THE PILIBHIT SAGA MAN ANIMAL CONFLICT

When the world is celebrating the International Tiger Day (July 29) Sherdil – The Pilibhit Saga film focuses on the man-animal conflict in a village on the edge of Jim Corbett National Park. Slowly the film widens its scope and encompasses other social issues, institutionalized government neglect of the marginalized and its repercussions

The protagonist of the prolific writer- director Srijit Mukherji’s second Hindi film – is a middle aged village headman in a remote village amidst forest. Failing in his efforts to get any help from the local lethargic Government for his poor villagers he decides to sacrifice his life to a tiger. The ultimate benefit that the Government will grant ten lakh rupees as compensation!