Pankaj Tripathi’s Sherdil – The Pilibhit Saga to release on June 24
Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi’s much-awaited film ‘Sherdil – The Pilibhit Saga’ has got a release date. Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji, the film is slated to release on June 24 this year.
The official Twitter handle of Reliance Entertainment has confirmed the news and wrote, “Sherdil- The Pilibhit Saga’ produced by T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and directed by 5 times National Award-winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji, set for a June 24th release (sic).”
‘Sherdil- The Pilibhit Saga’ produced by T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and directed by 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
— Reliance Entertainment (@RelianceEnt) May 11, 2022
As per the report, the film is inspired by a real-life incident that took place in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, where villagers used to leave their elderly family members for tigers to prey on, and then claim compensation from the administration. However, after the series of attacks on the elderly, villagers made the forest authorities suspicious of the actual happenings.
Pankaj Tripathi will be seen playing a village head, who is forced to go deep into the jungle in order to save his poor family.
Apart from Pankaj Tripathi, the film also stars Neeraj Kabi and Sayani Gupta.
The film ‘Sherdil’ is produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-series and backed by Reliance Entertainment.