Shakuntala devi biography wiki

2020 Indian film directed by Anu Menon

Shakuntala Devi is a 2020IndianHindi-language biographicaldrama film tracing the life of mathematician and mental calculatorShakuntala Devi who was also known as the "human computer".^[3] The film is written and directed by Anu Menon and produced by Sony Pictures Networks India, Abundantia Entertainment and Genius Films,^[4] 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.^[5]

Principal photography took place from September 2019 to November 2019.^[6] Originally planned for cinema release in May 2020, it was delayed owing to COVID-19 pandemic in India.^[1] Later, the film was directly streamed on Amazon Prime Video online on 31 July 2020 coinciding with Eid-al-Adha.^[7] Vidya Balan wa