Vidya Balan in a snapshot of the teaser (courtesy vidya_balan)
Strong points
- Vidya Balan plays the main role in ‘Shakuntala Devi’
- “Live the story of an extraordinary spirit!” Vidya Balan wrote
- She made the announcement with an eccentric video
New Delhi:
Looking forward to Vidya Balan Shakuntala Devi? You won’t have to wait too long. The 41-year-old actress, who plays the lead role in the biopic of the late mathematician Shakuntala Devi, dropped the big news about the film’s release date. Shakuntala Devi, which had been roped for an OTT outing on Amazon Prime, will be premiered on July 31. Save the date! “Live the story of an extraordinary spirit!” Vidya Balan wrote by sharing the date on Twitter, which was accompanied by an offbeat teaser. In the teaser, Vidya Balan can be seen doing mathematical calculations in the blink of an eye to arrive at a number repeatedly – 31072020, which is essentially the film’s release date – 07.31.2020. “Kya hua? Computer no abhi tak jawab nahi diya? “, Said Vidya in the video.
Here is his tweet, take a look:
Live the story of an extraordinary spirit! #ShakuntalaDeviOnPrime premieres on July 31 @PrimeVideoIN@ sanyamalhotra07@TheAmitSadh@jisshusengupta@ anumenon1805@sonypicsprodns@vikramix@Abundantia_Ent@ ShikhaaSharma03pic.twitter.com/kdi6os0gop
– vidya balan (@vidya_balan) July 2, 2020
The film was previously scheduled to air on May 8, but was postponed due to the nationwide lockout. A week after the film’s original release date, Vidya Balan announced the film’s digital release and said: “Delighted to announce that you will have the chance to see Shakuntala Devi very soon on Prime Video with all your loved ones. Delighted that we can entertain you in these unprecedented times. “
Directed by Anu Menon, Shakuntala Devi Sanya Malhotra also plays the girl on the screen of Vidya Balan. The film also stars Jisshu Sengupta and Amit Sadh.
Shakuntala Devi is a biopic of mathematician Shakuntala Devi has been called “the human computer” for its impressive ability to quickly solve complex calculations. Shakuntala Devi excelled in mathematics and earned a place in the 1982 Guinness Book of Records.
