![]() ![]() Even though they are horrified by the idea, the villagers agree with Gangaram’s plan because they know that this is probably their only way out of their situation. His wife is completely against it, but he convinces her by saying that it is better than him dying of cancer. Gangaram plans to die a martyr, for the well-being of his village. This way, they could prove that a tiger attack had killed him and subsequently claim the million, which would solve all of their problems. Then the villagers could retrieve the body and place it in the fields. He says that he would go into the forest and wait for the tiger to kill him. The next day, he tells his village that he has an idea that could solve all of their problems. When Gangaram returns home, he tells his wife that he is dying of cancer and he is only left with three months to live. When he is leaving the place dejectedly, he sees a notice that says that if a person is killed by a tiger, his family would be granted an amount of a million rupees as a relief. When trying to understand what that is, Gangaram comes to realize that it is going to be a long bureaucratic process, and he doesn’t have much faith in it. He tells Gangaram to just apply for the “Prime Minister Relief Fund. Gangaram goes to find out if there is any relief fund for the villagers. The village is located on the outskirts of a forest, and it has been suffering for a while now due to wild animals straying into fields and destroying the crops. Gangaram is the ‘Sarpanch,’ aka the ‘Head,’ of the village Jhundao. This moment right here is such a perfect satire on the way the government constantly rolls out schemes for the poor as straws for them to grasp, instead of providing them with a long-term solution. “Sherdil” starts with Gangaram making his way to a government office and asking the officials for the benefits of some scheme. Let us find out what happens in the film. ![]() In fact, it is a critique of the circumstances, the absolute apathy of the officials, and the desperation of the villagers that makes them choose this path. ![]() But the makers of “Sherdil” chose an execution for it that is not centered on pity. These are events that absolutely break our hearts. The villagers then responded, saying that the elders had actually volunteered for it, so that their families could get out of poverty. In 2017, police officials accused some villagers of setting up the elderly as bait for tigers so that they could take compensation for their deaths. ![]() The chilling part of this is that Srijit Mukherji’s film “Sherdil” is actually based on real events. The film is about Gangaram, a man who plans to get killed by a tiger so that his family and village can claim compensation for his death through a government scheme. ![]()
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