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The film Shakuntala Devi starring Vidya Balan premiered on Amazon Prime, and we have a female protagonist, who is independent, delicate, courageous, and intelligent. The film is a biopic and the Bollywood actress has always been known for her acting skills, and she has come up with the film.
The actress manages to present Shakuntala Devi in a way that she would have preferred to see on screen. As the film progresses, one feels turned to real-life — Shakuntala's Devi, which one observes, and the actress who describes her character.
The role of Shakuntala Devi is played by Vidya Balan, who embodies such characters so convincingly and so lovingly in real life. I fell in love with the vibrant and effusive Vidya Balan and the amazing justice, she brings to her. Otherwise, the film is adorable to watch and should be given to those, who know it. This is a film worth watching, as it successfully captures the essence of the free spirit and is a joy to watch.
Menon, who has shot London, Paris, New York has developed a film about an observer, who never manages to get into Shakuntala Devi's head. Vidya Balan looks like Shakuntala Devi in the film, and it looks like a real-life representation of her character.
She is well represented by the ambitions of the genius and she focuses on her daughter Anu's math, which is on the verge of breaking down because the emotions get lost in the narrative. The track is set in a corrupt world and Shakuntala Devi focuses on mathematics, not her daughters, whose emotions are confused by the exhibition and the fact that she is lost.
Shakuntala Devi's perfect number — Cruncher gives way to her imperfect mother, who is the chosen conflict of the film and spends most of her time, solving it. Shakuntla Devi forgets the father-son relationship, which is so much more pleasant, and she explodes in anger at the lack of respect for her daughter.
Another point to consider is that Shakuntala, played with supreme confidence and conviction by Vidya Balan, is proving to be the kind of woman from whom Bollywood usually keeps its distance. Anu Menon, makes us question our judgment of her, only to ask: “When do we forget that she too is a woman, a mother, and not only the mother of a child but also a human being? If it remains significant, it is because so unusual for a Hindi film to challenge the notion that women are naturally inclined to submit to motherhood. If Shakuntala Devi remains important to us as a film about women and their relationship with their children, because, it questions women's motherhood.
The film is directed by Anu Menon. Shakuntala Devi is a drama about a mother-daughter relationship. With this film, director Anu Menon has ensured that the audience never forgets that Shakuntala was a math genius.
After always admiring Shakuntala Devi, this film gives us an insight into her life and achievements in mathematics and science. Before the film was released, Guinness World Records awarded her a certificate for the fastest human-computer from Guinness World Records. She was a world-class educator and a brilliant mathematician. Although, she was described as a “human computer,” she was no genius in numbers and poor at studying, but she excelled at her studies as the fastest woman in the world.
I was browsing the internet and discovered this while watching the film “Shakuntala Devi: Human-Computer,” a documentary about the life and achievements of the fastest human-computer in the world.
Written by - Anupam Singh
Edited by - Chhavi Gupta
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