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Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga review

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2022 · Hindi · 2h 01m · Drama · BBFC 12
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Summary

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga (2022, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (BBFC: 12), and streams on Netflix in the US.

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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Directed by Srijit Mukherji · written by Srijit Mukherji & Sudeep Nigam & Atul Kumar Rai · music Shantanu Moitra
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SoundAnindit Roy · Adeep Singh Manki
Production designTanmoy Chakraborty
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ActionKrishnendu Ghosh

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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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2 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Shubhra Gupta · 24 Jun 2022
Sherdil The Pilibhit Saga movie review: Pankaj Tripathi deserved a better film Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5 Filmi’s reading 28
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Stutee Ghosh · 24 Jun 2022
1.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
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