Shakuntala Devi teaser: Vidya Balan sports short hairdo as ‘human computer’, to begin shoot in London. See pic

The makers of the Shakuntala Devi biopic have shared the first look and teaser of actor Vidya Balan who will play the maths genius in the film.

The teaser of Vidya Balan’s upcoming film, the Shakuntala Devi biopic is out and shows her in a short haircut. The actor is set to start the shooting of the film in London and will be seen as the maths genius.

Vidya Balan as Shakuntala Devi in the biopic of the maths genius.

The teaser introduces Vidya’s character in a red sari with short hair and a bindi as the end of the teaser and defines her as ‘sharp, arrogant, eccentric, ruthless, witty, outspoken and Ma Genius’. The film is titled Shakuntala Devi - Human Computer.

Vidya Balan as maths genius Shakuntala Devi in her next film.

“How incredible that The Math Genius, The Human Computer, was a small-town Indian girl, who took the world by storm,” she added.

Director Anu Menen told Mid-Day in an interview, “I have always been fascinated by Shakuntala Devi and felt that hers is an incredible story that had to be told. She was an extraordinary woman, who lived ahead of her times and on her own terms, unapologetically.”

Vidya’s multi-starrer Mission Mangal is still performing well at the box office. The film starred Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Kirti Kulhari and Nithya Menen. The film has become the highest Independence Day grosser ever with collections of over ₹200 crore. It tells the story of India’s Mars Orbiter Mission which was achieved by a team of women scientists.

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