Speaking fluent English is not only a big deal for a Maharashtrian housewife as shown in Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish. The film’s message of overcoming a linguistic barrier has gripped Bihar’s college-going Dalit girls who are rooting for Sridevi in <em>English Vinglish</em> in the way cricket lovers cheered Aamir Khan in <em>Lagaan</em>. Girls en masse from various colleges in Patna and neighboring towns of Bihar have watched the film and are motivated into improving their spoken English.