Vidya Balan talks about her experience as Shakuntala Devi; says 'it's easy to label women'

Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi has created much anticipation among fans after launch of its trailer. Recently, in an interview with an entertainment portal, Vidya shared her experience on how she felt portraying Shakuntala Devi on-screen. Talking about Shakuntala Devi, Vidya Balan mentioned that society has preconceived tions, y want to box everyone, especially women. 

She said that historically it's been so easy to judge women, to label m. If she was someone who wanted so much from life, if she was ambitious, n one would think that she was t as committed to her family and that’s t necessarily true, added actor. Furrmore, Vidya Balan added that especially for a woman in 1950s and '60s, career was t really an option.

She continued that one doesn't judge male genius for anything else except his genius. But a woman gets judged as a daughter, a wife, a mor. Vidya Balan shared that re were many moments when she felt that she has a particular trait like Shakuntala Devi. However, she added it was like peeling an onion, one can think that y kw her but n something else is revealed about her.

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Vidya Balan added that Shakuntala Devi had se seemingly contradictory facets to her—she was a maths genius who was also an astrologer, a religious person who was a pioneering supporter of gay rights. Vidya Balan went on to say that it amazed her how someone who is so much into science can believe in god. When Vidya Balan was asked about how much she knew regarding Shakuntala Devi when she was first approached for film,  actor said she only knew that Shakuntala Devi was a mamatical genius and is kwn by name human-computer. She continued that she also had kwledge about Shakuntala Devi being a part of Guinness Book of World Records.

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Vidya Balan furr said that when Anu Men started narrating incidents from her life, it gave her a sense of who she was and what sort of life she had led. Balan mentioned that one of first things that struck her was her sense of humour and her zest for life. She didn’t let fact that she was a woman or a mor limit her in any way, which is what probably caused a lot of conflict in her life.

Vidya Balan furr revealed that makers had a lot of information from her daughter, Anupama Banerji, and son-in-law, Ajay. She said that y were very honest and transparent and forthcoming with team. Vidya mentioned that she spoke to Anupama at length, and Anu Men interviewed m over a period of many, many months. makers n poured over all that information and culled out what's re in film, concluded actor.

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