Shakuntala Devi: Amazon Prime Video Release Date Of 31st July 2020 For Eagerly Awaited Biopic
News
oi-Lekhaka
By Lekhaka
Amazon
Prime
Video
today
announced
the
global
premiere
of
eagerly
awaited
Hindi
title,
Shakuntala
Devi
exclusively
on
the
streaming
service.
Directed
by
Anu
Menon
(Waiting,
Four
More
Shots
Please
S1)
and
produced
by
Sony
Pictures
Networks
Productions
and
Vikram
Malhotra
(Abundantia
Entertainment),
the
biographical
drama
stars
National
Award
winning
actress
Vidya
Balan
in
the
lead,
essaying
the
role
of
the
globally
renowned
Indian
mathematics
genius,
who
was
popularly
known
as
the
'human
computer'.
Shakuntala
Devi
also
stars
Sanya
Malhotra
(Dangal,
Badhaai
Ho),
who
will
be
seen
playing
the
role
of
Shakuntala
Devi's
daughter
with
whom
the
genius
enjoyed
a
complicated
but
extraordinary
relationship,
alongside
Jisshu
Sengupta
(Mardaani
2)
and
Amit
Sadh
(Breathe,
Kai
Po
Che!)
in
pivotal
roles.
The
screenplay
is
written
by
Anu
Menon
and
Nayanika
Mahtani,
while
the
dialogues
are
penned
by
Ishita
Moitra.
Amazon
Prime
Video
members
in
India
and
in
more
than
200
countries
and
territories
worldwide
can
watch
the
endearing
story
of
Shakuntala
Devi
starting
31st
July.
The
announcement
can
be
viewed
here
-
Shakuntala
Devi
will
join
the
thousands
of
TV
shows
and
movies
from
Hollywood
and
Bollywood
in
the
Prime
Video
catalogue
including
global
premieres
of
Indian
titles
including
Gulabo
Sitabo,
Penguin,
Ponmagal
Vandhal
and
many
more.