Pilkunj 2023 S1 in Google Drive
The web series ‘Pilkunj’, starring Sean Banerjee and Trina Saha in the lead roles, is ready to stream soon. The OTT project, directed by filmmaker Riingo Banerjee, has been making a buzz because of its storyline and strong star cast.
The story revolves around Siddhartha, a journalist, who visits a small village in North India to cover a story, and a female medical practitioner, named Bidita. Siddhartha tries to uncover the truth behind the series of deaths because of tiger attacks only to find that the incident isn’t what it appears to be. There are some dark secrets attached to the incident.
Director Riingo shared why he chose the subject for his upcoming web series. He says, “It is my tribute to mark the 50 years of Project Tiger. In 2017 a scam was exposed in one of the tiger sanctuaries in North India which shook the decision-makers in the echelons of power. What made the incident so striking was the fact that, the ones who were sacrificed, did it willingly for the compensation their kin would receive after their deaths. Here one would blame the tigers initially and mark them as man-eaters, till the truth was exposed and the dark side of the human mind was brought to light.”
The director, who is known for his unique style of storytelling, shared that the gruesomeness of the incident compelled him to tell the story. “The scam was put to an end, but the chilling facts of the sacrifice, still haunt the people who witnessed the gruesome episodes in the hamlet of North India. This was a story worth telling and thus I decided to make it,” Riingo shares.
