Shakuntala Devi

'I'm not (just) a Bengali actor, but an Indian actor': Jisshu Sengupta opens up on juggling films in multiple languages

"I am a seeker of good content, I chase content. It is good that a crossover is happening for actors like us who want to work in different languages and different kinds of films, where you can push yourself as an actor."

Google Trends 2020: Dil Bechara, Soorarai Pottru among most searched films in India

According to Google, Sushant Singh Rajput's final cinematic outing Dil Bechara was the only movie to make it to the overall top 10 trending list.

Beyond Shakuntala Devi, Gunjan Saxena: Where are the inspiring stories of the aam aurat in Bollywood?

While Bollywood is beginning to tell more stories that put women front and centre, they tend to be stories of extraordinary women. For every Gunjan Saxena, there's also a Tumhaari Sulu, but the former tends to outweigh the latter. We still don’t tell enough stories about the ‘every woman’.

As content not stars take spotlight, how Indian films, series are retailoring marketing strategies for a post-COVID world

In a post-Coronavirus world, film marketers have had to come up with creative strategies to promote big Bollywood films, like Shakuntala Devi, Dil Bechara and Gunjan Saxena, ahead of their digital releases.

Bobby, Silk Smitha, Shakuntala: Vidya Balan and her unapologetic celebration of female genius

Shakuntala Devi feels like a watershed moment. Vidya Balan is arguably the most gifted actress working in mainstream Bollywood right now, and Shakuntala Devi is her finest role till date.

Shakuntala Devi to The Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan destigmatises women who lived on their own terms

Vidya Balan may have rejected many-a-biopics but she has always chosen to play women who share her feisty spirit, like Shakuntala Devi and Silk Smitha.

The Friday List: From Juggernaut's Silent Book Club to Jim Sarbh and Bruce Guthrie conversing about theatre, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.

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.

Shakuntala Devi, Raat Akeli Hai, Yaara, Lootcase: Four films releasing on same day is no longer a 'clash'

Streaming platforms serve as intangible exhibition centres where films neither exhaust their theatrical run nor eat into each other's box office numbers.

'I don’t think she saw the glass ceiling': Vidya Balan on playing Shakuntala Devi in upcoming biopic

After playing real life characters in The Dirty Picture, No One Killed Jessica and Mission Mangal, playing Shakuntala Devi presented a new set of challenges for Vidya Balan.