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Filmi Score
Very good
15 reviews
73
What the critics say
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Critics largely praise Vidya Balan's restrained performance, the immersive forest cinematography and the film's honest look at bureaucratic and gender politics, though several find the pacing slow and the storytelling less sharp than Masurkar's own Newton.
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Summary
Sherni (2021, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 15 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Fawesome in the US.
A jaded forest officer leads a team of trackers and locals intending to capture an unsettled tigress while battling intense obstacles and pressures, both natural and man-made.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Amit Masurkar · written by Amit Masurkar & Yashasvi Mishra & Aastha Tiku · music Benedict Taylor & Naren Chandavarkar
Amit MasurkarDirector · Writer
Yashasvi MishraWriter
Aastha TikuWriter
Benedict TaylorMusic
Naren ChandavarkarMusic
Rakesh HaridasCinematography
Dipika KalraEditing
Vidya BalanLead
Brijendra Kala
Vijay Raaz
Sharat Saxena
Mukul Chadda
Ila Arun
Neeraj Kabi
Gopal Datt
Manoj Bakshi
Ashwini Ladekar
Satyakam Anand
Lokesh Mittal
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Summary
A jaded forest officer leads a team of trackers and locals intending to capture an unsettled tigress while battling intense obstacles and pressures, both natural and man-made.
Sherni (2021, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 15 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Fawesome in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not streaming yet
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What the critics said
15 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 15 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Stutee Ghosh · 18 Jun 2021
4.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 90
90
Sreeparna Sengupta · 18 Jun 2021
Sherni Movie Review: Sherni leaves a solid impact without roaring too loud Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 88
80
Anna MM Vetticad · 18 Jun 2021
4/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 85
80
18 Jun 2021
This Hindi review praises Balan's restrained, powerful performance and the film's immersive forest craft, closing with an explicit call that it… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
84
Saibal Chatterjee · 18 Jun 2021
Sherni Review: Vidya Balan's Tigress-On-The-Loose Adventure Bites Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 82
70
Devesh Sharma · 18 Jun 2021
Sherni Movie Review | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 80
70
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 18 Jun 2021
Yogi calls Sherni a slow-building, realistic message film based on a true tiger-conservation incident, praising its restrained, unaffected… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Anupama Chopra · 17 Jun 2021
Chopra praises Balan's controlled performance and Masurkar's eye for bureaucratic detail, but feels the film lacks the 'cheese' and sharpness of… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Manoj Vashisth · 18 Jun 2021
Sherni Review: शोर-शराबे और हंगामे के बिना सादगी से सही जगह चोट करती है विद्या बालन की 'शेरनी', पढ़ें पूरा रिव्यू - Sherni Review Vidya Balan Roars in Man Vs Wild Story Directed By Amit Masurkar on Amazon Prime Video Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 72
60
Umesh Punwani · 18 Jun 2021
Sherni Movie Review: A Lost Vidya Balan In The Jungle Reminding Of Newton’s Roar! Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 62
50
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 18 Jun 2021
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 61
60
Phuong Le · 17 Jun 2021
The Guardian praises Balan's subtle performance and Masurkar's dark humour but says the film meanders and repeats near-identical confrontations,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
55
Roktim Rajpal · 18 Jun 2021
2.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 52
50
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 15 readings; 11 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Sherni: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Sherni's OTT release date?
Sherni arrived on OTT on 18 Jun 2021 on Prime Video in India.
Where can I watch Sherni?
Sherni is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India), ShemarooMe (India), Fawesome (the US) and Prime Video (the UK). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US and the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Sherni?
Sherni has a Filmi Score of 73 (Very good), the mean of 15 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 33 (Bollywood Hungama) to 92 (Rediff). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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