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Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.

Director

Anu Menon

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biography, drama

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Awards

13 nominations

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'Keep Pigging-out
and Become a Buffalo!' - Shakuntala Devi

'Keep Pigging-out and Become a Buffalo!'

Dear Dad.
It's been ten years since I saw you. - Shakuntala Devi

Dear Dad. It's been ten years since I saw you.

- My sister Sharda...
- I'm tired of this Shakuntala Devi World Tour. - Shakuntala Devi

- My sister Sharda... - I'm tired of this Shakuntala De...

We were so poor that we couldn't
afford to take her to a doctor. - Shakuntala Devi

We were so poor that we couldn't afford to take her to ...

You've taken on quite a
brave and controversial topic... - Shakuntala Devi

You've taken on quite a brave and controversial topic.....

Don't be scared to say
the title of the book loudly! - Shakuntala Devi

Don't be scared to say the title of the book loudly!

Given that you aren't
homo...sexual... - Shakuntala Devi

Given that you aren't homo...sexual...

Actually I got interested
in homosexuality because... - Shakuntala Devi

Actually I got interested in homosexuality because...

I'm so sorry to hear that.
Are you okay? - Shakuntala Devi

I'm so sorry to hear that. Are you okay?

"My father was a lion-tamer,
he didn't give me food..." - Shakuntala Devi

"My father was a lion-tamer, he didn't give me foo...

I want to change people's
attitudes towards homosexuality. - Shakuntala Devi

I want to change people's attitudes towards homosexuali...

Personal stories
affect people the most. - Shakuntala Devi

Personal stories affect people the most.

If you want to sell something, you
need to weave a story around it... - Shakuntala Devi

If you want to sell something, you need to weave a story aro...

Why can't you be normal
like other moms? - Shakuntala Devi

Why can't you be normal like other moms?

Why should I be normal
when I can be amazing? - Shakuntala Devi

Why should I be normal when I can be amazing?

If only you loved me half
as much as you love Maths... - Shakuntala Devi

If only you loved me half as much as you love Maths...

When he finds out about the
rumours you spread about him... - Shakuntala Devi

When he finds out about the rumours you spread about him...

Dad! You came from Calcutta! - Shakuntala Devi

Dad! You came from Calcutta!

It's that life's too short
to care about what others think. - Shakuntala Devi

It's that life's too short to care about what othe...

To love Shakuntala is to let her be. - Shakuntala Devi

To love Shakuntala is to let her be.

So you got all philosophical
and stepped aside. - Shakuntala Devi

So you got all philosophical and stepped aside.

I don't have it in me
to fight your mother. - Shakuntala Devi

I don't have it in me to fight your mother.

Because 689 remains 689,
even upside down. - Shakuntala Devi

Because 689 remains 689, even upside down.

You know, Hyde Park
is just 5 minutes from here! - Shakuntala Devi

You know, Hyde Park is just 5 minutes from here!

Great. People living here
can go there for a walk everyday. - Shakuntala Devi

Great. People living here can go there for a walk everyday.

I want to be your full-time mom. - Shakuntala Devi

I want to be your full-time mom.

And you can speak to your Dad too,
if you like. - Shakuntala Devi

And you can speak to your Dad too, if you like.

Let me capture you - Shakuntala Devi

Let me capture you

You're like a puzzle
I've always tried to solve - Shakuntala Devi

You're like a puzzle I've always tried to solve

Sometimes my very own - Shakuntala Devi

Sometimes my very own

Don't leave me alone
To stumble and fall - Shakuntala Devi

Don't leave me alone To stumble and fall

No amount is too much to
see this twinkle in your eyes! - Shakuntala Devi

No amount is too much to see this twinkle in your eyes!

If she loves her kids too much,
she spoils them. - Shakuntala Devi

If she loves her kids too much, she spoils them.

If she doesn't love them enough,
she still spoils them. - Shakuntala Devi

If she doesn't love them enough, she still spoils them.

That however she is,
she's a perfect mother. - Shakuntala Devi

That however she is, she's a perfect mother.

They said, "How do you do it?" - Shakuntala Devi

They said, "How do you do it?"

When I was little, my Dad took
me on his scooter every Sunday - Shakuntala Devi

When I was little, my Dad took me on his scooter every Sunda...

Whenever we crossed it,
Dad would say: - Shakuntala Devi

Whenever we crossed it, Dad would say:

I thought, India's already produced
this century's biggest Math Genius... - Shakuntala Devi

I thought, India's already produced this century's...

Since an astrologer like you is
saying it, I accept my fate humbly. - Shakuntala Devi

Since an astrologer like you is saying it, I accept my fate ...

Maybe I should buy a
lottery ticket on my way back? - Shakuntala Devi

Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket on my way back?

My instinct says, this boy will be
my son-in-law some day. - Shakuntala Devi

My instinct says, this boy will be my son-in-law some day.

They'll be amazed
at how normal we are. - Shakuntala Devi

They'll be amazed at how normal we are.

And even if it isn't,
just have a baby with Ajay... - Shakuntala Devi

And even if it isn't, just have a baby with Ajay...

You must try her cakes someday.
They're deliciously normal! - Shakuntala Devi

You must try her cakes someday. They're deliciously nor...

Saying 'normal' every few seconds isn't
really normal behaviour, you know... - Shakuntala Devi

Saying 'normal' every few seconds isn't reall...

I've never told you,
but I'm very rich. - Shakuntala Devi

I've never told you, but I'm very rich.

Oh! But long distance
marriage is really difficult. - Shakuntala Devi

Oh! But long distance marriage is really difficult.

When a boy's mother expects - Shakuntala Devi

When a boy's mother expects

But if a girl's mother expects - Shakuntala Devi

But if a girl's mother expects

But I've planned our
whole life ahead, Anu! - Shakuntala Devi

But I've planned our whole life ahead, Anu!

You made me give up
my shows, astrology... - Shakuntala Devi

You made me give up my shows, astrology...

You deserve the Nobel prize
for looking after your daughter! - Shakuntala Devi

You deserve the Nobel prize for looking after your daughter!

What about your business in London? - Shakuntala Devi

What about your business in London?

And if that means
losing the business - Shakuntala Devi

And if that means losing the business

That fellow is feeding you rubbish,
I'm telling you Anu! - Shakuntala Devi

That fellow is feeding you rubbish, I'm telling you Anu...

Where we crack jokes
with famous folks! - Shakuntala Devi

Where we crack jokes with famous folks!

Our special guest today calls
herself the 'Human Computer'. - Shakuntala Devi

Our special guest today calls herself the 'Human Comput...

So Ms. Devi, we hear you're
doing very few shows of late... - Shakuntala Devi

So Ms. Devi, we hear you're doing very few shows of lat...

Ooh! Your sense of
humour is surely intact! - Shakuntala Devi

Ooh! Your sense of humour is surely intact!

Have your Maths skills
reduced with age? - Shakuntala Devi

Have your Maths skills reduced with age?

Age is just a number.
And numbers love me! - Shakuntala Devi

Age is just a number. And numbers love me!

I'm a day older than yesterday... - Shakuntala Devi

I'm a day older than yesterday...

Sorry, I meant 1771561 - Shakuntala Devi

Sorry, I meant 1771561

Ms. Devi, if my
calculations are right... - Shakuntala Devi

Ms. Devi, if my calculations are right...

So our next question should
be a piece of cake for you... - Shakuntala Devi

So our next question should be a piece of cake for you...

I'm sorry... My head hurts. - Shakuntala Devi

I'm sorry... My head hurts.

Looks like the 'Human computer'
finally crashed today! - Shakuntala Devi

Looks like the 'Human computer' finally crashed to...

We'll be right back after a short break
with The Mohan Manhas Show! - Shakuntala Devi

We'll be right back after a short break with The Mohan ...

Stop here.
The car can't go any further. - Shakuntala Devi

Stop here. The car can't go any further.

Because there's no such
thing as a 'big woman'! - Shakuntala Devi

Because there's no such thing as a 'big woman'...

Amma, I'm talking to you!
Have you lost your voice? - Shakuntala Devi

Amma, I'm talking to you! Have you lost your voice?

You know Anu, I took a maternity
break from my job for my first baby. - Shakuntala Devi

You know Anu, I took a maternity break from my job for my fi...

Then I thought, 'Let it go.
I can always pick up a job later.' - Shakuntala Devi

Then I thought, 'Let it go. I can always pick up a job ...

Absolutely, it's never a sacrifice. - Shakuntala Devi

Absolutely, it's never a sacrifice.

She calls me everyday
and I've never answered. - Shakuntala Devi

She calls me everyday and I've never answered.

Your mother has used her power of
attorney and sold all your properties. - Shakuntala Devi

Your mother has used her power of attorney and sold all your...

Either we sell everything we have,
borrow money from friends... - Shakuntala Devi

Either we sell everything we have, borrow money from friends...

Take a bank loan and
get rid of this liability. - Shakuntala Devi

Take a bank loan and get rid of this liability.

Ms. Banerji, If you could
take a seat, please? - Shakuntala Devi

Ms. Banerji, If you could take a seat, please?

My client Shakuntala Devi
vehemently denies this charge. - Shakuntala Devi

My client Shakuntala Devi vehemently denies this charge.

It was her money that Anupama
Banerji used to build this business. - Shakuntala Devi

It was her money that Anupama Banerji used to build this bus...

Did you not stop her from
going to school with other children? - Shakuntala Devi

Did you not stop her from going to school with other childre...

She took her out of the country
from show to show, hotel to hotel... - Shakuntala Devi

She took her out of the country from show to show, hotel to ...

And not even one letter was passed
on from her beloved father... - Shakuntala Devi

And not even one letter was passed on from her beloved fathe...

And did she not accuse her
father of being a homosexual... - Shakuntala Devi

And did she not accuse her father of being a homosexual...

We made a profit of one million, one
thousand and one pounds exactly... - Shakuntala Devi

We made a profit of one million, one thousand and one pounds...

Meaning, it reads the
same frontwards and backwards. - Shakuntala Devi

Meaning, it reads the same frontwards and backwards.

I want to sign a cheque and give my
daughter the entire amount right now. - Shakuntala Devi

I want to sign a cheque and give my daughter the entire amou...

Ms. Devi, that's preposterous. - Shakuntala Devi

Ms. Devi, that's preposterous.

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Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.

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Director: Anu Menon

Writer: Anu Menon, Nayanika Mahtani, Ishita Moitra

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 31 Jul 2020

Awards: 13 nominations

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