Vidya Balan's 'Shakuntala Devi' to release on July 31 on Amazon Prime Video

Online video streaming service Amazon Prime Video on Thursday announced that Vidya Balan's much-awaited film - 'Shakuntala Devi' - will get its global premiere on July 31.

The announcement of the global premiere of the film was made through a video of Balan where she is seen asking viewers to solve several challenging mathematics problems.

The video ended with Balan giving the answer of the questions as "31072020" and announcing that film will release on July 31 (31/07/2020) on Amazon Prime Video.

Directed by Anu Menon and produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Vikram Malhotra, the biographical drama stars Balan in the lead, essaying the role of the globally renowned Indian mathematics genius, who was popularly known as the 'human computer'.

The flick also stars Sanya Malhotra who will be seen playing the role of Shakuntala Devi's daughter with whom the genius enjoyed a complicated but extraordinary relationship, alongside Jisshu Sengupta and Amit Sadh in pivotal roles.

The screenplay is written by Anu Menon and Nayka Maht, while the dialogues are penned by Ishita Moitra.

Prime members in India and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide can watch the endearing story of Shakuntala Devi from July 31.

The flick was earlier slated to hit the big screens on May 8 but was postponed due to the shuttering of cinema theatres due to coronavirus outbreak.

( With inputs from ANI )