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We recently caught up with Anupama Banerji, the daughter of mathematician Shakuntala Devi, on whom a recent film starring Vidya Balan is madeAnupama Banerji and Shakuntala Devi (Pics: Anupama Banerji)If I could trade my mightiest possession in exchange of one thing, I'd choose It has been seven years since Devi bid adieu to the world of numbers - and humans, but her biopic starring Vidya Balan, soon to be out on Amazon Prime has brought her story squarely into focus. Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013) was best known as “the human computer” for her ability to perform lengthy calculations in her head, swiftly. She lived her life her own way, had a great sense of humour, was fiercely independent and was far ahead of time. This helps the two become close. Picture this. Shakuntala Devi's family on Maths whiz: 'She believed the human brain was capable of far more than a computer' As a biopic on Shakuntala Devi, starring Vidya Balan, comes to our screens this Friday, a conversation with the Math whiz's daughter Anupama Banerji yields many anecdotes.

The film shifts to Shakuntala Devi's childhood in Bangalore in the 1930s, where her family discovers her incredible talent for quickly solving complex mathematical problems in her head. From what we know of Devi through her old interviews, newspaper clippings and anecdotes shared by people close to her, she was someone who lived her life to the fullest. Furthermore, she passed the payment of the capital gains tax on to Anu, leaving her family in massive debt. The movie is based on the real-life story of Shakuntala Devi (played by Vidya Balan) through the eyes of her daughter Anupama Banerji (played by Sanya Malhotra).. This reaches a breaking point when a teenage Anu lashes out at her mother for building her career at the expense of her childhood. To put things into perspective, India decriminalised homosexuality only 41 years later, in 2018. Anu and Ajay decide to take legal action against Shakuntala, and travel to London for the proceedings. 'Tenet': Dimple Kapadia gets featured in butter brand's popular commercial! If you have campus news, views, works of art, photos or just want to reach out to us, just drop us a line. Anupama Banerji and Shakuntala Devi (Pics: Anupama Banerji) If I could trade my mightiest possession in exchange of one thing, I'd choose Shakuntala Devi's brain. ... Anupama Banerji. Earlier during an interview, talking about her character in the film, Vidya had said, “I am extremely excited to play the human-computer, Shakuntala Devi, on the big screen. Their relationship sours again when an adult Anu decides to marry Ajay (Anu and Ajay receive a shock when they are informed that Shakuntala used her power of attorney to sell Anu's business properties, while giving her zero percent of the profit share. Shakuntala Devi Story. Even after enrolling Anu in a boarding school, Shakuntala uses every opportunity she can to have Anu accompany her. Vidya Balan makes Shakuntala Devi's daughter Anupama Banerji emotional on the sets of Shakuntala Devi biopic! Upon their arrival, they discover that Shakuntala's actions were a stunt, done so she could force her daughter to come see her. Vidya Balan is known for playing versatile roles and now with her new movie onboard we find that the actress is all set to play the mathematics genius, Shakuntala Devi. Sanya Malhotra, who made a splash on debut in Dangal, and has followed it up with stellar turns in Badhaai Ho, Photograph and Pataakha, plays Anupama Banerji in Shakuntala Devi, that’s streaming on Amazon Prime Video from today.The film showcases the life and genius of Shakuntala Devi (played by Vidya Balan), but also focuses on the tumultuous relationship she shared with her daughter Anupama. The film stars Vidya Balan as Shakuntala Devi, who was also known as the "human computer", along with Jisshu Sengupta, Sanya Malhotra, and Amit Sadh. Shakuntala Devi is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Anu Menon and produced by Sony Pictures Networks India and Vikram Malhotra under his banner Abundantia Entertainment. Shakuntala Devi Anupama Banerji Vidya Balan. In 1977, she wrote a book on homosexuality, which was in fact the first study on homosexuality in India. As Shakuntala is constantly exploring new career avenues, Anu finds herself constantly ignored and disenchanted with her life. The opening scene of the movie takes the viewers to 1930s Bangalore where the 5-year-old Shakuntala is seen casually calculating complex mathematical problems without any formal school education. Vidya indeed looks like Shakuntala Devi. At least, my 16-year-old self who struggled to find square roots and cube roots of four-digit-long numbers would have definitely done that.

While Shakuntala Devi’s extraordinary ability to solve complicated arithmetical problems with apparent ease and astonishing speed astounded the world, we are equally in awe of how and why she led a fight against the criminalisation of homosexuality. Sanya Malhotra, who essays the role of Shakuntala Devi's daughter Anupama Banerji in the upcoming biographical film, talks about how she got into her character. Her father, Bishaw (While growing up, Anu travels around the world with her mother. Shakuntala gives Anu the profit received from the sale of her properties, and asks for her forgiveness. Vidya Balan with Anupama Banerji and her husband Abhaya KumarLittle Anupama Banerji with her parents Paritosh Banerji and Shakuntala Devi In response, Shakuntala takes a break and settles with Anu in London, even supporting her business aspirations. Anu forgives her mother, and the two have an emotional reunion.