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“SHAKUNTALA DEVI – THE MOVIE, Celebrates My Mother's Multifaceted Personality and Her Zest For Life!" - ANUPAMA BANERJI

“SHAKUNTALA DEVI – THE MOVIE, Celebrates My Mother’s Multifaceted Personality and Her Zest For Life!” – ANUPAMA BANERJI

Shakuntala Devi is the first Indian language biopic to make its global premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video

Produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Vikram Malhotra, and directed by Anu Menon, Shakuntala Devi stars National award-winning actor Vidya Balan in the lead, alongside Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh and Jisshu Sengupta

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'Vidya Balan is astounding as my mummy!'

‘Vidya Balan is astounding as my mummy!’

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‘My mother had a vivacious personality and it had to come out, and Vidya was our only choice.’ ‘She is mummy on screen!’

IMAGE: Vidya Balan, who plays Shakuntala Devi, and Sanya Malhotra, who plays her daughter Anupama Banerji, in Anu Menon’s Shakuntala Devi.

Shakuntala Devi Director Anu Menon shares a beautiful bond with the Maths genius’s daughter Anupama Banerji, and it shows.

They…

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Soak your self within the fascinating life and occasions of Shakuntala Devi!

Story: A biographical drama on the lifetime of Shakuntala Devi, the famend mathematician, whose astounding abilities of fixing complicated math issues in file time gained her admiration and awe, the world over.

Evaluation: ‘Shankuntala Devi’ not solely explores the mathematician’s fascinating relationship with numbers however her relationships past it as effectively – particularly her life as a mom and a girl. If Shankuntala Devi’s intriguing journey which began off as a three-year-old fixing troublesome math issues and doing her personal exhibits throughout faculties was not exceptional sufficient – her fearless and unbiased spirit as a younger lady within the 1950’s, who lived by her personal guidelines provides to her dazzling persona. One which she fiercely protects by each stage of her life.‘Why ought to I be regular, once I could be wonderful?’ Shakuntala Devi (Vidya Balan) asks her daughter Anupama (Sanya Malhotra), when throughout a skirmish the later questions why she will’t be a ‘regular’ mom.

Because the movie takes us by Shakuntala Devi’s life, it turns into apparent that whereas her equation with numbers was seamless, her private equations typically ended up being miscalculated. Whereas highlighting her wonderful on stage moments throughout her Maths Exhibits, it additionally delves into her string of troubled relationships – together with her dad and mom, the over using anger in the direction of her mom for not standing as much as her father when it mattered, the lads in her life and at last her strained relationship together with her daughter.

The primary hour of the movie retains one engaged with a enjoyable, entertaining narrative – the place in 1950s London, we see an keen and endearing Shakuntala Devi giving it her all and making an attempt to tug off her exhibits regardless of all the chances. Her makeover and brushing up of English language abilities spearheaded by her Spanish buddy Javier (Luca Calvani), sees her bear a metamorphosis which brings out her vivacious nature. She is quickly the toast of events and a girl who lives her life with abandon. And when love is available in type of Paritosh Banerji (Jisshu Sengupta), she jumps proper into the second, by proposing marriage to him and having a child quickly after. It’s when she is lastly torn between motherhood and being the girl who she inherently is – a maths whiz, doing exhibits world over, that she is compelled to make some troublesome selections.

Director Anu Menon brings to us the lifetime of a girl whose story is so enthralling that it’s arduous to look away. Nonetheless, at occasions the narrative does appear to be rushed, as if ticking off milestones in Shankuntala Devi’s life, one after the opposite in fast succession (and to be sincere there are such a lot of). Additionally the tonal shift from breezy to a dramatic and emotional one is a bit uneven at occasions (writers – Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani). The movie has been well-shot (Keiko Nakahara) maintaining the totally different durations in thoughts and Balan’s seems to be (Costumes – Niharika Bhasin) by the ages mix in effectively. Whereas the soundtrack (Sachin-Jigar) is peppered with peppy numbers, the one to linger on is the soulful ‘Jhilmil Piya’ (singers – Benny Dayal, Monali Thakur, lyrics – Priya Saraiya).

Vidya Balan will get beneath the pores and skin of her character and easily aces it within the titular function – she offers an unrestrained efficiency as Shakuntala Devi from the 1950s to 2000s which is fascinating to observe, as each stage of her life unfolds. Jisshu Sengupta because the suave and delicate Paritosh is a delight to observe and Amit Sadh as Anupama’s supportive husband, Ajay makes an influence even together with his restricted display screen time.Sanya Malhotra as the marginally older Anupama brings in poise to her character, though her teenage act doesn’t fairly move off that simply.

However in the end ‘Shakuntala Devi’ is a pleasure to observe merely to soak within the fascinating life and occasions of the maths whiz – a human laptop sooner than an precise laptop, the free-spirit, who was all that and a lot extra! Vidya Kasam, don’t give this one a miss.

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‘Shakuntala Devi’ review: Vidya Balan elevates a spritzy take on an enigma

‘Shakuntala Devi’ review: Vidya Balan elevates a spritzy take on an enigma

Her name conjures up astronomical numbers whizzing past mathematical operations inside a seemingly quantum-compute propelled brain that either explode or shrink the resulting digits in a blink. That brain and the persona enveloping it have remained as enigmatic as the newspaper advertisements that came out exhorting limited-availability appointments with Shakuntala Devi to consult on what the…

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Shakuntala Devi’s daughter is happy her mother’s multifaceted personality will be seen in the Vidya Balan starrer

Shakuntala Devi’s daughter is happy her mother’s multifaceted personality will be seen in the Vidya Balan starrer

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Actor Vidya Balan’s next release Shakuntala Devi is all set for a world premiere on Amazon Prime Video from July 31. The buzz around the film is quite high. Ahead of its release, the math wizard’s daughter Anupama Banerji spoke to Mid Day and talked about how her legendary mother was more than maths.

Anupama has contributed to the development of the Anu Menon and Nayanika Mahtani’s…

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

Amazon presents The World premiere of “Shakuntala Devi – The True Story of India’s Math Genius” A Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Abundantia Entertainment production, A Genius Films Production

Starring Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh, Jisshu Sengupta and others.

World Premiere – 31st July 2020, exclusive release only on Amazon Prime Video

Directed by – Anu Menon Produced by – Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Vikram Malhotra Co-Produced by – Shikhaa Sharma Story & Screenplay by – Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani Dialogues by – Ishita Moitra Associate Producer – Raedita Tandan Executive Producers – Seher Aly Latif, Shivani Saran Director of Photography – Keiko Nakahara Editor – Antara Lahiri Production Design – Vintee Bansal, Meenal Agarwal Music – Sachin-Jigar Lyrics – Vayu, Priya Saraiya Original Background Score – Karan Kulkarni Sound Design – Roland Heap, Udit Duseja Casting – Seher Aly Latif CSA, Castink Costume Design – Niharika Bhasin Hair & Make-up Design – Vikram Gaikwad, Shreyas Mhatre Choreography – Shampa Gopikrishna, Vijay Ganguly Lead VFX Supervisor – Sam Bhattarcharjee (Do It Creative Ltd.), Vinay Singh Chuphal (Future Works Media Ltd.) DI Colour Lab – Future Works Media Ltd. DI Colourist – Andreas Brueckl Post Supervisor – Santosh Nayak Post Producer – Mithun D’souza Visual Promotions – Trigger Happy Publicity design – House of AWE Media Consultant – Sanchita Trivedi (Idhyah) Digital Marketing – The Small Big Idea

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

Amazon presents The World premiere of “Shakuntala Devi – The True Story of India’s Math Genius” A Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Abundantia Entertainment production, A Genius Films Production

Starring Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh, Jisshu Sengupta and others.

World Premiere – 31st July 2020, exclusive release only on Amazon Prime Video

Directed by – Anu Menon Produced by – Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Vikram Malhotra Co-Produced by – Shikhaa Sharma Story & Screenplay by – Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani Dialogues by – Ishita Moitra Associate Producer – Raedita Tandan Executive Producers – Seher Aly Latif, Shivani Saran Director of Photography – Keiko Nakahara Editor – Antara Lahiri Production Design – Vintee Bansal, Meenal Agarwal Music – Sachin-Jigar Lyrics – Vayu, Priya Saraiya Original Background Score – Karan Kulkarni Sound Design – Roland Heap, Udit Duseja Casting – Seher Aly Latif CSA, Castink Costume Design – Niharika Bhasin Hair & Make-up Design – Vikram Gaikwad, Shreyas Mhatre Choreography – Shampa Gopikrishna, Vijay Ganguly Lead VFX Supervisor – Sam Bhattarcharjee (Do It Creative Ltd.), Vinay Singh Chuphal (Future Works Media Ltd.) DI Colour Lab – Future Works Media Ltd. DI Colourist – Andreas Brueckl Post Supervisor – Santosh Nayak Post Producer – Mithun D’souza Visual Promotions – Trigger Happy Publicity design – House of AWE Media Consultant – Sanchita Trivedi (Idhyah) Digital Marketing – The Small Big Idea

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

Amazon presents The World premiere of “Shakuntala Devi – The True Story of India’s Math Genius” A Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Abundantia Entertainment production, A Genius Films Production

Starring Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh, Jisshu Sengupta and others.

World Premiere – 31st July 2020, exclusive release only on Amazon Prime Video

Directed by – Anu Menon Produced by – Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Vikram Malhotra Co-Produced by – Shikhaa Sharma Story & Screenplay by – Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani Dialogues by – Ishita Moitra Associate Producer – Raedita Tandan Executive Producers – Seher Aly Latif, Shivani Saran Director of Photography – Keiko Nakahara Editor – Antara Lahiri Production Design – Vintee Bansal, Meenal Agarwal Music – Sachin-Jigar Lyrics – Vayu, Priya Saraiya Original Background Score – Karan Kulkarni Sound Design – Roland Heap, Udit Duseja Casting – Seher Aly Latif CSA, Castink Costume Design – Niharika Bhasin Hair & Make-up Design – Vikram Gaikwad, Shreyas Mhatre Choreography – Shampa Gopikrishna, Vijay Ganguly Lead VFX Supervisor – Sam Bhattarcharjee (Do It Creative Ltd.), Vinay Singh Chuphal (Future Works Media Ltd.) DI Colour Lab – Future Works Media Ltd. DI Colourist – Andreas Brueckl Post Supervisor – Santosh Nayak Post Producer – Mithun D’souza Visual Promotions – Trigger Happy Publicity design – House of AWE Media Consultant – Sanchita Trivedi (Idhyah) Digital Marketing – The Small Big Idea

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

Amazon presents The World premiere of “Shakuntala Devi – The True Story of India’s Math Genius” A Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Abundantia Entertainment production, A Genius Films Production

Starring Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh, Jisshu Sengupta and others.

World Premiere – 31st July 2020, exclusive release only on Amazon Prime Video

Directed by – Anu Menon Produced by – Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Vikram Malhotra Co-Produced by – Shikhaa Sharma Story & Screenplay by – Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani Dialogues by – Ishita Moitra Associate Producer – Raedita Tandan Executive Producers – Seher Aly Latif, Shivani Saran Director of Photography – Keiko Nakahara Editor – Antara Lahiri Production Design – Vintee Bansal, Meenal Agarwal Music – Sachin-Jigar Lyrics – Vayu, Priya Saraiya Original Background Score – Karan Kulkarni Sound Design – Roland Heap, Udit Duseja Casting – Seher Aly Latif CSA, Castink Costume Design – Niharika Bhasin Hair & Make-up Design – Vikram Gaikwad, Shreyas Mhatre Choreography – Shampa Gopikrishna, Vijay Ganguly Lead VFX Supervisor – Sam Bhattarcharjee (Do It Creative Ltd.), Vinay Singh Chuphal (Future Works Media Ltd.) DI Colour Lab – Future Works Media Ltd. DI Colourist – Andreas Brueckl Post Supervisor – Santosh Nayak Post Producer – Mithun D’souza Visual Promotions – Trigger Happy Publicity design – House of AWE Media Consultant – Sanchita Trivedi (Idhyah) Digital Marketing – The Small Big Idea

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AMAZON PRIME VIDEO Releases Trailer For Biopic Of “HUMAN COMPUTER”, SHAKUNTALA DEVI, Starring VIDYA BALAN

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO Releases Trailer For Biopic Of “HUMAN COMPUTER”, SHAKUNTALA DEVI, Starring VIDYA BALAN

Shakuntala Devi is the first Indian language biopic to make its global premiere exclusively on Prime Video

Produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Vikram Malhotra, and directed by Anu Menon, Shakuntala Devi stars National award-winning actor Vidya Balan in the lead, alongside Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh and Jisshu Sengupta 

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Shakuntala Devi’s daughter is happy her mother’s multifaceted personality will be seen in the Vidya Balan starrer

Shakuntala Devi’s daughter is happy her mother’s multifaceted personality will be seen in the Vidya Balan starrer

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Actor Vidya Balan’s next release Shakuntala Devi is all set for a world premiere on Amazon Prime Video from July 31. The buzz around the film is quite high. Ahead of its release, the math wizard’s daughter Anupama Banerji spoke to Mid Day and talked about how her legendary mother was more than maths.

Anupama has contributed to the development of the Anu Menon and Nayanika Mahtani’s…

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

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Shakuntala Devi - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra | Amazon Prime Video | July 31

Amazon presents The World premiere of “Shakuntala Devi – The True Story of India’s Math Genius” A Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Abundantia Entertainment production, A Genius Films Production

Starring Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh, Jisshu Sengupta and others.

World Premiere – 31st July 2020, exclusive release only on Amazon Prime Video

Directed by – Anu Menon Produced by – Sony Pictures Networks Productions & Vikram Malhotra Co-Produced by – Shikhaa Sharma Story & Screenplay by – Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani Dialogues by – Ishita Moitra Associate Producer – Raedita Tandan Executive Producers – Seher Aly Latif, Shivani Saran Director of Photography – Keiko Nakahara Editor – Antara Lahiri Production Design – Vintee Bansal, Meenal Agarwal Music – Sachin-Jigar Lyrics – Vayu, Priya Saraiya Original Background Score – Karan Kulkarni Sound Design – Roland Heap, Udit Duseja Casting – Seher Aly Latif CSA, Castink Costume Design – Niharika Bhasin Hair & Make-up Design – Vikram Gaikwad, Shreyas Mhatre Choreography – Shampa Gopikrishna, Vijay Ganguly Lead VFX Supervisor – Sam Bhattarcharjee (Do It Creative Ltd.), Vinay Singh Chuphal (Future Works Media Ltd.) DI Colour Lab – Future Works Media Ltd. DI Colourist – Andreas Brueckl Post Supervisor – Santosh Nayak Post Producer – Mithun D’souza Visual Promotions – Trigger Happy Publicity design – House of AWE Media Consultant – Sanchita Trivedi (Idhyah) Digital Marketing – The Small Big Idea

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After Gulabo Sitabo starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan starrer Shakuntala Devi will have its world premiere on Amazon Prime Video. The film is a biopic on late mathematical wizard Shakuntala Devi is as also known as the “human computer”.

On May 15, Vidya Balan announced on Twitter, "Delighted to announce that you will get to see #ShakuntalaDevi very soon on @PrimeVideo with all your loved ones. Thrilled that we will be able to entertain you in these unprecedented times. #WorldPremiereOnPrime #ShakuntalaDeviOnPrime."

Delighted to announce that you will get to see #ShakuntalaDevi very soon on @PrimeVideo with all your loved ones. Thrilled that we will be able to entertain you in these unprecedented times. #WorldPremiereOnPrime #ShakuntalaDeviOnPrime@sonypicsprodns @Abundantia_Ent pic.twitter.com/HHkhmq6FNx

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Featuring the National Award-winning actress Vidya Balan, the film is based on the life of Shakuntala Devi, nicknamed the “human computer”, for her innate ability to make incredibly complex calculations within seconds. The film also stars Sanya Malhotra, who will be seen playing the role of Shakuntala Devi’s daughter with whom the genius enjoyed a complicated but extraordinary relationship, alongside Amit Sadh and Jisshu Sengupta in pivotal roles.

Written and directed by Anu Menon, Shakuntala Devi has been produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Vikram Malhotra. The screenplay is written by Anu Menon and Nayanika Mahtani, while the dialogues are penned by Ishita Moitra.

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ACROSS THE LINE Author @nayanikawrites Nayanika Mahtani Publisher @penguinindia A book that talks about the division of India Pakistan. A book that came out at the right time. With loads of protest now happening around us. The book narrates how it was when the partition was planned and when it was implemented. A partition that brings out the fears and feelings of two families that struggled on each side. What one would experience is how a single line of political difference on separation of territories caused so much of hardship. A right mix of comedy, cricket and sentiments make this a great read and love the way how the author took this forward. Thank you @reader_viddh #thatmadrasmom #sindhuvinodnarayan #booksofinstagram #bookreviewersofinstagram #bookrecommendations #penguinindia #chennaiblogger #chennaireviewer #momswhoread (at Chennai, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6cpGeFFuoQ/?igshid=1k1b9jn489zlw

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Nayanika Mahtani, co-writer of the new biopic #39;Shakuntala Devi#39;, reflects on films, feminism and the line between career and family that women have balanced over the past century. from Moneycontrol Latest News https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/making-motherhood-synonymoussacrifice-is-unfair-to-women-–-‘shakuntala-devi’-co-writer_14203261.html

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via Today Bharat In an interview to TNM, Anupama Banerji talks about her relationship with her mother, math genius Shakuntala Devi. A lot has been written and said about the late Shakuntala Devi, globally renowned as the “human computer”, rattling off answers to complex calculations involving long numbers within seconds. However, the Bengaluru-born math genius’s story was told through a different lens in the eponymous film by Anu Menon starring Vidya Balan which released on Amazon Prime Video on Friday – through the relationship she had with her daughter Anupama Banerji. spoke to Anupama, who now lives in London with her husband Ajay Abhaya Kumar and their two daughters. She was one of the main collaborators with whom co-writers of Shakuntala Devi, Anu Menon and Nayanika Mahtani, worked over a period of three years. “The first time we met was actually at Harrods in London, which was my mum’s favourite store,” Anupama tells TNM. “We were supposed to meet for half an hour, but we ended up talking for six hours,” chimes in Ajay. “Several coffees later, after everything unravelled as we spoke, they realised that there was a lot more to Shakuntala Devi than being a human computer. She wasn’t just a genius. The story would not be complete unless they brought out the other aspects as well. It was there that it began… and here we are,” Anupama says with a smile. Ajay Abhaya Kumar, Vidya Balan and Anupama Banerji Anupama speaks of her mother with love but also honesty, over a video call from London. “We didn’t have a perfect relationship,” she says. In the film, we see the duo have plenty of intense arguments too. Shakuntala is shown as an unconventional mother, something that Anupama's character – played by Sanya Malhotra – has a problem with. “Growing up, I didn’t understand where she came from. It was more like, other people have normal lives, but why am I not getting that. As I grew older, I understood that she had struggled. She came from difficult circumstances and struggled to get where she did. If she hadn’t struggled, I would have been where she was. It was all for us,” Anupama says. It is known that Shakuntala married Paritosh Banerji in the 1960s, but the couple separated after it came to light that Shakuntala’s husband was gay. According to the film though, Shakuntala had made this up in order to led authenticity to her book, The World of Homosexuals. Anupama recalls that her mother was a single parent, and would always be busy – her diary, full of events one after the other. “So boarding school seemed like the best option. I met her only during the holidays, but at different places in the world,” Anupama says. Shakuntala Devi travelled extensively to give demonstrations and shows with her talents in mathematics. “So, it wasn’t quality time and there wasn’t a feeling of home,” Anupama narrates. “But later, in my 20s, she had also begun to calm down and I started to understand her struggles. That’s when a friendship blossomed between us. She was so receptive, so easy to talk to – that helped. We also made a conscious effort to make a home and spend time there, because we realised it was important. It was just her and me in this whole wide world,” Anupama says. “Ultimately, we loved each other intensely and stood by each other. That’s what matters in the end.” Anupama says that she was the only person her mother was possessive of too, and she understood and enjoyed that. In the film, we see many instances of these – such as when Vidya as Shakuntala refers to Anupama as her daughter with Paritosh, as opposed to “our daughter”. While she says it lightly – she states that she has a greater right on Anupama because she birthed her, and received three-inch stitches, not her husband. Even when Sanya as Anupama wants to go and live with her husband in India, Shakuntala is vehement that Anupama cannot live away from her. “So, say, Anupama was in London and her mom was visiting for a couple of months, she would want all of Anupama’s attention. Anupama would tell her friends that her mom’s is town and they won’t be seeing her much for a few months,” Ajay shares. Anupama responds with a laugh, “I was possessive of her too. I would keep reminding her that I was her greatest fan. I am her greatest fan.” Shakuntala and Anupama eventually became very close. So, when the latter died in 2013, it left Anupama reeling. When she met Anu and Nayanika at Harrods, three years later, the loss was still raw and hurtful. “It was still hard for me to deal with the fact that she wasn’t around. When I lost her, it felt as though I lost a whole family. So, telling her story was nostalgic and painful – it involved many, many tears – but also very cathartic.” Like her mother, Anupama loves math – but says that it’s different from her mother’s relationship with numbers. “She never channelled me and let me do things the way I wanted. Her love for numbers was different. Mummy wanted to share it with the world, to share the joy of numbers, to teach people to not be intimidated by them… numbers could be your best friends,” And so, when Vidya Balan was roped in to play the role, Anupama was pleasantly surprised when the actor turned out to be brilliant with numbers as well. “She would just rattle off these complex numbers without much effort also. There was no doubt in our minds while brainstorming that Vidya was the one for the role, but after watching the film, I was speechless. It was surreal… Vidya went above and beyond – not just the dialogues, even the attitude and expressions. She got into the spirit of mummy… She was mummy in the film,” Anupama gushes. Shakuntala Devi travelled the world, stunning distinguished crowds with her talents, however, she always had a special place in her heart for Bengaluru, her daughter says. “We could always go once a year and we had a home in Bengaluru. Being there was all about going out, eating lots of food… there was this one place that served a really greasy dosa that she loved – Vidyarthi Bhavan – we’d always go there.” When TNM spoke to her, a few days prior to the release of Shakuntala Devi, Anupama said she was a bit nervous that a depiction of her relationship with her mother will be out for the world to see. But she was also excited. “I miss everything about her. All the things we did, the hours we talked. But the world will see that she was not just a human computer. She was a woman, and a mother too. She was affectionate, loving and caring, and gave me the best that she could.”