Jisshu Sengupta talks about his chemistry with Vidya Balan in Shakuntala Devi biopic

Jisshu Sengupta will soon be seen playing the role of math wiz Shakuntala Devi’s husband in the upcoming biopic. Known for his performances in ‘Piku’ (2015), Mardaani (2014) and ‘Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi’ (2019), this Bengali actor will be romancing Vidya Balan onscreen. And talking about the “human computer” aka Shakuntala Devi during an interview with a news publication, Jisshu said, “Paritosh (the husband) and Shakuntala have beautiful chemistry, and our director (Anu Menon) has created magic...Vidya gives he co-actors sufficient space, and we’d keep improvising our scenes until our director would say, ‘Got it!’.”
Earlier, during an interview with Bombay Times, Vidya had spoken about the rise in inspirational films being made in Bollywood. “Now, we are no longer saying that the hero is some other-worldly being. If the hero is one of us, that excites the audience. Hence, we are seeing all kinds of unlikely heroes. Today, the hero does not need to bash up ten people; instead, if that person is able to live his or her life well and realise their dreams, then that is inspiring. It makes the audience feel that they have a chance at being a hero, too.”
The Shakuntala Devi biopic is slated to release in 2020.