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.
Acting
Vidya Balan's exhausted resolve — she says everything with silence.
Direction
Masurkar makes bureaucracy feel as dangerous as the forest.
Writing
Every male character thinks he's helping. None of them are.
Director
Amit Masurkar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Masurkar based the script on real man-eater hunts and the absurd politics around them — the 'sherni' is every woman navigating institutional hostility.
The film sparked debate about Tadoba-Andhari's actual tiger deaths and the real forest officers who face exactly this impossible calculus: save the tiger, protect villagers, don't anger politicians — pick two.
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