Shakuntala Devi (film)

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

Shakuntala Devi
Poster
Directed byAnu Menon
Produced byVikram Malhotra
Written byAnu Menon
Nayanika Mahtani
Ishita Moitra
StarringVidya Balan
Jisshu Sengupta
Sanya Malhotra
Narrated byShah Rukh Khan
Music bySachin-Jigar
Tanishk Bagchi
CinematographySriram Ganapathy
Edited byChandan Arora
Production
company
Abundantia Entertainment
Sony Pictures Networks India
Distributed byPrime Video
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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,[1][2][3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film will not be released theatrically and will stream worldwide on Prime Video.[4][5]

Cast

Release

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film will not be released theatrically and will stream worldwide on Prime Video.[4] Vidya Balan expressed her delight on social media platforms regarding the release of the movie on the OTT platforms.[9]

References
  1. Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (12 December 2019). "Release date finalized: 31 July 2020... #VidyaBalan in and as #ShakuntalaDevi... Costars Sanya Malhotra and Jisshu Sengupta... Directed by Anu Menon... Produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Abundantia Entertainment.t.co/DfRPk6ypQA" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Shakuntala Devi: Vidya Balan transforms into maths genius as the film goes on floor today". Bollywood Hungama. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. "'Shakuntala Devi' teaser: Vidya Balan gives us a glimpse into the extraordinary life of the mathematical genius". The Times of India. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. "Vidya Balan starrer Shakuntala Devi to premiere on Amazon Prime Video". Indian Express. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. "Vidya Balan's Shakuntala Devi biopic to be released on Amazon Prime, actor 'thrilled to entertain you in unprecedented times'". Hindustan Times. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. "Jisshu Sengupta to Play Vidya Balan's Husband in Shakuntala Devi Human Computer". CNN-News18. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. Vasudevan, Aishwarya (22 September 2019). "'Shakuntala Devi': Makers rope in Sanya Malhotra to play Vidya Balan's onscreen daughter". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. "Shakuntala Devi Human Computer: Amit Sadh joins Vidya Balan's film". India Today. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  9. "Film 'Shakuntala Devi' Starring Vidya Balan Will Be Released On Amazon Prime Video, After The Film 'Gulabo Sitabo'". 16 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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