In this case, though, I found Kaira rather familiar. I have friends who have similar issues. The film does well in detailing her but I found it all too light for a two and a half hour film. I frequently found myself wandering away and I had to consciously bring myself back.
A film that dwells on the psyche of the protagonist works only when the audience relates with him/her. When this reviewer walked with his mother into a hall playing English Vinglish, he observed how she being a doctor with an experience of about three decades still managed to be moved by Sridevi's Shashi. Forget that, even the 20-something yours-truly shed a tear or two when Shashi made her little speech at the wedding.
Shinde may not have had the perfect film in English Vinglish but she certainly hit the bulls-eye with drawing empathy for her protagonist. Somewhere you know you....