Pankaj Tripathi-starrer Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is ready to launch in theaters on June 24. Written and directed by five-time National Award profitable filmmaker Srijit Mukherji, Sherdil additionally stars Neeraj Kabi and Sayani Gupta.
The makers shared stills from Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga on Wednesday. Said to be impressed by true occasions, it’s touted to be a ‘darkish humor laced satire’. As per the synopsis, the movie is “an insightful story about the adverse effects of urbanisation, man-animal conflict and poverty leading to a bizarre practice in a village that resides on the edge of a forest.”
Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is produced by T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and Match Cut Productions. Talking about his newest undertaking, director Srijit Mukherji mentioned in a press release, “I got inspired by the real incident of tragic practices in villages bordering the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and I knew I had to capture it in my next. It takes great courage to sacrifice one’s life to save the family and my film revolves around this heroism with a focus on man and nature conflict.”
‘Sherdil- The Pilibhit Saga’ produced by T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and directed by 5 occasions National Award-winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji, set for a June twenty fourth launch.#Sherdil@srijitspeaketh @TripathiiPankaj #NeerajKabi @sayanigupta @TSeries #BhushanKumar #KrishanKumar pic.twitter.com/lCGQfBQaAA
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Srijit added that “this subject is really close to my heart and I hope it will ignite the same emotions with the audience regarding various social issues in our society.”
Srijit Mukherji has beforehand directed critically acclaimed movies like Autograph (2010), Jaatishwar (2014), Chotushkone (2015), Rajkahini (2015) and Ek Je Chilo Raja (2019) amongst others. Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is his second Hindi outing after Begum Jaan (2017).
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
