Shakuntala Devi Movie Review: Viva da loca Vidya!

Updated On: 01 August, 2020 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar

shakuntala Devi is almost entirely from the perspective of her daughter.

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Vidya Balan in Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi
On: Amazon Prime Video
Director: Anu Menon
Cast: Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Jisshu Sengupta, Amit Sadh
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There's a scene in this film involving a mother-in-law, and a young mom (Sanya Malhotra; such a sorted actor) chatting in the room, when the husband (Amit Sadh; on a roll, lately) pops in to check, "You guys were bitching about me, right?" "No, you're not that important," the women say. This, by the way, is the most direct nod I've seen to the Bechdel Test that establishes gender-neutrality in films/literature, by checking if there is a scene where two (or more) women talk to each other, about anything outside of a man!

So yeah, this is a feminist film. You won't find better, self-aware proof than the above! And while it's too early to form/sense a pattern, you could call Shakuntala Devi a very Vidya Balan kinda feminist film as well.

Wherein the supposed male leads are exceedingly considerate/giving/caring characters as well. Almost compensating for the fact that since the story is centred on the female lead, the only way they're gonna get any love from the audience is by showing extra love to the protagonist herself! And isn't that lovely.

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