From where did she get knowlege of astrology? How did she suddenly lost it because of daughter when at first place she was doing it fine before giving a birth to her daughter. There are no valid reasons shown in the film on how did Shakuntala Devi actually became World Famous personality and how did she do the miraculous calculations. The Writer fails to define the legacy of the character and doesn't even bother putting some efforts to make it look genuine. It is based on the life Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician, astrologer and author and it depicts her journey from the childhood till the modern days. The film doesn't look like an inspirational tale for a moment instead it is a defamation of Genius mind because of her disaster personal life. The makers failed to understand what to pick from a Legend's life and what to skip. I feel very sad to say that, the Greatness of this genius mind is demolished by the wrong choice of script and nasty storytelling of disastrous proportions. A genius personality like Shakuntala Devi couldn't be left behind by the Bollywood fellas and on obvious basis it turn into a biopic. The major heart winning factor in those biographical dramas were the Inspiration tales of legendary personalities. The last decade provided some classic films to Bollywood in Biographical genre and since then many makers decided to find more and more and stories from history.
Reviewed by SAMTHEBESTEST 4 / 10 Greatness abolished by miscalculated comical humour and nasty treatment. But it's baffling that Jisshu Sengupta has such an uncanny resemblance with Devi's partner. Unfortunately, the film ends with the modern biopic's biggest anathema: hagiography. It's fun to watch but only till the midpoint which is followed by gooey melodrama (Malhotra hugely disappoints, constantly screams) that is ghastly even by Bollywood standards and just simply attempts to exonerate the central character of glaring issues that it so majestically described a few frames ago. For building substance, there are several arithmetic-solving sequences too.Īnu Menon's well-made execution is good in the beginning, but then it frequently reminds you that it's a feminist film, and the proceedings reek of misandry. Some of the more memorable dialogues are about parenting and mathematics, which may seem odd to millennials, but they are still delightful to hear.
It suggests parenting is a complex concept, and thereby poses questions that have no right or wrong answers. It conveniently glosses over some of the more controversial years of the her life while attributing her bumptious and ambitious nature as a negative influence over her parenting skills. With a peppy start that reminded me of Shaw's Pygmalion, this biopic on Shakuntala Devi is notable for its tour de force of a performance by an elegant and energetic Vidya Balan and the general description of her life and times. Reviewed by nairtejas 6 / 10 A Fabulous Vidya Balan / 6 Stars