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Shakuntala is an Indian television series that premiered on 2 February 2009 and aired until 6 July 2009. The show was based on characters in Hinduism where Shakuntala ( Sanskrit : शकुन्तला, Śakuntalā ) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata .
Upon entering the ashrama, he came across three exquisite girls watering the plants, and became infatuated with Shakuntala, who was one among the trio. After a conversation with the bevy, he learnt that the true parents of Shakuntala were Vishvamitra and Menaka, which made Shakuntala a suitable bride for him due to her Kshatriya parentage.
Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator, astrologer, and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer". Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records .
These films mostly under the title of the heroine (Shakuntala) include ones in: 1920 by Suchet Singh, 1920 by Shree Nath Patankar, 1929 by Fatma Begum, 1931 by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani, 1931 by J.J. Madan, 1932 by Sarvottam Badami, 1932 Hindi film, 1940 by Ellis Dungan, 1941 by Jyotish Bannerjee, 1943 by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, 1961 by Bhupen ...
Sanya Malhotra (born 25 February 1992) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films.She has had supporting roles in the sports film Dangal (2016) and the action film Jawan (2023), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films.
She then starred in the Amazon Prime Video streaming films Shakuntala Devi (2020), Sherni (2021), and Jalsa (2022), [29] winning another Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for playing an Indian Forest Service officer in Sherni. [30] Her highest-grossing release came with the comedy horror sequel Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (2024). [28] [31]
The scene where Shakuntala loses her ring was shot in slow motion through a glass tank filled with water. In his autobiography ( A Guide to Adventure: An Autobiography , Dorrance Publishing Company (2002)), Dungan wrote the following about his use of a European dancer for adding glamour to the film :
Neena Gupta was born in Kolkata, India to R. N. Gupta, a LL.B.-graduate and an officer in the State Trading Corporation of India, and Shakuntala Devi Gupta (née Kinra) a former teacher with double masters degrees in Sanskrit and political science.