'Shakuntala Devi' trailer: Vidya Balan's human computer makes us ask 'How do you do this?'

Vidya Balan in and as Shakuntala Devi is here to stun you with her mamatical prowess in trailer of one of most anticipated films of 2020. trailer of film is like a roller-coaster ride into making of Indian prodigy who goes onto find herself in book of Guinness World Records. A fine performance by Dirty Picture star Vidya Balan whose command over character is impressive right from first frame.

2-minute 47-second trailer traces math genius' childhood where on expressing her desire to go to school in a rural Indian setup, her far replies, “What will school teach you, instead, you will end up teaching school.” till adulthood where she finds herself explaining to a foreign official that she loves going on st to see "people's face when y see a girl in chotis doing maths".

With upbeat music in background, viewer can readily bounce along with Shakuntala Devi's journey with utmost interest. trailer also goes onto show struggles that math genius faces in her personal life. Her daughter, played by Dangal actor Sanya Malhotra, accuses her of neglecting her amidst her claim to fame as a mamatics genius. This adds a dramatic tone in orwise funny, witty and intelligent setup.

dialogues clearly are icing on cake as re are many moments in trailer where viewers have a good laugh. Vidya Balan ends trailer by reaffirming need for drama in life as she says, “We Indians are like that only. Drama or thing.”. In retrospect, only Vidya, with her top-level act in Shakuntala Devi, can make us want to say "Yes" when she asks, "Taiyaar ho mere best friend maths se dosti karne ke liye? (Are you ready to befriend my best friend - 'maths'?)"

Have a look at trailer here:

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Earlier in day, Vidya also shared a new poster that showed her character’s evolution over years - as she is seen with her bag and bagg and two plaits, a modern woman dressed in western clos and a spectacled sari-clad woman a few decades later. film, directed by Anu Men, is scheduled to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 31. Actors Jisshu Sengupta and Amit Sadh will be seen in pivotal roles in film.

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About Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi will tell story of mamatics genius who was kwn to be witty and eccentric. Popularly kwn as ' Human Computer', she lived life on her own terms. She earned her a place in 1982 edition of Guinness Book of World Records. She is survived by her daughter, Anupama Banerjee.

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