MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Teen Patti (2010)
Leena Yadav (Director)
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This Bollywood film features Ben Kingsley as a math professor whose theory of probability allows him (and a team of student helpers) to win huge sums of money gambling. The plot sounds suspiciously similar to that of the film 21, aside from the facts that the game is the popular Indian card game Teen Patti rather than blackjack and that the film ends with the mathematician being honored as a genius (winning the "Isaac Newton Prize").

Contributed by Vijay Fafat

I was going to write to you about the new Bollywood movie, "Teen Patti" and saw that it has been listed on the site. It is a substantial copy of the movie, "The Last Casino" (which is also listed) except for the changed ending and adaptation to Indian setting. It features the remarkable juxtaposition of Sir Ben Kingsley - he of "Gandhi" fame - and Amitabh Bachchan, undoubtedly the most popular actor to grace Indian cinema (a side note: Amitabh was voted "Star of the Millennium", ahead of Sir Lawrence Olivier. There are certain advantages to having a billion+ Indians around).

Contributed by Rajesh

It is a very nice game. please tell me that how its work.

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Works Similar to Teen Patti
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. 21 by Robert Luketic (Director)
  2. Qui perd gagne! by Laurent Bénégui (Director)
  3. The Last Casino by Pierre Gill (director) / Steven Westren (screenplay)
  4. Odinokiy igrok [Lonely Player] by Vladimir Basov (director) / Olga Basova (director) / Eduard Volodarskiy (writer)
  5. Drop by Lisa Papademitriou
  6. Sneakers by Phil Alden Robinson (director)
  7. Improbable by Adam Fawer
  8. The 39 Steps by Alfred Hitchcock (director)
  9. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
  10. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows by Guy Ritchie (director)
Ratings for Teen Patti:
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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (2 votes)
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Literary Quality:
3.5/5 (2 votes)
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Categories:
GenreAdventure/Espionage,
MotifAcademia, Math Education,
TopicProbability/Statistics,
MediumFilms,

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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)