Shakuntala Devi (2020)
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- 2h 7min
- Biography, Drama
- 31 Jul 2020 (Australia)
- Movie
Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.
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Awards:
- 13 nominations.
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Cast
| Vidya Balan | ... |
Shakuntala Devi
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| Adi Chugh | ... |
Kartar
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| Sanya Malhotra | ... |
Anupama Banerji
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| Jisshu Sengupta | ... |
Paritosh Banerji
(as Jishu Sengupta)
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| Amit Sadh | ... |
Ajay Abhaya Kumar
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| Luca Calvani | ... |
Javier
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| Sheeba Chaddha | ... |
Tarabai
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| Prakash Belawadi | ... |
Shakuntala's Father
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Ipshita Chakraborty Singh | ... |
Shakuntala's Mother
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| Spandan Chaturvedi | ... |
12 year old Shakuntala
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| Purnendu Bhattacharya | ... |
Ajay's Father
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| Mark Davis | ... |
Steven
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Renuka Sharma | ... |
Ajay's Mother
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| Ahan Nirban | ... |
Srinivas
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Jiya Shah | ... |
Sharada
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| Chahat Tewani | ... |
11 year old Anu
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Priya Raina | ... |
Radhika
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| Komal Chhabria | ... |
Jaya
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Barnaby Jago | ... |
English Presenter
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| Claire Ashton | ... |
Tea Room Lady
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Ian Bailey | ... |
The Mediator
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Santosh Banerjee | ... |
Gordhanbhai
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| Nicholas Blatt | ... |
Butler
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| Saulius Cajauskas | ... |
Maths Professor / Spanish Embassy Man
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| Suki Chott | ... |
Book Fan
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| Max Dowler | ... |
BBC Show Host
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| Jake Francis | ... |
Anu's Lawyer
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Stephen Hulse | ... |
BBC TV Director
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Elle Jones |
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Louis Mackenzie | ... |
Spanish Diplomat
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| Marianne March | ... |
Barbara Jensen
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Faizz Mir | ... |
Extra
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Amore Psiche | ... |
Spanish Embassy Woman
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Bob Silver-Smith | ... |
Mathematician
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Pranay Singh | ... |
Student
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Irina Svecova | ... |
Office Worker
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| Nisha Aaliya | ... |
Bookshop Interviewer (uncredited)
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Alex Bartram | ... |
Edward (uncredited)
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Toni Beard | ... |
Yea room lady (uncredited)
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Kiara Bhanushali | ... |
2 year old Anu (uncredited)
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Raghav Binani | ... |
Arun's Friend (uncredited)
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Paul Blackwell | ... |
Mathematician (uncredited)
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| Colin Blyth | ... |
Royal mathematician society member (uncredited)
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| Nishit Broker | ... |
Lifetime Achievement Award Presenter (uncredited)
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| Barney Chambers | ... |
English Mathematician (uncredited)
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| Darren Charman | ... |
Man with stopwatch (uncredited)
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Bradley Clarkson | ... |
Pub Owner (uncredited)
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Robert Dalgleish | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Ishita Deshmukh | ... |
Anu's Friend 1 (uncredited)
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Dhruvin Doshi | ... |
Arun (uncredited)
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Guinevere Edwards | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Vidyuth Gargi | ... |
Mohan Manhas (uncredited)
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| Amitabh Gupta | ... |
Mathematics Teacher 2 (uncredited)
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Keith Hide | ... |
Professor Allen (uncredited)
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Ty Hurley | ... |
Mathematician (uncredited)
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| Martin Jishil | ... |
Agent (uncredited)
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| Nyla Masood | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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| Peter McPherson | ... |
London Presenter (uncredited)
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Michael Meehan | ... |
English Man (uncredited)
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Taraash Mehrotra | ... |
Ejaz (uncredited)
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Araina Nand | ... |
8 year old Shakuntala (uncredited)
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Roderick O'Grady | ... |
Theatre Director (uncredited)
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Hannah-Lee Osborn | ... |
Teacher 1950's (uncredited)
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| Mahesh Pillai | ... |
School Principal (uncredited)
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| Phillip Roy | ... |
Mr. Stevens - Shakuntala's Lawyer (uncredited)
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| Vikram Sahu | ... |
Mr. Saxena (uncredited)
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| Stephen Samson | ... |
Mathematician (uncredited)
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Rheanne Tejani | ... |
Anu's Friend 2 (uncredited)
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Girish Thapar | ... |
Stuffy Man 1 (uncredited)
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Mahshid Torkan | ... |
Journalist (uncredited)
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Reynu Verma | ... |
Principal (uncredited)
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Jon Wennington | ... |
Mathematician (uncredited)
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Jason Wilson | ... |
American Presenter (uncredited)
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Jason Wilson | ... |
American Presenter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Anu Menon | ||
Written by
| Anu Menon | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Nayanika Mahtani | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ishita Moitra | ... | (dialogue) |
| Anu Menon | ... | (story) & |
| Nayanika Mahtani | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Kalpesh Damani | ... | Creative Development |
| Pearl Gill | ... | line producer |
| Mrunalini Havaldar | ... | Creative Development: Sony Pictures India |
| Naman Jain | ... | co-executive producer |
| Seher Latif | ... | executive producer (as Seher Aly Latif) |
| Vikram Malhotra | ... | producer |
| Abhinav Mehrotra | ... | Creative: Sony Pictures |
| Sheel Nimbalkar | ... | head of production: Sony Pictures India |
| Srimohi Roy | ... | creative development producer |
| Shivani Saran | ... | executive producer |
| Shikhaa Sharma | ... | co-producer |
| Adi Sharmaa | ... | creative producer |
| Raedita Tandan | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Karan Kulkarni | ... | (original background score) |
| Sachin-Jigar | ||
| Sachin Sanghvi | ... | (music) (as Sachin - Jigar) |
| Jigar Saraiya | ... | (music) (as Sachin - Jigar) |
Cinematography by
| Keiko Nakahara | ||
Editing by
| Antara Lahiri | ||
Editorial Department
| Shounak Banerjee | ... | associate editor |
| Justin Belly | ... | conformist: editor |
| Andreas Brückl | ... | supervising colorist |
| Mithun D'Souza | ... | post-production producer |
| Kakhuga Kamei | ... | assistant colourist |
| Yassine N'Choubi | ... | head of post production (as Yassine Nchoubi) |
| Yashika Routray | ... | assistant colorist |
| Sinu Sahadevan | ... | associate editor |
| Manoj Sahu | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Dipankar Sarkar | ... | digital imaging technician |
Casting By
| Seher Latif | ... | (as Seher Aly Latif) |
| Yash Nagarkoti | ||
Production Design by
| Meenal Agarwal | ||
| Vintee Bansal | ||
Art Direction by
| Ramesh Yadav | ||
Set Decoration by
| Harshvardhan Purohit | ||
Costume Design by
| Niharika Bhasin | ||
Makeup Department
| Supriya Bhakale | ... | hair department head |
| Shalaka Bhosle | ... | hair stylist |
| Sanaya Dotiwala | ... | Assistant hair stylist: For sanya Malhotra |
| Vikram Gaikwad | ... | hair & make-up designer |
| Natasha Mathias | ... | makeup artist |
| Shreyas Mhatre | ... | hair & make-up designer |
| Latta Pathak | ... | hair stylist / makeup stylist: UK |
| Jagdish Yere | ... | makeup department head |
Production Management
| Mithun D'Souza | ... | post-production producer |
| Farhan Khan | ... | production supervisor |
| Tara C. Llewellyn | ... | production manager (as Tara Llewellyn) / production manager |
| Sandeep Surendran | ... | production manager |
| Nitin Upadhyaya | ... | unit production manager: U.K |
| Surendra Sharma | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paolo De Battista | ... | floor second assistant director |
| Nikhil Gupta | ... | additional second assistant director (as Nikhil Ratan Gupta) |
| Nairika Lodhi | ... | assistant director |
| Ishan Mohan | ... | director's assistant: post-production |
| Shiladitya Sen | ... | first assistant director |
| Ronak Shah | ... | third assistant director |
| Ronak Shah | ... | third assistant director |
| Vedant Sharma | ... | intern assistant director |
| Chitgunn Singh | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Ankita Sorot | ... | second assistant director |
| Ashna Srivastava | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Komal Bellaney | ... | art assistant |
| Nikhil Hansora | ... | art assistant |
| Vidya Shiva Kumar | ... | set dresser |
| Manishek | ... | assistant production designer |
| Mithila Sakpal | ... | art intern |
Sound Department
| Sagnik Basu | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hersh Desai | ... | Assistant ADR Recordist |
| Udit Duseja | ... | sound designer |
| Atul Gaikwad | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Roland Heap | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Karolina Jedrzejczyk | ... | foley artist |
| Mandar Kamalapurkar | ... | sound mixer |
| Manoj Kathe | ... | Additional sound mixer |
| Sher Khan Amir Khan | ... | boom operator |
| Sherkhan Amir Khan | ... | boom operator |
| Annreeju Ray | ... | adr recordist |
| Anna Sulley | ... | foley recordist |
| Satchidanandd Tikam | ... | Additional sound mixer (as Sachidanand Tikam) |
| James Trusson | ... | assistant re-recording mixer / sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Sam Bhattacharjee | ... | Lead VFX Supervisor |
| Akash Chavan | ... | visual effects artist |
| Vinay Singh Chuphal | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Agni Das | ... | prep artist: Future Works Media |
| Piyush Dodia | ... | visual effects artist |
| Hardik Govindya | ... | motion graphic artist: visual effects |
| Maksym Herasymenko | ... | compositing artist |
| Maheswar Jaganathan | ... | digital compositor |
| Jishon.N.Shoby | ... | prep artist: Future Works Media |
| Sara Mijangos Garcia | ... | compositor (as Sara Mijangos) |
| Shreeram Modak | ... | Motion Graphic: visual effects |
| Sujith Suresh Pandalam | ... | compositor: visual effects |
| Sameer Shaikh | ... | motion graphic artist: visual effects |
| Sanket Shirke | ... | visual effects |
| Harshil Upadhyay | ... | visual effects |
| Anu Verma | ... | motion graphics |
| Shubham Verma | ... | compositor (as Shubham Verma) |
| Vikaspatwa | ... | compositor |
| Peruvalloor Vimesh | ... | compositor |
| Mubassir Ansari | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kumar Anil | ... | steadicam assistant: India |
| Palash Das | ... | associate cinematographer |
| James Elias | ... | steadicam operator: UK |
| Liam Hartney | ... | key grip: UK filming |
| Pankaj Jaiswal | ... | steadicam operator: India |
| Vipin Kharwar | ... | lighting |
| Gajanan Mutgekar | ... | first assistant camera / focus puller |
| Mahadev Nare | ... | camera |
| Luke Oliver | ... | steadicam operator: UK |
| Pawan_Sharma | ... | gaffer |
| Simon Priestman | ... | jimmy jib operator: UK |
| Beau Pritchard-James | ... | steadicam operator: UK |
| Mike Scott | ... | steadicam operator: UK |
| Devender Sharma | ... | still photographer |
| Amarjeet Singh | ... | gaffer |
| Umashankar Yadav | ... | steadicam operator: India |
Casting Department
| Richard Banks | ... | casting assistant |
| Shakyra Dowling | ... | UK Casting Director |
| Angha Joshi | ... | casting associate |
| Alok Singh | ... | casting assistant |
| Magda Sobolewska | ... | Uk Casting Director |
| Tripti Thakur | ... | casting assistant (as Trupti Thakur) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sonal Kalsulkar | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Tasneem Khan | ... | associate costume designer |
| Binita Kumari | ... | costume supervisor |
| Tanaya Paradkar | ... | assistant costume designer: uk |
| Parakriti Rajpurohit | ... | costume supervisor |
| Aakriti Sigdel | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Sonal | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Jon Abraham | ... | on-set location manager |
| Kurban Kassam | ... | location manager |
| Jess O'Toole | ... | location manager |
| Aditya Odedra | ... | location scout |
| Elliot Sansom | ... | unit manager: uk |
Music Department
| Sunidhi Chauhan | ... | playback singer |
| Benny Dayal | ... | playback singer |
| Hrishikesh Gangan | ... | music programmer |
| Shreya Ghoshal | ... | playback singer |
| Alok Punjani | ... | score mixer |
| Priya Saraiya | ... | lyricist |
| Mishra Shivansh | ... | musician |
| Monali Thakur | ... | playback singer |
| Vayu | ... | lyricist |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kunal Mehta | ... | script supervisor |
| Manuja Tyagi | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mukesh Chavda | ... | driver |
| Bruce Patel | ... | transportation |
| Nitin Upadhyaya | ... | transportation co-captain |
Additional Crew
| Ryan Andrews | ... | production assistant |
| Rakesh Bagadia | ... | finance head |
| Jahan Singh Bakshi | ... | English subtitles |
| Dev Barot | ... | production assistant |
| Mahbub Reza Chowdhury | ... | head of production: do it creative uk |
| Roshni D'Souza | ... | creative editor: visual promotions (as Roshni Dsouza) |
| Vijay Ganguly | ... | choreographer |
| Shampa Gopikrishna | ... | choreographer |
| Pooja Kale | ... | Choreographer's Assistant |
| Sumeet Kapahi | ... | Project Management |
| Firuzi Khan | ... | Producers Consultant |
| Jogendra Kudia | ... | marketing |
| Vikas Kumar | ... | Dialect Coach: Strictly Speaking |
| Kevin Matadeen | ... | production assistant |
| Dheeraj Mishra | ... | Finance and Accounts |
| Santosh Nayak | ... | post supervisor |
| Lada Guruden Singh | ... | Director: Creative Development |
| Sanchita Trivedi | ... | Publicist / media consultant |
| Sudesh Vaidya | ... | Financial consultant |
| Karuna Vishwanath | ... | Senior Supervising producer: AEPL |
| Rohan Yellore | ... | visual artist |
Thanks
| Kalpesh Damani | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Abundantia Entertainment
- Genius Films
- Indo-UK Film Company
- Sony Pictures Networks Productions (production)
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2020) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Amazon Prime Video (2020) (India)
- Amazon Prime Video (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
- Do It Creative (visual effects)
Other Companies
- CastInk (casting)
- Light n Light (grip and lighting equipment)
- Limelight People (extras casting)
- Media House (International Publicity) (UK)
- The Small Big Idea (post-production)
Storyline
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The extraordinary story of Shakuntala Devi, the world-renowned mathematician who lived her life on her own terms. While the film pays tribute to her genius as a mathematician, it also humanizes her as a woman and mother, in trying to capture her indomitable spirit. Told through the lens of her relationship with her daughter Anu, the film highlights their very different struggles and aspirations. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Prakash Belwadi who plays Vidya Balan's father in the film had said Kannada industry should have made a film on Shakuntala Devi. See more » |
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[Anu Menon says Indians hate mathematics on the contrary Indians love mathematics]
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