Pankaj Tripathi starrer Sherdil The Pilibhit Saga gets release date
Pankaj Tripathi-starrer Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is set to release in theatres on June 24. Written and directed five-time National Award winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji, Sherdil also stars Neeraj Kabi and Sayani Gupta.
The makers shared stills from Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga on Wednesday. Said to be inspired true events, it is touted to be a ‘dark humour laced satire’. As per the synopsis, the film 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 T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and Match Cut Productions. Talking about his latest project, director Srijit Mukherji said in a statement, “I got inspired 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 T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and directed 5 times National Award-winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji, set for a June 24th release.#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 previously directed critically acclaimed films like Autograph (2010), Jaatishwar (2014), Chotushkone (2015), Rajkahini (2015) and Ek Je Chilo Raja (2019) among others. Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is his second Hindi outing after Begum Jaan (2017).