Vidya Balan receives ‘Youth Icon Award’ from The Imperial College London

Actor Vidya Balan is over the moon after bringing home the Youth Icon Award from The Imperial College London. It seems like her upcoming outing ‘Shakuntala Devi- Human-Computer’ is every bit special for the 40 year old.

Vidya Balan recently visited the College in London for interaction with the students. Her UK visit became unforgettable due to the love and warmth she received from the students there

Documenting her Certificate of Recognition on Instagram, the Mission Mangal star expressed her excitement on her instargram handle as such

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During my London shoot for the film #Shakuntala Devi ,i was excited to visit The Imperial College London for an interaction with the students…It was after all where #ShakuntalaDevi made the historic calculation that earned her an entry into the #GuinnessBookOfWorldRecords 💥. And what made it unforgettable was the love and warmth i received from the students …the energy in that room was truly infectious 😍.So Thank you #ImperialCollegeLondon and Thank you some more for the #YouthIconAward … its extra special cuz for the first time i received a Youth Icon Award from the Youth itself 🤩. You know sometimes 2 + 2 = (equals )beyond what 4 can contain ♥️♥️♥️♥️!! @directormenon @sanyamalhotra_ @abundantiaent @sonypicturesnetworks

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Vidya is set to star in the titular role of the Indian Math wizard who was able to make swift calculations on her fingertips. The film based on the life of a mathematical genius is directed by Anu Menon and produced by Sony Pictures Network Productions and Vikram Malhotra.

It also stars ‘Dangal’ star Sanya Malhotra and is slated to hit the theatres during summer 2020.