s difficulties with the English language, her inability to speak or understand more than just a little of it, mean that she often finds herself feeling insecure, either with her family (who find her efforts at English amusing), or in public. Shashi’s teen-aged daughter is especially judgemental, and cruel in a way that only teen-aged daughters can be with their mothers. The one thing Shashi’s family completely overlooks is that her lack of English does not make her completely incapable. She is a passionate, talented cook,...