Srijit Mukherji's Sherdil The Pilibhit Saga to release on June 24, Pankaj Tripathi shares pics

Srijit Mukherji's second Hindi film, Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga gets a release date. It stars Pankaj Tripathi, Neeraj Kabi and Sayani Gupta in lead roles.

Acclaimed Bengali director Srijit Mukherji’s second Hindi film, Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga, is all set for a theatrical release. The film, which is inspired by true events, stars Pankaj Tripathi, Neeraj Kabi and Sayani Gupta. Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is all set to release on June 24 in theatres.

Srijit Mukherji is busy with his second Hindi project, Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga. Written and directed by Srijit himself, the dark humour-laced satire is all set to release in theatres on June 24. The film deals with 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. The film stars Pankaj Tripathi, Neeraj Kabi, and Sayani Gupta.

Pankaj Tripathi shared a few stills from the film, featuring himself and his co-stars Sayani and Neeraj, 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. #SHERDIL (sic)."

Srijit Mukherji says Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is his dream project, which also marks his second Hindi film after Vidya Balan-starrer Begum Jaan. The National Award-winning director shared what inspired him to make the film. “I am glad to re-unite with Reliance Entertainment to make ‘Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga’. I got inspired by the real incident of tragic practises 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. 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,” shared Srijit.

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series Film and Reliance Entertainment, bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar and Reliance Entertainment and production by Match Cut Productions. Helmed by Srijit Mukherji, the film will hit the theatres on June 24, 2022.