While
Vidya
Balan
is
still
celebrating
the
success
of
'Mission
Mangal',
where
she
played
the
role
of
a
scientist
working
for
ISRO,
the
actor
is
all
set
to
play
the
role
of
Shakuntala
Devi
in
an
upcoming
biopic.
Shakuntala
Devi
was
a
writer
and
a
mental
calculator,
who
was
also
called
a
'human
computer'.
Reportedly,
the
actor
is
excited
to
play
the
role
in
the
Anu
Menon
directorial
and
is
preparing
well
for
her
role.
Recently,
a
picture
of
her
in
a
brown
saree
with
a
bob
cut
was
leaked
on
social
media.
According
to
reports
in
Mid-Day,
the
actor
is
eager
to
give
her
own
version
to
the
genius.
In
an
interview
to
the
magazine,
she
expressed
how
she
felt
about
playing
the
role.
She
said,
"I
will
get
a
bob
to
look
the
part.
So
the
curly
bob
and
my
classic
South
Indian
face
is
a
good
match
for
the
part.
What
drew
me
to
the
subject
was
her
magnetic
personality
and
the
life
that
she
led.
I
am
playing
her
from
her
early
20s
till
the
fag
end
of
her
career."
Though
this
is
not
the
first
time
she
was
offered
to
play
biopics,
Vidya
Balan
said
she
was
happy
to
narrate
the
story
of
the
genius.
Known
to
be
the
forerunner
of
women-centric
films,
Vidya,
ever
since
she
started
her
career,
has
played
numerous
path-breaking
roles
when
it
comes
to
portrayal
of
women
in
movies.
In
Mission
Mangal,
she
took
the
film
forward
with
several
other
leading
female
actors
and
Akshay
Kumar.
Mission
Mangal
released
on
August
15
and
the
film
received
tremendous
response
from
fans
and
critics.
Based
on
India's
earliest
space
mission
-
the
Mars
Orbiter
Mission,
the
film
had
a
strong
cast
like
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Sharman
Joshi,
Kirti
Kulhari
and
Nithya
Menen
apart
from
Vidya
Balan
and
Akshay
Kumar.