Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga
6.5
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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Pankaj Tripathi
Gangaram
Known for
Extraction
Sacred Games
Sayani Gupta
Lajjo
Known for
Delhi Crime
Article 15
Neeraj Kabi
Jim Ahmed
Known for
Sacred Games
Paatal Lok
Masood Akhtar
Keshav
Also in
Physics Wallah
Chippa
Akshay Kapoor
DFO
Also in
Ray
Alag
Srijit Mukherji
OSD
Also in
Sound
Chaplin
Vishwanath Chatterjee
Government Officer
Known for
Luka Chuppi
Breathe
Mridula Tripathi
Guest appearance
No other roles listed
Kasturi Jagnam
Also in
Shabaash Mithu
Srijit Mukherji Director · Shantanu Moitra Composer Tiyash Sen Cinematographer
First release June 24, 2022 · Produced in India · Production T-Series
Production
Reliance Entertainment
Production
T-Series
Production
India
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Original title
शेरदिल: द पीलीभीत सागा
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
India · June 24, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
India
August 20, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
August 19, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
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