Srijit Mukherji’s Pankaj Tripathi-starrer ‘Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga’ to release on June 24

Filmmaker Srijit Mukherjee’s upcoming film “Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga” is set to hit the theaters on June 24, the makers said on Wednesday.

Inspired by true events, the film is presented as a “dark humour-less satire”. It stars Pankaj Tripathi, Neeraj Kabi and Sayani Gupta. According to the makers, the film will “deliver an insightful story about the adverse effects of urbanisation, human-animal conflict and poverty that leads to a bizarre practice in a village on the edge of a forest”.

“Sherdil – The Pilibhit Saga” is Mukherjee’s second Hindi film after the 2017 period drama “Begum Jaan” starring Vidya Balan. The director is known for acclaimed Bengali films like “Autograph”, “Jaatishwar” and “Rajkahini”. Mukherjee said he drew inspiration from the actual incident that took place due to “tragic practices” in villages bordering the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.

“It takes a lot of courage to sacrifice one’s life to save a family and my film revolves around this heroism with a focus on man and nature conflict.

“This topic is really close to my heart and I hope it will ignite similar sentiments with the audience regarding various social issues in our society,” the filmmaker said in a statement.

“Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga” is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series Films and Reliance Entertainment.

It is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Reliance Entertainment and Match Cut Productions Pvt Ltd.