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Saturday, 14th June 2014, 04:00 PM IST Even after one and a half years of its release, Sridevi’s film 'English Vinglish' is garnering praises across the globe. Recently the film was screened for Japanese Prime Minister, Indian ambassador and many other bigwigs who have absolutely loved it. In fact, the film is such a huge blockbuster in Japan, that a restaurant chef has even named a dish after Sridevi’s character in the film! Producer Boney Kapoor said, "Can you believe that? Even we got to know after we had left for India. I guess the owner of the restaurant was equally delighted.There is this entire meal named as 'Shashi Meal'. Of course, it includes 'Ladoos', a delicacy that Sridevi excels in 'English Vinglish'." It is learnt that the wife of Japanese Prime Minister was quite moved by the film. On this, Boney said, "Yes, we had a fabulous reception there. Fans, audience and the media have received the film very well. When the film ended, wife of Japanese PM had moist eyes. She was emotionally choked. Even the Indian ambassador had no words to express how good the film was. She was totally overwhelmed."
On being asked how he feels about wife Sridevi, who is making waves even now after being a part of the Hindi film industry for four decades, he replied, " I am absolutely overwhelmed. Today, story oriented and concept based films are coming up. Earlier, some films were only using her for her star power. Now, the films and the roles that she takes are concept oriented and character driven. This is the beginning of her second innings. In fact this could be even better than her first innings." | |||
