Vidya
Balan
has
exciting
news
for
her
fans.
The
critically
acclaimed
actress
took
to
her
social
media
to
announce
her
next
film
which
is
titled
Sherni.
The
film
will
be
directed
by
Amit
Masurkar
who
has
directed
Newton.
Sharing
the
first
poster
of
Sherni,
which
is
a
close
up
of
a
tiger,
Vidya
wrote
as
caption,
"Thrilled
to
announce
my
next
film
-
#SHERNI
...
Cannot
wait
to
start
shoot!Directed
by:
#AmitMasurkar
,Produced
by:
@BhushanKumar
@ivikramix
#KrishanKumar
&
#AmitMasurkar.
Written
by:
@aasthatiku."
(sic).
She
did
not
give
any
more
details
about
the
film,
but
it
is
possible
that
it
is
going
to
be
about
the
man-eater
tigress
Avni.
The
tigress
had
made
national
news
in
2018
when
she
was
shot
for
killing
13
people
in
Maharashtra's
Yavatmal
district.
Some
time
back,
Pinkvilla
had
quoted
a
source
as
saying
that
Vidya
was
in
the
talks
for
this
film
which
will
be
co-produced
by
Vikram
Mahotra
of
Abundantia
Entertainment.
It
was
said
that
the
story
will
revolve
around
the
controversy
surrounding
Avni's
killing,
and
that
the
film
will
present
a
factual
but
dramatized
version
of
the
event.
The
source
had
added
that
the
makers
were
looking
for
a
strong
actress
and
a
great
performer
to
shoulder
the
film.
The
makers,
having
worked
with
Vidya
on
the
Shakuntala
Devi
biopic,
thought
she
would
be
a
great
fit.
Vidya
may
play
the
role
of
a
forest
officer
in
the
film.
Vidya's
next
release
is
the
Shakuntala
Devi
biopic
directed
by
Anu
Menon.
The
film
will
star
Sanya
Malhotra
and
Jisshu
Sengupta
in
supporting
roles.
It
is
scheduled
for
release
on
May
8,
2020.