Vidya Balan-starrer ‘Sherni’ will be directly released on Amazon Prime Video. The OTT platform announced today, May 17, that the film will begin streaming from June. Directed by Amit Masurkar and produced by T-Series and Abundantia Entertainment, Sherni stars Vidya Balan as an honest forest officer.
VIDYA BALAN’S SHERNI TO RELEASE DIRECTLY ON OTT
Amazon Prime shared the first-look poster of Sherni on social media. “She is ready to leave a mark! Meet the #SherniOnPrime in June. @vidya_balan #AmitMasurkar @vikramix @ShikhaaSharma03 @AasthaTiku @Abundantia_Ent @TSeries (sic).”
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 forest officer’s uniform with a walkie talkie in hand.
Speaking about the film, producer Bhushan Kumar said in a statement, “Sherni is one of the most unconventional and engaging films I have had a chance to produce and I am thrilled that it’s premiering on Amazon Prime Video as the movie will travel to a global audience. As always, it has been an absolute pleasure to collaborate with Vikram and I look forward to creating more entertaining and exceptional content with Abundantia Entertainment.”
SHERNI’S CAST
Apart from Vidya Bala, Sherni’s cast includes Sharad Saxena, Mukul Chaddha, Vijay Raaz, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kala and Neeraj Kabi. As an honest forest officer, Vidya Balan’s character struggles for a balance in a world of man-animal conflict. Sherni has been shot in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh.
Vidya Balan was last seen in Shakuntala Devi, which released on Amazon Prime Video on July 30, 2020.
