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The White Tiger

  • 2021
  • R
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
62K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,958
122
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sourav Kumar in The White Tiger (2021)
The ambitious driver (Adarsh Gourav) of a rich Indian couple (Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao) uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and become an entrepreneur. The White Tiger is based on the bestselling novel by Aravind Adiga, directed and written for the screen by Ramin Bahrani and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and producer Mukul Deora.
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An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.

  • Director
    • Ramin Bahrani
  • Writers
    • Ramin Bahrani
    • Aravind Adiga
  • Stars
    • Adarsh Gourav
    • Rajkummar Rao
    • Priyanka Chopra Jonas
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    62K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,958
    122
    • Director
      • Ramin Bahrani
    • Writers
      • Ramin Bahrani
      • Aravind Adiga
    • Stars
      • Adarsh Gourav
      • Rajkummar Rao
      • Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    • 709User reviews
    • 173Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 12 nominations total

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    Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkummar Rao, and Adarsh Gourav in The White Tiger (2021)
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    Adarsh Gourav
    Adarsh Gourav
    • Balram
    Rajkummar Rao
    Rajkummar Rao
    • Ashok
    Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    • Pinky
    Vedant Sinha
    Vedant Sinha
    • Dharam
    Kamlesh Gill
    Kamlesh Gill
    • Granny
    Sandeep Singh
    • Young Kishan
    Tilak Raj
    • Tea Shop Owner
    Satish Kumar
    Satish Kumar
    • Balram's Father
    Harshit Mahawar
    • Young Balram
    Mahesh Pillai
    Mahesh Pillai
    • School Inspector
    Rajinder Singh Pancharia
    • School Teacher
    Mahesh Manjrekar
    Mahesh Manjrekar
    • The Stork
    Vijay Maurya
    Vijay Maurya
    • Mukesh 'The Mongoose'
    Sanket Shanware
    Sanket Shanware
    • Kishan
    Balvinder Singh Baryah
    • Driving Instructor
    • (as Balvinder Singh)
    Akshay Sharma
    • Ram Persad
    B Shantanu
    • Saket Bahadur
    Swaroop Sampat
    Swaroop Sampat
    • The Great Socialist
    • Director
      • Ramin Bahrani
    • Writers
      • Ramin Bahrani(written for the screen by)
      • Aravind Adiga(based on the book by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Aravind Adiga dedicated the novel "The White Tiger" to Ramin Bahrani, the Iranian American director of the movie. Turns out the two have been close friends since college.
    • Goofs
      When Balram was narrating the story about Chinese president traveling to India and meeting Manmohan (Ex-PM of India) there was a glimpse of printing INR 2000 currency note. However, INR 2000 denomination came after demonetization in 2016, while the story takes place in early 2010.
    • Quotes

      Balram: Iqbal, that great Muslim poet, was right when he wrote, "The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave.''

    • Connections
      Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 20 Best Movies Of 2021 (So Far) (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Mundian To Bach Ke (Beware of the Boys)
      Written by Stu Phillips (as Stuart Phillips), Glen A. Larson (as Glen Larson), Panjabi MC (as Rajinder Singh Rai)

      Performed by Panjabi MC

      Courtesy of Dharma Records (UK)

    User reviews709

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    7/10
    Reading the book helped a lot
    As a person who is not Indian nor ever been to India, I'm not sure my critique is warranted. I know India has huge issues with poverty and class systems, but is this really how it is? I'm not complaining. But I also don't want to pigeon-hole the country based on this movies portrayal.

    It's a harsh film highlighting the desperate plight of just one man among the MILLIONS of poor and starving in India and his desire to ascend... no matter the cost.

    The film followed the path of the book almost flawlessly.

    The story of Balram is definitley rags to riches. But it is certainly not "feel good" or glamorous. India is portrayed as a brutal country and if you are not wealthy or politically wired, you're existance is simply reduced to a waiting game with death as the end result.

    To sum it up in one phrase, this movie could be tagged; "Dog eat dog." Other reviewers expressed their disgust at the protagonists methods for success. But I also bet they've never been poor, let alone poor in India.

    You can discuss ethics and morality from the comfort of your lounge room/home theatre all you want. It means nothing if you've never walked a mile in these people's shoes (and most don't even have those).

    It's not for everyone. But that doesn't mean it's a bad film. But it is certainly confronting.
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    • jdengraver
    • Jan 29, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Netflix Site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • White Tiger (2021)
    • Filming locations
      • New Dehli, India
    • Production companies
      • Lava Media
      • ARRAY Filmworks
      • Netflix
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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