"I hardly straighten my hair," says Sanya Malhotra, whose latest role requires her to sit in the make-up room as her hairdresser turns her lustrous curls, poker-straight. The actor is currently shooting for the Shakuntala Devi biopic, directed by Anu Menon, in London. If Vidya Balan plays the math genius, Malhotra slips into the role of Anupama Banerji, Devi's daughter.
<img title="Anupama" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2019/oct/Anupama-banerji.jpg" alt="Anupama" /> Anupama Banerji
She reveals that she has thoroughly enjoyed the process of creating her look, modelled on Banerji. "I believe hair, makeup and costume play an important part in an actor's attempt to portray their roles. Playing real-life characters start with acing the look. Even for Dangal [2016], I had to cut my hair short to look like Babita [Phogat]."
Here's the new look shared by Sanya Malhotra as Anupama Devi on social media. Sanya is seemingly excited about doing this film, which releases in summer 2020.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Super excited to play Anupama Banerji in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShakuntalaDevi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShakuntalaDevi</a> &hearts;u00efu00b8u008fAlready in love with my look in the film u00f0u009fu00a4u0093 <a href="https://twitter.com/vidya_balan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vidya_balan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sonypicsprodns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sonypicsprodns</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SnehaRajani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SnehaRajani</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/anumenon1805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@anumenon1805</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/vikramix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vikramix</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Abundantia_Ent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Abundantia_Ent</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnupmaBanerji?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnupmaBanerji</a> <a href="https://t.co/JyRdkvMskR">pic.twitter.com/JyRdkvMskR</a>
&mdash; Sanya Malhotra (@sanyamalhotra07) <a href="https://twitter.com/sanyamalhotra07/status/1180002418538344448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Isn't Sanya looking cute in these fringes?
<img title="Vidya Balan" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2019/oct/vidya-shaku.jpg" alt="Vidya Balan" /> Vidya Balan
The actor met Banerji in the Queen's city before the film went on floors. "We discussed the relationship she shared with her mother. I also did some readings with Anu and Vidya before the first schedule."
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Sanya Malhotra shares her on-screen avatar of Shakuntala Devi's daughter Anupama Banerji in Vidya Balan-fronted film on the math genius


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