India’s T-Series, Reliance Entertainment and Match Cut Productions have teamed on Srijit Mukherji’s Hindi-language satire “Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga.”
Inspired by true events, the film is about the adverse effects of urbanization, human-animal conflict and poverty, leading to a bizarre practice in a village located on the edge of a forest.
It stars Pankaj Tripathi (“Sacred Games”), Neeraj Kabi (“Paatal Lok”) and Sayani Gupta “(Four More Shots Please”).
Mukherji’s credits include Bengali-language films “Autograph” (2010), which was a Glasgow International Film Festival and Abu Dhabi International Film Festival selection, “Jaatishwar” (2014), “Chotushkone” (2015), “Rajkahini (2015) and “Ek Je Chilo Raja” (2019), which played at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. “Sherdil” will be his second Hindi film after the 2017’s “Begum Jaan,” the remake of “Rajkahini.”
Mukherji said: “I got inspired by the real incident of tragic practises in villages bordering the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and I knew I had to capture it in my next.
Inspired by true events, the film is about the adverse effects of urbanization, human-animal conflict and poverty, leading to a bizarre practice in a village located on the edge of a forest.
It stars Pankaj Tripathi (“Sacred Games”), Neeraj Kabi (“Paatal Lok”) and Sayani Gupta “(Four More Shots Please”).
Mukherji’s credits include Bengali-language films “Autograph” (2010), which was a Glasgow International Film Festival and Abu Dhabi International Film Festival selection, “Jaatishwar” (2014), “Chotushkone” (2015), “Rajkahini (2015) and “Ek Je Chilo Raja” (2019), which played at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. “Sherdil” will be his second Hindi film after the 2017’s “Begum Jaan,” the remake of “Rajkahini.”
Mukherji said: “I got inspired by the real incident of tragic practises in villages bordering the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and I knew I had to capture it in my next.
- 5/11/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The cab runs towards the airport. Himadri takes out an old photograph of his and his ex-wife and shows it to Uma sitting on the backseat. Uma says “sorry”! Himadri bursts into tears. And the director Srijit Mukherji plays his masterstroke with this scene, bringing out the aura of a movie where everyone tries to fulfill others’ wishes.
“Uma” runs as part of the 9th edition of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival, that runs at 15 cinemas, across London, Birmingham and Manchester, from 21st June to 1st July, with 27 films, including features and short films, in competition. It is the largest South Asian film festival in Europe. Buy your tickets via this website, at respective cinema box offices: http://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/
Srijit Mukherji is a passionate story teller. “Hemlock Society”, “Jaatishwar”, “Nirbaak”, “Chatushkone” , “Rajkahini” – in every movie Srijit has portrayed a different narrative with a powerful and distinct story line for his audience.
“Uma” runs as part of the 9th edition of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival, that runs at 15 cinemas, across London, Birmingham and Manchester, from 21st June to 1st July, with 27 films, including features and short films, in competition. It is the largest South Asian film festival in Europe. Buy your tickets via this website, at respective cinema box offices: http://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/
Srijit Mukherji is a passionate story teller. “Hemlock Society”, “Jaatishwar”, “Nirbaak”, “Chatushkone” , “Rajkahini” – in every movie Srijit has portrayed a different narrative with a powerful and distinct story line for his audience.
- 6/10/2018
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
“Every film has its own destiny,” says director Srijit Mukherjee fatalistically as he waits for the release of his first Hindi film Begum Jaan, a remake of his hard-hitting 2016 Bangla blockbuster Rajkahini which releases alongside the mammoth Hollywood franchise Fast and Furious 8. Srijit’s film about a gallery of sassy whores occupying a noRead More
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- 4/13/2017
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
The final track of Begum Jaan, the soulful Woh Subaah Hum Hi Se Aayegi has been released. Penned by the popular Indian Poet Sahir Ludhianvi, the song has been sung by the versatile Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal who have always known to give us songs to remember.
Here’s something cool: the track has a very interesting story behind it. Based on the partition era, Bharat Bhagyo Bhidata of Rajkahini (Bengali version of Begum Jaan), garnered great acclaim. During the making of Begum Jaan, Srijit Mukerji was left to ponder about how the final track should be. Giving us the backstory, Srijit said, “We were contemplating translating the four lesser known stanzas of the poem (only the first one was declared the National Anthem). We were hoping to get Gulzaar Saab on board but it dawned on us that a Supreme Court ruling forbids us to add new lyrics...
Here’s something cool: the track has a very interesting story behind it. Based on the partition era, Bharat Bhagyo Bhidata of Rajkahini (Bengali version of Begum Jaan), garnered great acclaim. During the making of Begum Jaan, Srijit Mukerji was left to ponder about how the final track should be. Giving us the backstory, Srijit said, “We were contemplating translating the four lesser known stanzas of the poem (only the first one was declared the National Anthem). We were hoping to get Gulzaar Saab on board but it dawned on us that a Supreme Court ruling forbids us to add new lyrics...
- 4/11/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
There is no doubt that this is the era of women-oriented films. Bollywood is no more just a reflection of the male-dominated society or patriarchy, it has grown to be more wiser and bolder enough to give its audiences a peek into women's life, their struggles and how powerful they can be at times when compared to their male counterparts. And after watching Srijit Mukherjee's hard-hitting Begum Jaan trailer, we can only think of one word right now, that is, outstanding. Vidya Balan as Begum Jaan Vidya Balan, who has established herself as the shero of Bollywood, is back with yet another herculean role in Begum Jaan which will surely take her graph to another level altogether. She has totally nailed her bold and fierce avatar of a foul-mouthed and iron-fisted madam of a brothel Begum Jaan who gives zero fucks when it comes to her existence. Watch the...
- 3/14/2017
- FilmiPop
After Kahani 2, the ‘hero’ of her own films, Vidya Balan marks her comeback with yet another intriguing tale ‘Begum Jaan’. A look at Vidya and you could see, how fierce she looks in her new avatar! The movie Originally a hit Bengali movie ‘Rajkahini’, Vidya Balan’s ‘Begum Jaan’ is a creative adaptation of the hit flick. The critically acclaimed director of 'Rajkahini', Srijit Mukherji debuts in Bollywood with his directorial venture, ‘Begum Jaan’. ‘Rajkahini’ was among the most loved movies of 2015 and brought many accolades internationally. Vidya Balan's role was portrayed by Rituparna Sengupta in the Bengali version. Vidya Balan Vidya palys the role of a brothel owner in the era of partition. The poster of the movie amazed the audiences with the transformation of Vidya as a homely girl in ‘Parineeta’ to a brutal brothel owner. Vidya Balan is one versatile actress that we have in Bollywood.
- 3/7/2017
- FilmiPop
It's a surprise that Srijit Mukherji's movies don't get as much notice outside West Bengal, and outside India, as it should. Bengali commercial cinema in India was in a state of creative decadence till Mukherji burst onto the scene with Autograph, his stylishly-crafted tribute to Satyajit Ray's immortal masterpiece Nayak, in 2010. More than half a decade later, Mukherji has become arguably the most bankable director working in Kolkata's studios today. Few can bridge the rural-urban divide in Bengal as well as he does. And most of his movies--from Autograph to Rajkahini--manage to achieve the double of achieving critical acclaim and humongous box-office returns. Even as I write this, he is preparing for his big leap into the ambitious world of Hindi cinema--he is busy...
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- 8/13/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Just a day ago, we had reported about Vidya Balan donning the roles of some iconic historic women in her upcoming period drama Begum Jaan. However, the actress ran into a tad bit of trouble whilst shooting a horse riding sequence for the film.
It so happened, that Vidya Balan was shooting a Razia Sultan scene for the film and the horse was a little frisky. Hence despite the horse riding lessons that the actress underwent, Vidya slipped off. Director of the film, Srijit Mukerji revealed details of the incident and added that the saddle had slipped but the actress continued to shoot. He also further mentioned that though he had given her the option of a body double, Vidya refused and wanted to complete the shot by herself.
Begum Jaan is a remake of the Bengali period drama Rajkahini which revolves around the fight of 11 women living in a...
It so happened, that Vidya Balan was shooting a Razia Sultan scene for the film and the horse was a little frisky. Hence despite the horse riding lessons that the actress underwent, Vidya slipped off. Director of the film, Srijit Mukerji revealed details of the incident and added that the saddle had slipped but the actress continued to shoot. He also further mentioned that though he had given her the option of a body double, Vidya refused and wanted to complete the shot by herself.
Begum Jaan is a remake of the Bengali period drama Rajkahini which revolves around the fight of 11 women living in a...
- 8/10/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
We had reported that Vidya Balan was starring in a female-centric film titled Begum Jaan where she along with other female characters live in a brothel who become the victim of partition between India and Pakistan.
We have now learned that Vidya Balan will essay three different roles in Begum Jaan. According to the reports, she will be playing iconic characters of Rani Lakshmibai, Razia Sultana and Mirabai which is an important sequence in the film. It is very important to the storyline and her character. It is also reported that designer Ricky Roy has spent weeks to do research on that period to design Vidya's costumes.
Begum Jaan is a remake of Srijit Mukherjee's Bangla hit Rajkahini which was critically acclaimed. Produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, the remake is set in Punjab. The cast includes Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Flora Saini, Ila Arun, Mishti, Ridhima Tiwari...
We have now learned that Vidya Balan will essay three different roles in Begum Jaan. According to the reports, she will be playing iconic characters of Rani Lakshmibai, Razia Sultana and Mirabai which is an important sequence in the film. It is very important to the storyline and her character. It is also reported that designer Ricky Roy has spent weeks to do research on that period to design Vidya's costumes.
Begum Jaan is a remake of Srijit Mukherjee's Bangla hit Rajkahini which was critically acclaimed. Produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, the remake is set in Punjab. The cast includes Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Flora Saini, Ila Arun, Mishti, Ridhima Tiwari...
- 8/9/2016
- BollywoodHungama
Vidya Balan is a true professional when it comes to her work and a recent incident on the sets of her film Begum Jaan is a testament to her dedication. Readers may be aware that the actress is shooting for Srijit Mukherjee's remake of his Bengali film Rajkahini in Jharkhand where the irregular weather condition seems to be posing a problem. While certain days are extremely hot, the rains on some other days make the ambience pleasant. And to add to that the film involves the usage of guns considering that it revolves around the time of partition. A source confirmed that recently while Vidya was shooting for a climax scene she felt uneasy owing to the strong smell of gun powder. An ambulance was, however, parked outside the set to avoid any emergency situation. Thankfully there was no health issue and the actress resumed shooting in a span of five minutes.
- 7/16/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Vidya Balan is busy preparing for her upcoming film Begum Jaan, the Hindi remake of the National award winning Bengali film Rajkahini. From taking diction lessons to voice modulations, the actress is undergoing several training sessions.
Amongst them, Vidya Balan will also start taking horse-riding lessons for the film. She will be training with a special coach for an hour, prior to her hair and make-up everyday so that she begins to feel comfortable riding a horse. While horse riding does not form a major part of the film, a few scenes will require Vidya to ride a horse and the actress wants to be completely prepared for it.
Directed by Srijit Mukherjee, Begum Jaan recently went on floors in Jharkand. The film, produced by Mahesh Bhatt, also stars actresses like Gauhar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Mishti among others and is set in the partition era.
Amongst them, Vidya Balan will also start taking horse-riding lessons for the film. She will be training with a special coach for an hour, prior to her hair and make-up everyday so that she begins to feel comfortable riding a horse. While horse riding does not form a major part of the film, a few scenes will require Vidya to ride a horse and the actress wants to be completely prepared for it.
Directed by Srijit Mukherjee, Begum Jaan recently went on floors in Jharkand. The film, produced by Mahesh Bhatt, also stars actresses like Gauhar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Mishti among others and is set in the partition era.
- 6/29/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
With Rituparna Sengupta leading the pack, Bengali film Rajkahini also had several other actresses playing prostitutes in the brothel that becomes a victim of partition. And now following the footsteps will be the Hindi remake of this critically acclaimed women-centric Bengali film, Begum Jaan too will have several other female characters.
Besides Vidya Balan as the protagonist, we hear that Gauhar Khan, who has acted in films like Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year and will play one of the girls staying in the brothel along with Hawaizaada actresses Pallavi Sharda and Priyanka Setia. Besides them model turned actresses Flora Saini and Poonam Rajput along with popular TV actress Ridhima Tiwari and Ravija Chauhan too will be seen in the role of prostitutes. Singer Ila Arun who is known for her roles in films like Jodhaa Akbar and Kaanchi fame Mishti will join the prostitutes in the brothel household to...
Besides Vidya Balan as the protagonist, we hear that Gauhar Khan, who has acted in films like Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year and will play one of the girls staying in the brothel along with Hawaizaada actresses Pallavi Sharda and Priyanka Setia. Besides them model turned actresses Flora Saini and Poonam Rajput along with popular TV actress Ridhima Tiwari and Ravija Chauhan too will be seen in the role of prostitutes. Singer Ila Arun who is known for her roles in films like Jodhaa Akbar and Kaanchi fame Mishti will join the prostitutes in the brothel household to...
- 6/6/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah will be seen in the upcoming film on partition Begum Jaan starring Vidya Balan in lead role. The film will have him in a special appearance. Talking about the same, producer Mukesh Bhatt also revealed that though it is a small role, Naseeruddin Shah's character is pivotal to the plot. Reminiscing about the days he worked with this talented actor in films like Naajayaz and Sir in the 90s, Bhatt also added that they wanted to approach Shah only when they found a role that would suit his calibre. Begum Jaan is a remake of the critically acclaimed film Rajkahini and will be directed by Bengali filmmaker Srijit Mukherjee. Set amidst the backdrop of partition, Rajkahini is a story of a group of sex workers who try to protect their home (a brothel) as ruthless politicians and high profile men decide to destroy it for their selfish motives.
- 6/2/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
After the recently released Rajkahini, the Bhatt camp is all set for the remake of yet another Bengali film titled Praktan. This Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta starrer, however, is slated to release on May 27 but Mukesh Bhatt decided to go ahead and buy the rights of the same, even before its release. Not worried about the way the film will perform in theatres, Mukesh revealed that he bought the rights solely because he liked the subject. The film, that is a romance drama about past relationships and its intricacies, is directed by Shiboprasad Mukopadhyay and Nandita Roy, who will also be directing the Hindi remake. Further revealing about the same, Shiboprasad added that Mukesh Bhatt had shown interest in working with them ever since the release of the film Bela Seshe in 2015. In order to seal the deal, Shibo also showed the film Praktan to Mukesh and he decided...
- 5/27/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Srijit Mukherjee's Bangla epic Rajkahini which swept the box office and all the critical acclaim last year, is going to Punjab. And Vidya Balan is taking it there. Mukherjee who wrote and directed Rajkahini is now all set to remake the film in Hindi for producers Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt. The film would be made with an entirely new cast, with Vidya Balan replacing Rituparno Ghosh in the central part of brothel's Madame. All the other 11 sex workers would also be played by actresses who do not feature in the Bangla version. And there is a very good reason for this. Explains Srijit Mukherjee, "We are re-locating the plot of Rajkahini, titled Begum Jaan in Hindi, to the Punjab border. Rajkahini was located at the Bengal border where the after-effects of Partition where felt much less strongly than in Punjab. We're taking the story to a new level, and...
- 2/12/2016
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Earlier it was reported that Vidya Balan would soon be seen in a Mahesh Bhatt film. Well now we hear that the film in question which is an adaptation of Srijit Mukherji's Bengali film, Rajkahini, will be titled Begum Jaan after the main protagonist, the madam of the brothel. Further we also hear that the central protagonist of the film that was played by Rituparna Sengupta in the original, will be essayed by none other than Vidya Balan. Set to roll in June, Begum Jaan follows the after effects of the Partition in Bengal in 1947, delving into the lives of 11 women living in a brothel that finds itself divided by the newly-chalked Loc, with half of the house now in India and the other half in Pakistan. Though more details of the film are unavailable, we hear that the makers will be casting eight other actresses for the film...
- 2/6/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is all set to adorn the role of a co-writer and creative director for the Hindi adaptation of his latest protege- filmmaker Srijit Mukherjee's Bengali film Rajkahini.
Speaking about the film, Mahesh Bhatt, who was all praises for Srijit Mukherjee, said that just like Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil's films and also his daughter Alia Bhatt's role in Highway, Rajkahini too has one of the greatest performances by a woman (Rituparna Sengupta as Begum Jaan). He added that the soul stirring premise of Rajkahini moved him totally.
When asked about the film's heroine, Mahesh Bhatt wished that he would like Rituparna to act in the Hindi remake too. He also mentioned that, looking at her performance in the film brought tears in his eyes. That's when he immediately told her that he wanted to cast her in his film (the Hindi adaptation).
Watch this space for developments.
Speaking about the film, Mahesh Bhatt, who was all praises for Srijit Mukherjee, said that just like Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil's films and also his daughter Alia Bhatt's role in Highway, Rajkahini too has one of the greatest performances by a woman (Rituparna Sengupta as Begum Jaan). He added that the soul stirring premise of Rajkahini moved him totally.
When asked about the film's heroine, Mahesh Bhatt wished that he would like Rituparna to act in the Hindi remake too. He also mentioned that, looking at her performance in the film brought tears in his eyes. That's when he immediately told her that he wanted to cast her in his film (the Hindi adaptation).
Watch this space for developments.
- 10/20/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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