Inspired by the real events that took place in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve where people used to leave their elderly family members for tigers to prey on, and then claim compensation from the administration, it is a story of Gangaram, a patriarch of a farmer family entrenched in poverty because of three consecutive failed monsoons. He enters the forests to adopt the infamous Tiger practice to give up his life so that his family can have two square meals, however, what follows next is a series of unprecedented events.

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga (2022)

★ 5.9/10 June 24, 2022 121 min

Drama

Director: Srijit Mukherji  ·  Writer: Srijit Mukherji

Inspired by the real events that took place in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve where people used to leave their elderly family members for tigers to prey on, and then claim compensation from the administration, it is a story of Gangaram, a patriarch of a farmer family entrenched in poverty because of three consecutive failed monsoons. He enters the forests to adopt the infamous Tiger practice to give up his life so that his family can have two square meals, however, what follows next is a series of unprecedented events.

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Director

Srijit Mukherji

Cast

Pankaj Tripathi Gangaram Sayani Gupta Lajjo Neeraj Kabi Jim Ahmed Masood Akhtar Keshav Akshay Kapoor DFO Srijit Mukherji OSD Vishwanath Chatterjee Government Officer Mridula Tripathi Guest appearance Kasturi Jagnam