Sherni (transl. Lioness) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Amit V. Masurkar and produced by T-Series and Abundantia Entertainment. The film stars Vidya Balan in the leading role of an Indian Forest Service officer. alongside Sharat Saxena, Vijay Raaz, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kala, Neeraj Kabi and Mukul Chaddha in supporting roles.The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 18 June 2021.
The film deals with the subjects like human–wildlife conflict and wildlife conservation. 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. Though the word sherni is also frequently used to refer to tigresses. Sherni received positive reviews from the film critics for raising awareness about the importance of wildlife conservation and Balan’s performance.
Cast
Vidya Balan as Vidya Vincent
Sharat Saxena as Ranjan Rajhans aka Pintu
Vijay Raaz as Hassan Noorani
Ila Arun as Pawan’s mother
Brijendra Kala as Bansal
Neeraj Kabi as Nangia
Mukul Chadda as Pawan
Amar Singh Parihar as MLA G K Singh
Satyakam Anand as P K Singh
Anoop Trivedi as Pyare Lal
Gopal Datt as Saiprasad
Suma Mukundan as Vidya’s mother
Nadim Husain as Forest Guard/Shooter
Nidhi Diwan as Reshma
Sampa Mandal as Jyoti
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