Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film written and directed by Anu Menon. Produced by Sony Pictures Networks India and Vikram Malhotra under his banner Abundantia Entertainment. Vidya Balan as Shakuntala Devi, who was also known as the "human computer" along with Jisshu Sengupta, Sanya Malhotra and Amit Sadh.

Principal photography began on 16 September 2019 and was wrapped up on 20 November 2019. The film was scheduled to be theatrically released in India on 8 May 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was streamed worldwide on 31 July 2020 on Prime Video.

Cast

Vidya Balan as Shakuntala Devi

Spandan Chaturvedi as teenage Shakuntala

Araina Nand as child Shakuntala

Jisshu Sengupta as Paritosh Banerji, Shakuntala's husband

Sanya Malhotra as Anupama Banerji, Shakuntala's daughter

Chahat Tewani as young Anupama

Amit Sadh as Ajay Abhaya Kumar, Anupama's husband

Prakash Belawadi as Bishaw Mitra Mani, Shakuntala's father

Sheeba Chaddha as Tarabai, Shakuntala's landlady in London

Ipshita Chakraborty Singh as Shakuntala's mother

Jiya Shah as Sharada, Shakuntala's sister

Renuka Sharma as Ajay's mother

Neil Bhoopalam as Dhiraj

Luca Calvani as Javier

Lan Bailey as Mediator

Ahan Nirbhan as Shrinivas

Adi Chugh as Kartar

Philip Roy as Shakuntala's Lawyer

Jack Francis as Anupama's Lawyer

Santosh Banerjee as Gordhanbhai

Plot

The extraordinary life of Shakuntala Devi,the world renowned mathematician who lived her life on her own terms.While the movie plays tribute to her genius as a mathematician,it also humanizes her as a woman and mother,in trying to capture her indomitable spirit.Told through the lens of her relationship with her daughter Anu,the film highlights their very different struggles and aspirations.

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