Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga

It's Pankaj's movie all the way. His screen space might be more than 90% in the movie. He delivered justice to this role as if he is born to do this completely and without qualification. The story was quite simple and screenplaying that for almost 2 hours looks a bit stretched and boring. Sayani Gupta's dialogue delivery clearly showed that she was cast mistakenly or maybe, due to the budget issues. A better female cast who could speak Hindi in Bhojpuri accent with eloquence would help the movie. The conversations between Pankaj and Neeraj Kabi in the jungle were avowedly dead on target. The religions, castes, different practices but all melt down into nothingness at the end has been portrayed on screen mindblowingly unless the delicate sentiments of few people get hurt. A good one time watch movie that stresses your patience to discontinue with the slow screenplay but deal with it as the end is quite surprising.

This Movie is not only a movie, but it is the fact of habitats at the forest borders. Very Naturally performed by Pankaj Tripathi. Actually he was the only actor who could have acted such real reels. I request all the Juries to without hesitation this movie, its crew, director,actors and especially Pankaj Tripathi should be awarded as they deserve it.

This movie could have been made awesome if not for the mediocre to poor direction and writing.

The topic/subject is excellent and very interesting - the reason I watched the movie in the first place.

The actors are good, but when the direction and writing is not good, they can't do much and their true skills and potential is far from realized.

The dialogues at times, are clearly very poorly written.

And it's no wonder - if you look at the Filmography of the Director, he has directed several films till now. If he was really a good one, we would have heard/known atleast one of this previous films.

Bad choices ruined an excellent subject.

Don't believe in boycott gang and watch the movie. Specially for Pankaj Tripathi and Neeraj Kabi. Climax is weird but different. Movie is inspired by true events.

Must watch movie. Very light hearted and so natural acting by Pankaj. Sayani supported him well too. Loved dialogues, direction. A bit slow in between but overall very good movie.