Sherni

Vidya Vincent (played with remarkable restraint by Vidya Balan) is a forest officer in a remote part of Madhya Pradesh. She is competent, calm, and deeply ethical. But she is also a woman in a male-dominated system, routinely sidelined, mocked, and underestimated.

India loses dozens of tigers every year to poaching and conflict. According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, over 200 people die in tiger attacks annually, and nearly 100 tigers are killed or captured. The real issue is habitat fragmentation. As forests shrink, tigers walk into villages. And when that happens, the tiger always loses. sherni

So here’s to the real Shernis—the forest guards, the wildlife biologists, the village women who protect their fields at night, and the tigresses who only want one thing: a forest of their own. Vidya Vincent (played with remarkable restraint by Vidya

Vidya’s mission is simple: capture the tigress and relocate her. But nothing is simple when humans have already encroached deep into the jungle. India loses dozens of tigers every year to