Vidya Balans movie ‘Shakuntala Devi’ gets a release date

The biopic
of mathematics wizard ‘Shakuntala Devi’, starring Vidya Balan in the lead role,
along with Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh, Anupama Banerjee, and Jisshu Sengupta.
The movie written and directed by Anu Menon will begin streaming on Amazon
Prime Video on July 31. The dialogues are penned by Ishita Moitra.

To make the announcement, Vidya Balan
shared a video on Twitter. She confused the audience by throwing at them some
tough mathematical equations. 

The caption of the video read, “Experience the story of an
extraordinary mind! #ShakuntalaDeviOnPrime premieres July 31, on @PrimeVideoIN”.

Shakuntala Devi was popularly known as
‘human-computer and had incredible skills in calculations from a young age. She
found her way to the Guinness Book of World Record.

According to The Indian Express, Vidhya
Balan had earlier said in a statement, “I am extremely excited to play the
human-computer, Shakuntala Devi, on the big screen. She was truly someone who
embraced her individuality, had a strong feminist voice, and braved many a
naysayer to reach the pinnacle of success. But what truly fascinates me is that
you wouldn’t normally associate a fun person with Math…and she completely turns
that perception on its head.”

‘Shakuntala Devi’ will be the second big
Bollywood flick to premiere on Amazon Prime Video. Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan
and Ayushmann Khurana’s Gulabo Sitabo released on the platform.