The Vidya Balan-led biopic on mathematical whiz Shakuntala Devi will released on Amazon Prime Video rather than through cinemas – the secon...
The Vidya Balan-led biopic on mathematical whiz Shakuntala Devi will released on Amazon Prime Video rather than through cinemas – the second big-name Bollywood production to do so after Gulabo Sitabo. The streaming date has not yet been announced.
Directed by Anu Menon, the Hindi-language biopic has been produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Abundantia Entertainment. The cast includes Sanya Malhotra as Shakuntala Devi’s daughter, Amit Sadh and Jisshu Sengupta.
“Get set for a perfect class this summer as Vidya Balan dons the hat of math whiz Shakuntala Devi to teach the world the universal language of mathematics,” a press release stated. Shakuntala Devi will be available in 200 countries and territories.
The announcement follows the news on Thursday that Shoojit Sircar’s Gulabo Sitabo, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Amitabh Bachchan, will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video on June 12. With cinemas shut across the country and most of the rest of the world because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and no sign of the resumption of operations any time soon, filmmakers are bypassing theatrical distribution and opting for streaming.
Amazon Prime Video will also premiere the Tamil-language Ponmagal Vandhal, starring Jyothika, and the Keerthy Suresh-headlined Penguin, the Malayalam film Sufiyum Sujatayum and the Kannada productions Law and French Biryani.
The release dates for all but two titles are as follows: Ponmagal Vandhal on May...
