Vidya Balan played pranks on 'Shakuntala Devi' set, reveals co-star Sanya Malhotra

Sanya Malhotra will soon be seen next with Vidya Balan in Shakuntala Devi. actors are sharing screen for first time. Sanya, who received much appreciation for her performance in Dangal, said that Vidya was a prankster on sets. Read to kw more.

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Sanya Malhotra says Vidya Balan played pranks on Shakuntala Devi sets

In a recent interview with a news portal, Sanya Malhotra was asked if she has any off-screen memory with Vidya Balan. She replied that Vidya has a witty sense of humour. actor recalled that her senior star was “hilarious on sets and used to play pranks” on her, as well as a lot of or people. Badhaai Ho star said that her pranks used to keep all of m entertained and it is because of Vidya that y all came toger.

Sanya Malhotra mentioned that Vidya Balan has a quality to get  whole team toger and n at one point everyone just starts behaving like a family. She stated that it is a unique quality that Kahaani star has. She ted that with her humour and making everyone on sets feel special, Vidya got everyone toger as a team.

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Sanya Malhotra will be playing Anupama Banerji, daughter of Shakuntala Devi portrayed by Vidya Balan, in biopic. actor said that it was “amazing” playing real-life character. She thinks that kind of mor-daughter bond movie shows has t been seen yet in Bollywood. Sanya mentioned that her job as an actor was to be as similar and remain true to character, as it is a biopic and she is portraying a real-life person.

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About Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi is written and directed by Anu Men. movie is based on life of Shakuntala Devi, who was an Indian writer and mamatical genius, popularly called as “ human computer” by many. Along with Vidya Balan as lead character, movie features Sanya Malhotra, Jisshu Sengupta plays Shakuntala’s husband, Paritosh Banerji with Amit Sadh as Ajay and Prakash Belawadi as Shakuntala’s far.

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movie is penned by Anu Men and Nayanika Mahtani, with dialogues from Ishita Moitra. It is bankrolled by Sony Pictures Networks India and A Genius Films Production. soundtrack is composed by Sachin-Jigar with a score by Karan Kulkarni. Lyrics are written by Vayu and Priya Saraiya. Cinematography is by Keiko Nakahara and editing by Antara Lahiri. film was scheduled to release on May 8, 2020, but will miss its atrical release due to COVID-19 pandemic. Shakuntala Devi will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 31, 2020.