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The much-awaited biopic of human-calculator Shakuntala Devi has been released today on Amazon Prime Video worldwide. The extraordinary story of the world-renowned mathematician, Shakuntala Devi, who lived her life on her own terms.

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The movie pays tribute to the human calculator and also humanizes her as a woman and mother, in trying to capture her indomitable spirit. Told through the lens of her relationship with her daughter Anu, the film highlights their very different struggles and aspirations. IMDb rated Shakuntala Devi with 6. In May , a film on Shakuntala Devi aka Human-Computer was announced, slated to be released in This film was expected to release by May 8, , but to the unprecedented pandemic, the film will be streamed online on July 31, , on Amazon Prime Video worldwide.

Shakuntala Devi was born on November 4, , in Bangalore, Karnataka. His father joined a circus instead of becoming a priest in the temple and worked as a trapeze artist, lion tamer, tightrope walker, and magician. When Shakuntala was 3 years old, he discovered her ability to memorize the numbers while teaching her a card trick. Soon after this discovery, his father left the circus and walked down the streets with her daughter to display her ability to the rest of the world.

Without receiving any formal education, Shakuntala at the age of 6, demonstrated her arithmetic abilities at the University of Mysore. In the year , she moved to London with her father. The couple divorced in the year The couple has a daughter-- Anupama Banerjee. Shakuntala contested Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Mumbai South and from Medak.