Shakuntala Devi
- 2020
- 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.
- Awards
- 13 nominations total
Jisshu Sengupta
- Paritosh Banerji
- (as Jishu Sengupta)
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To make matters worse, it is not yet a proper biopic in India.When the spice is poured into the biopic, it goes to a place where it is no longer biopic.A person's personal life grows from a good working life.
The mother-daughter relationship has been given much more importance.Shakuntala Devi's huge achievement is covered even if it is a little bit.The last scene seems more dramatic than the big one.Did you need 3 songs in the film?
Makeup and costume are truly admirable.Vidya Balan is just as impeccable as before.But the place of Jishu and Amit has not been given much less?
The mother-daughter relationship has been given much more importance.Shakuntala Devi's huge achievement is covered even if it is a little bit.The last scene seems more dramatic than the big one.Did you need 3 songs in the film?
Makeup and costume are truly admirable.Vidya Balan is just as impeccable as before.But the place of Jishu and Amit has not been given much less?
This is not what you call a biopic. Bollywood doesn't know how to make a biopic rather they show same old drama, over acting, their own fictitious story. They did same Mission Mangal. Watch it only see mother daughter relationship
Bollywood doesn't know how to make a biopic; or maybe they don't care as long as they're making money. Direction: The plotline is incoherent, seems like it is taken straight from Wikipedia. The movie just shows events happening without reasons, no story following up to the events. We rarely understand the mathematical genius that is Shakuntala Devi, because there's very little story to it. Much of it is just unnecessary melodrama centring around a mother-daughter relationship.
This movie is an insult to one of the greatest India has ever produced. ACTING: Vidya Balan is at her worst, partly because of a lack of plot and tries hard to compensate for it. She's over enthusiastic invariably, grins all the time - something very different from the actual Shakuntala Devi. She's not jovial, she's creepy.
Also, why does a biopic need so many songs? What a waste of effort and purpose.
P.S. They added components of feminism to garner postive reviews.
Also, why does a biopic need so many songs? What a waste of effort and purpose.
P.S. They added components of feminism to garner postive reviews.
Shakuntala Devi.Anu Menon.2020
Based on the life journey of profoundly known Human computer aka Shakuntala Devi, the film tries to fit in her 84 glorious years in 120 minutes screen time. The film stabs to touch major life milestones of her life from her genius mathematics career to conflict with her own daughter and to her dilemma in life to her flawed rapport with her husband.
But the film fails to bring out her psyche, mental vows and keeps spinning around her analogous achievements throughout. Many of her vital scenes are mere caricaturish portrayal to make it look breezy and to reflect her sense of humor with no depth in it. No doubt Balan tries hard with her accents, body language, hiatuses but still the film lacks in the clarity of thought.
Based on the life journey of profoundly known Human computer aka Shakuntala Devi, the film tries to fit in her 84 glorious years in 120 minutes screen time. The film stabs to touch major life milestones of her life from her genius mathematics career to conflict with her own daughter and to her dilemma in life to her flawed rapport with her husband.
But the film fails to bring out her psyche, mental vows and keeps spinning around her analogous achievements throughout. Many of her vital scenes are mere caricaturish portrayal to make it look breezy and to reflect her sense of humor with no depth in it. No doubt Balan tries hard with her accents, body language, hiatuses but still the film lacks in the clarity of thought.
Boring and not done justice to the biopic !i dint even feel like completing the movie .
How Shakuntala Devi Inspired Vidya Balan
How Shakuntala Devi Inspired Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan tells IMDb which Shakuntala Devi scenes made her feel closer to the flamboyant character she was playing.
Did you know
- TriviaPrakash Belwadi who plays Vidya Balan's father in the film had said Kannada industry should have made a film on Shakuntala Devi.
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Shakuntala Devi: [Anu Menon says Indians hate mathematics on the contrary Indians love mathematics]
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