Published 15:17 IST, August 7th 2020
Where was 'Shakuntala Devi' filmed? Here's where the Vidya Balan starrer was shot
Shakuntala Devi is a biopic flick, starring Vidya Balan. It follows the life of Math whiz Shakuntala Devi. Check out the shooting locations of Anu Menon's film
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Bollywood movie Shakuntala Devi, which features Vidya Balan in le, started streaming on OTT platform Amazon Prime Video from July 31. film managed to get a positive response from audience and critics alike. film gave an insight into life of Shakuntala Devi, who is known as human-computer, and her journey of success while also focusing on how it affected her equation with her daughter. Here are shooting locations of Shakuntala Devi.
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Where was Shakuntala Devi filmed?
A few certain parts and sequences of biopic have been shot at Mumbai and Kolkatta. Although late Shakuntala Devi was hailed from Bangalore, makers shot scenes of her childhood in Mumbai's film studios. sequence, highlighting Shakuntala Devi's childhood, was mostly shot indoors.
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Talking about international shooting locations of film, it covered famous places in London, UK. Interestingly, Shakuntala Devi lived in London for a long time, after she moved re with her far in 1994. In film, Devi was seen travelling to several countries around world, demonstrating her arithmetic talents. But, all places, such as Europe and US, among many ors, are shot in indoor shooting. Guinness Book of World record holder died in Bangalore on 21 April 2013 at age of 83.
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Shakuntala Devi details
Shakuntala Devi was an Indian woman who was popularly regarded as a human-computer. Her talent also won her a place in 1982 edition of Guinness Book of World Records. She passed away in 2013 due to respiratory problems but her legacy is alive. Apart from her mainstream work, Shakuntala Devi also wrote a book called World of Homosexuals, which was first study of its kind.
Along with Vidya Balan, film also feature Sanya Malhotra, Jisshu Sengupta, and Amit Sh. Sanya Malhotra, and Jisshu Sengupta essay characters of Anupama Banerji and Paritosh Banerji respectively. Meanwhile, Amit Sh, Prakash Belawi, and Sheeba Chdha play prominent roles in biopic. film is directed by Anu Menon, and jointly produced by Sony Pictures Networks India and Vikram Malhotra's banner Abundantia Entertainment.
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15:17 IST, August 7th 2020