Sony Pictures Networks Productions (SPN Productions), the film division of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) along with Abundantia Entertainment has announced its upcoming film based on the life of ‘Shakuntala Devi’. The film, featuring Vidya Balan in lead role, brings to life the legendary and inspiring story of Shakuntala Devi popularly known as ‘The Human Computer’. The film is produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Vikram Malhotra.

Today (16th September), the makers have finally shared film's teaser and Vidya Balan's first look as Shakuntala Devi with fans. In the first look, Vidya Balan can be seen posing in a red saree sporting short hairdo. Take a look at the teaser below:




Anu Menon and Nayanika Mahtani have written the screenplay and Ishita Moitra is the dialogue writer of the film. Principal photography of the film has commenced today and this unique tale of the human mind and human relationships will see a worldwide release in the summer of 2020.

For the uninitiated, Shakuntala Devi took the world by storm with her talent of making incredibly swift calculations from a very young age. Despite no formal education, Shakuntala Devi made a name for herself globally as a ‘math genius’. Her great mathematical skills even find a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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