Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga starring Pankaj Tripathi gets release date

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga, starring Pankaj Tripathi, will release in theatres on June 24.

The film, directed by five-time National Award-winning director Srijit Mukherji, also features Sayani Gupta and Neeraj Kabi.

Sherdil is being touted as a “dark humour laced with satire” and is based on real events. 

According to the makers, the movie will present 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”.

Srijit, who is known for acclaimed Bengali films like Autograph, Jaatishwar and Rajkahini, said he drew inspiration from a real incident caused by “tragic practices” in villages bordering the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.

“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,” he said.

“This subject is really close to my heart and I hope it will ignite the same emotions with the audiences regarding various social issues in our society,” the director added.

Sherdil is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series Film and Reliance Entertainment. The film is Srijit’s second Hindi directorial after Begum Jaan (2017).

(With PTI inputs)