The VOD, OTT Streaming platform Amazon Prime Video today announced their Hindi movie Sherni will globally premiere on their platform in June 2021.
Starring Vidya Balan as an honest forest officer, Directed by Amit Masurkar and produced by T-Series and Abundantia Entertainment.
The platform Amazon Prime shared the first-look poster of Sherni on social media by saying “She is ready to leave a mark! Meet the #SherniOnPrime in June. @vidya_balan #AmitMasurkar @vikramix @ShikhaaSharma03 @AasthaTiku @Abundantia_Ent @TSeries.”
She is ready to leave a mark!
Meet the #SherniOnPrime in June. @vidya_balan #AmitMasurkar @vikramix @ShikhaaSharma03 @AasthaTiku @Abundantia_Ent @TSeries pic.twitter.com/4Wx7jEsvgS
— amazon prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) May 17, 2021
In the poster, Vidya Balan is seen in a forest officer’s uniform with a walkie-talkie in hand and has a tense expression on her face which shows a very intense and dramatic theme of the movie and also shows a strives for balance in a world of man-animal conflict. The film has been shot in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh.
The film is inspired by real-life incidents of tension between humans and wildlife. The film was started shooting in March 2020 but was put on a halt due to the COVID-19 lockdown which was imposed last year. The shooting of the same resumed later in October 2020.
The film also starring Sharad Saxena, Mukul Chaddha, Vijay Raaz, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kala, and Neeraj Kabi in pivotal roles.
Sherni is Abundantia Entertainment’s second project to release on Amazon Prime Video. It had previously released its production Shakuntala Devi, also starring Vidya Balan, on the OTT platform last year in July.