''Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga'' is a 2022 Indian

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-language adventure drama film which is written and directed by

Srijit Mukherji Srijit Mukherji is an excellent national award winning Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. His regular collaboration with veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee brought him into the ...

and produced by T-Series and Reliance Entertainment Studios. The film stars Pankaj Tripathi,

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and

Neeraj Kabi Neeraj Kabi is an Indian film entertainer and theatre actor, theatre director, and acting coach known for his works in International films and Hindi cinema, theatre, and television. Early life Neeraj Kabi was born on 12 March 1968 in Jamshedp ...

in the lead roles. The film was released theatrically on 24 June 2022. It marked the final film of playback singer KK, who died a month before the film's release.

Plot

Gangaram is the Sarpanch (leader) of a remote village in Uttar Pradesh, India. His village has been suffering from famine and crop failure, exacerbated by wildlife encroachment. During an unsuccessful visit to a government office to seek poverty aid, he glances upon a poster that stated that the kin of victims of fatal tiger encounters in areas bordering tiger reserves would be entitled to a ₹10,00,000 compensation from the Govt. of India. In a desperate attempt to alleviate the conditions of his village, Gangaram plots to sacrifice himself in a tiger attack. During his search for a tiger, his path crosses with that of a poacher Jim Ahmed (

) with whom he forms an unconventional partnership. The story then follows his journey, highlighting social issues faced by the lesser fortunate. Gangaram unites with the poacher and both go looking for a tiger. After many days they find a tiger. Gangaram walks toward the tiger and the poacher is ready to shoot it. But the tiger is full and walks away. Forest officers follow them and shoot the poacher and take Gangaram into custody. Gangaram's story becomes famous all over India. He is pardoned from the court. In the final scene, Gangaram comes back to the jungle in 4 wheelers with officers who want to promote tourism. Gangaram wants to take a leak and he goes to the jungle alone and is attacked by a tiger.

Cast

* Pankaj Tripathi as Gangaram "Gangu" *

as Lajwanti "Lajjo" *

as Jim Ahmed * Sohag Sen as Gangaram's mother * Rk Rakesh Boro as Ritvi * Akshay Kapoor as DFO * Sougata Ghosh

Soundtrack

The music rights of the film are owned by T Series. The music is composed by

Shantanu Moitra Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is an Indian score composer, musician and pianist who has composed songs for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his scores in the films '' Parineeta'' (2005), ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (200 ...

. The first single titled "Dhoop Paani Bahne De" was released on 6 June 2022.

Release

Home media

The digital streaming rights of the film were sold to

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. The film was digitally streamed on Netflix from 20 August 2022.

References

External links

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