Shakuntala Devi Movie Review, Tale of a Genius Mathematician
Before we move into our review on “Shakuntala Devi movie“, here are some quick facts you must know.
This movie is based on World-renowned mathematician Shakuntala Devi. She was only 6 years old when she found as exceptionally good in arithmetic at the University of Mysore. Later in life, she even earned the title as “Human-Computer” and also achieved the Guinness World record in 1980 at Imperial College, London. Know more on Wikipedia.
Being a biopic, Shakuntala Devi movie not only portrays her talent since childhood but also showcased her struggle, thoughts, motherhood, and how she lived her life in her own terms.
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How Shakuntala Devi can do complex arithmetic calculations faster than even a computer? Being an exceptional mathematician, she has to travel the world a lot, how she manages her personal life, especially her daughter? Watch the full movie exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video now.
Shakuntala Devi Movie Credits
Director: Anu Menon
Casting: Vidya Balan, Jisshu Sengupta, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh
Production: Sony Pictures Networks India
Genre: Drama
Availability: Amazon’s Prime Video (OTT Platform)
Released on: 31 July 2020
Our Opinion
Vidya Balan as Shakuntala Devi did an outstanding performance. I have even seen the original clipping of the legendary Shakuntala Devi and I must say, Vidya Balan beautifully managed to inherit the attitude, speaking style for the movie. Jishu Sengupta and Sanya Malhotra did well too but Vidya Balan just nailed it.
At times I felt scene transitions were quick like a very fast-forwarded life and after the second half, the movie tends to lose its pace. But the melodramatic ending again was okayish.
Overall, in our Shakuntala Devi movie review, we would like to rate this movie 3.5 stars out of 5. If you love biopic or want to know more about the “Human-Computer” then it is definitely a good watch, I recommend it.
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