Shakuntala Devi
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I am glad both Shakuntala Devi and Ludo received immense love from the audience – Sanya Malhotra
Touted to be the Shining star of the Tinseltown, Sanya Malhotra has undoubtedly had a blockbuster 2020. With two big-buck movies released in 2020 and with a strong trajectory of projects in her kitty in 2021, the actress is surely riding the career high. The year 2020, unveiled the hidden talents of Sanya as she embraces and essays the character with her phenomenal artistry, in terms of acting. In Anurag Basu's Ludo, Sanya's sizzling chemistry with Aditya Roy Kapur garenered immense love and praises from the audience. Even in the film, 'Shakuntala Devi', Sanya essayed a real-life rol | Click Here...
Rewind2020: Must Watch Hindi Films of 2020
This was a terrible year for all, Hindi cinema included. Most of the feature films that were dumped on the OTT platform were sub-standard, if not outright unpalatable. Even some of the films that I liked on first viewing in 2020, turned out to be disappointments on repeat viewing. These include Hitesh Kawalya’s gay love story Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan, Meghna Gulzar’s true-life story of an acid-attack victim Chhapaak, and Irrfan’s swan sing Angrezi Medium and Sushant Singh Rajput’s farewell film Dil Bechara. Here are the ones that I felt good about at the end of the | Click Here...
How Is Cricketer Irfan Pathan Related To Vidya Balan’s Movie ‘Shakuntala Devi’
Vidya Balan is currently enjoying a lovely time in the movie industry and why not? She's currently basking in the glory of her last blockbuster Shakuntala Devi and the last few years have been phenomenal for Vidya both critically as well as commercially. Movies like Mission Mangal, Tumhari Sullu and Shakuntala Devi have set the tone right for Vidya's career and she's looking forward to continue 'roaring' in the industry with her next film Sherni. But readers, do you know cricketer Irfan Pathan was indirectly associated with Vidya Balan's Shakuntala Devi. Wondering how? Well, Vidya ha | Click Here...
Review of Amazon Prime’s Shakuntala Devi: Truthful and Toothsome, Sincere and Scrumptious, Intense and Ebullient
Shakuntala Devi (Amazon PrimeVideo) Starring Vidya Balan, Jisshu Sengupta, Shakuntala's husband, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh Directed by Anu Menon Rating; *** ½ The best part of getting Vidya Balan to play the maths genius Shakuntala Devi is that they both, the maths genius and the actress, make their job look so easy. While Shakuntala Devi rattles off gigantic numbers (caterpillaring on-screen a la Hidden Figures) to an open-mouthed audience all across the world, Vidya Balan’s performance will in all likelihood have the same effect on an audience as the am | Click Here...
Vidya Balan will be seen breaking the mold and playing the character of Shakuntala Devi, here are more actors who did so!
There are just a few days more to go until the Amazon Prime Video members in India and more than 200 countries and territories worldwide can watch the highly anticipated biopic-drama film 'Shakuntala Devi'! Actress Vidya Balan will astonish the audience by playing the lead role of Shakuntala Devi and taking them through the journey of the brilliant mathematician who was also known as 'the human-computer'. Biopics often require the lead actors to really connect with the protagonist of the film and see through their eyes. The same was the case with Aamir Khan who played the character o | Click Here...
Preparation required to play a real-life character is a lot more than a fictional one – Vidya Balan on Shakuntala Devi
'Vidya Balan', the name needs absolutely no introduction. Throughout all these years, Vidya has proved her mettle in Bollywood and has certainly shown the world that she's here to 'stay and slay'. Over the years, films like Parineeta, Heyy Babyy, Kahaani, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, The Dirty Picture, Tumhari Sulu and many more have proven that she's operating in a different league altogether when compared to the rest of her contemporaries. Vidya, as we all know is playing the role of Shakuntala Devi in hr next. When we asked Vidya regarding her biggest learning after meeting Shakuntala Devi, s | Click Here...
Trailer Review Of Shakuntala Devi: Is Shockingly Caricaturish
I was barely 13 when I met Shakuntala Devi in Trinidad West Indies. I still remember her vibrant personality, love for food, and most importantly her joy in numbers. The woman I know see impersonating Shakuntala Devi in the new bio-pic on the mathematical genius is nowhere near the vivacious spirited unforgettable woman I had met aeons ago. Watching Vidya Balan in the trailer of Shakunatala Devi comes as a shock. Ms Balan is without a doubt a consummate actress. But what she had done here is pretty regrettable. She plays Shakuntala Devi as a boisterous caricature. A very amate | Click Here...
After Gulabo Sitabo, Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi skips theaters for OTT release
Get set for a perfect class this summer as Vidya Balan dons the hat of math whiz Shakuntala Devi to teach the world the universal language of mathematics. Amazon Prime Video today announced that the much-awaited Hindi biopic Shakuntala Devi will exclusively premiere for Prime members across 200 countries and territories. Featuring the National Award winning actress Vidya Balan, the film is based on the life of Shakuntala Devi, nicknamed the “human computer”, for her innate ability to make incredibly complex calculations within seconds. The film also stars Sanya Malhotr | Click Here...
Sanya Malhotra REVEALS her birthday plans
Sanya Malhotra has had the most impressive debut with Aamir Khan's Dangal in 2016. What followed thereafter was an interesting tale in Pataakha, a quirky comedy in Badhaai Ho (both in 2018) and later the niche love story Photograph (2019) alongside the very amazing Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The actress is having a bumper 2020 where she has a couple of releases including a few more movies and web offers in her kitty. Interestingly, unlike other years, this year, Sanya Malhotra is having a working birthday and she's nothing but happy about it. Talking about her choc-a-block schedule, Sanya | Click Here...
5 outstanding real-life characters in 2020
Real-life characters are the flavour of the new decade. As everyone grabs every opportunity to play authentic characters, here is my pick of the lot. Deepika Padukone as Laxmi Aggarwal in Chhapaak: So okay, the makers of the film have chosen to change the acid-attack survivor’s name. But there is no doubt that this is Laxmi Aggarwal’s story. And we should celebrate Deepika Padukone’s startling transformation into a scarred but never scared soul in that spirit. Director Meghna Gulzar has worked wonders in the past in real-life stories with Alia Bhatt in Raazi an | Click Here...
Vidya Balan wants you to apply your brain to ‘decode’ the Shakuntala Devi release date
Vidya Balan is currently enjoying a spree of hit movies like never before. Vidya seems to be in that stage of her career where absolutely nothing can go wrong and anything that she touches turns to gold. After having achieved success on the trot with movies like Tumhari Sullu and Mission Mangal, Vidya Balan is all set to nail it once again in Shakuntala Devi, where she is playing the mathematics genius Shakuntala Devi. The mahurat shot too was taken by the real Shakuntala Devi's daughter and since then, everything has been going hunky-dory for the movie. The movie also stars Amit Sad | Click Here...
Chahat Tewani in Vidya Balan starrer Shakuntala Devi
Popular child artist Chahat Tewani, who is known for her lead role of Kesar from Kesari Nandan, has bagged a big-budget Bollywood movie. IWMBuzz.com has exclusively learnt that Chahat is roped in for Shakuntala Devi. The film written and directed by Anu Menon and produced by Vikram Malhotra has Vidya Balan playing the titular role of Shakuntala Devi. Sanya Malhotra as her daughter Anupama Banerji. Shakuntala Devi is also known as human-computer. The shooting of the movie wrapped up yesterday. We reached out to Chahat’s mother but did not get revert. Watc | Click Here...
Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi has a wrap-up
Actress Vidya Balan, who is all set to essay the role of Shakuntala Devi - the human-computer in the film Shakuntala Devi, has wrapped the shoot of the film today. The entire team of Shakuntala Devi completed the shoot early in the morning today. The whole cast and crew were gifted personalized t-shirts and everyone landed up on the set wearing them. Vidya along with her team had a blast as they also cut a cake after the shoot wrap. Well, now that the film shoot is over, we cannot wait to see this gem on the big screen now! | Click Here...
Amit Sadh joins Vidya Balan in ‘Shakuntala Devi’ mission
When it comes to critical acclaim and hefty performances, Amit Sadh is one of the most loved and appreciated. The man has proved himself time and again in movies like Kai Po Che, Gold, Super 30, Sarkar 3 and many more, that he is truly one of the finest actors and performers who shouldn't be underrated and underutilized. The potential seems to have been realized very well by the makers of Shakuntala Devi and that's the reason why, after his critical acclaim receiving web series named 'Barot House', he's earned a place in the cast of 'Shakuntala Devi'. Yes, that's true. Amit Sa | Click Here...
Vidya Balan remembers Shakuntala Devi on her birthday
If there’s one actress in the Hindi film industry who can literally get into the skin of any character (emotionally and also physically) and is versatile to the core when it comes to mental and physical transformations, it is Vidya Balan. On the one hand, we see her slaying it like a queen in a sensuous role like ‘The Dirty Picture’. And on the other hand, we also see her portraying a traditional Indian wife who’s also a scientist at ISRO in ‘Mission Mangal’. She can truly do it all. And now, she’s on her way for her next venture ‘Shakuntala Devi’, which is an ode f | Click Here...
Jisshu Sengupta joins the cast of Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi
Shakuntala Devi the upcoming biographical film on the mental calculator, Shakuntala Devi, also known as human computer is on floor. The film written and directed by Anu Menon and produced by Vikram Malhotra will have Vidya Balan playing the titular role of Shakuntala Devi. Sanya Malhotra will play her daughter Anupama Banerji. News coming in is that actor Jisshu Sengupta who has covered huge ground from being known in the Bengali circuit to making a name for himself in Bollywood, will be part of the film. Jisshu is known for his performances in Hindi films Barfi, Mardaa | Click Here...
Vidya Balan stuns in the first motion poster of Shakuntala Devi
Vidya Balan is currently having a golden period at the movies and she seems to be in that stage of her career where absolutely nothing can go wrong. After having achieved success on the trot with movies like Tumhari Sullu and Mission Mangal, Vidya Balan is all set to nail it once again in Shakuntala Devi, where she is playing the mathematics genius Shakuntala Devi in the movie. After the storm created by the trailer on all platforms, the first motion poster of the movie is finally here. Take a look - | Click Here...
Italian Actor Luca Calvani in Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi
Vidya Balan is currently on a high at the moment as she is currently enjoying the glory and positive reception of her film ‘Mission Mangal’. Her next film is ‘Shakuntala Devi’ where she is essaying the role of super mathematician genius Shakuntala Devi. While Mission Mangal saw Vidya Balan essay the role of a scientist, Shakuntala Devi will see her relationship with science continue as she plays the mathematician genius. What’s special about the fact is the first muhurat shot clapboard was done by the hands of Shakuntala Devi’s daughter herself. And now as the London schedule of | Click Here...
Meet the special person who took the muhurat clap of Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi
Vidya Balan is one of the leading actresses in our industry and has won several accolades and recognition for the work that she has done over the years. She is currently riding high on the success of Mission Mangal, which is not just hers, but even Akshay Kumar's biggest box office collection till date. But past successes left behind, Vidya has currently got into the skin of her character as she is now busy shooting for her next, Shakuntala Devi, which is the biopic of the great mathematician genius. We all know about the concept of muhurat shot in a film. Well, Shakuntala Devi's muh | Click Here...
Vidya Balan looks stunning in her first look poster of Shakuntala Devi
Vidya Balan is currently at the top of things for her versatile acts. The actress has simply been acing the acting game with all her movies right now, and the next one is an even bigger one. Vidya Balan is next playing mathematic genius Shakuntala Devi, and the first look of her superb avatar is finally out. Check out the post - Excitement is multiplying each day! Time to dig into the 'root' of the mathematical genius, # | Click Here...