Shakuntala Devi (2020)

Original title

शकुंतला देवी

Directed by

Anu Menon

Genre

biographical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 07m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the life of mathematician Shakuntala Devi. It shows her rise to fame as a mental calculator and explores her complicated relationship with her daughter.

inspiringemotionalreflectivefamily-focusedbittersweetdeterminedwarmcharacter-driven

What happens

Shakuntala Devi is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film tracing the life of mathematician and mental calculator Shakuntala Devi who was also known as the "human computer". The film is written and directed by Anu Menon and produced by Sony Pictures Networks India, Abundantia Entertainment and Genius Films, and stars Vidya Balan in a title role as Shakuntala Devi and Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh and Jisshu Sengupta in supporting roles while child artist Spandan Chaturvedi in her film debut gives a cameo appearance as young Shakuntala. Principal photography took place from September 2019 to November 2019. Originally planned for cinema release in May 2020, it was delayed owing to COVID-19 pandemic in India. Later, the film was directly streamed on Amazon Prime Video online on 31 July 2020 coinciding with Eid-al-Adha. Vidya Balan was also nominated for the 2021 Filmfare Award for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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