The extraordinary story of Shakuntala Devi, the world-renowned mathematician who lived her life on her own terms. While the film pays 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.
Our country has produced a lot of genius minds who have made India proud all across the world with their talent and determination. Shakuntala Devi has premiered on Amazon Prime Video. Vidya Balan shared her two cents on the theater vs OTT debate and said that with new Before Shakuntala Devi, films like Gulabo Sitabo, Penguin, Law among others have already released on Amazon Prime Video.
Shakuntala Devi makes for an entertaining watch (WION). The film has two of the most gifted actresses of our times pitted against each Vidya's performance is matched by actress Sanya Malhotra. Shakuntala Devi Director - Anu Menon Cast - Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh, Jisshu Sengupta. Shakuntala Devi lives like she laughs. Also read: Gulabo Sitabo movie review: Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana's Amazon Prime film is as flavourful as Lucknawi biryani. The movie suggests that Shakuntala Devi was bitter towards her mother because of her mother's submissive nature to her father—who was exploitative.
Trailer Shakuntala Devi
Her writing can be seen in Daily Science Fiction, NonBinary Review, Muse India, and Feminism in India. The director has presented the movie through the eyes of Shakuntala Devi's daughter Anupama Banerji but seems to have taken cinematic liberties at places. The movie proceeds in a non-linear way jumping back and forth knitting Shakuntala Devi's past and present.
There's nothing wrong in Vidya Balan's performance. There's just nothing new about it, feels Sukanya Verma. You could be really good at mathematics and marvel at the ease with which Shakuntala Devi calculates the cube root of large numbers. Shakuntala Devi Movie Review: It Can't Solve The Problem Of Bollywood's Attempts At Baffled Boisterous Biopics!