Sherni (2021 film)

Sherni
Official release poster
Directed byAmit V. Masurkar
Screenplay byAastha Tiku
Story byAastha Tiku
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Vikram Malhotra
Amit V. Masurkar
StarringVidya Balan
CinematographyRakesh Haridas
Edited byDipika Karla
Music byBenedict Taylor
Production
companies
T-Series
Abundantia Entertainment
Distributed byAmazon Prime Video
Release date
  • 18 June 2021 (2021-06-18)[1]
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sherni (/ʃeɪrni/ transl. Tigress) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Amit V. Masurkar and produced by T-Series and Abundantia Entertainment.[2][3] The film stars Vidya Balan in the leading role of an Indian Forest Service officer,[4][5] alongside Sharat Saxena, Vijay Raaz, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kala, Neeraj Kabi and Mukul Chaddha in supporting roles.[6][7][8] The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 18 June 2021.[1]

The film deals with human–wildlife conflict and wildlife conservation.[9] The title of the film is a bit of a misnomer, as in Hindi sherni properly refers to a lioness, while the formal word for a tigress is baghin.[10][11][12] However the word sherni is also frequently used to refer to tigresses.[13] Sherni received positive reviews from the film critics for raising awareness about the importance of wildlife conservation and Balan's performance.[14]

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  10. ^ Jha, Prashant (16 June 2021). "Uttarakhand high court refuses to stay release of movie, 'Sherni'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Sherni Review: शोर-शराबे और हंगामे के बिना सादगी से सही जगह चोट करती है विद्या बालन की 'शेरनी', पढ़ें पूरा रिव्यू". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  12. ^ "शेरनी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  13. ^ McGregor, R. S. (1993). "The Oxford Hindi-English dictionary". Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference SherniCritics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).