The White Tiger (2021)

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 (written for the screen by), Aravind Adiga (based on the book by)

Stars:

Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adarsh Gourav	...	Balram
Rajkummar Rao	...	Ashok
Priyanka Chopra	...	Pinky Madam (as Priyanka Chopra Jonas)
Vedant Sinha	...	Dharam
Kamlesh Gill	...	Granny
Sandeep Singh	...	Young Kishan
Tilak Raj	...	Tea Shop Owner
Satish Kumar	...	Balram's Father
Harshit Mahawar	...	Young Balram
Mahesh Pillai	...	School Inspector
Rajinder Singh Pancharia	...	Teacher
Mahesh Manjrekar	...	The Stork
Vijay Maurya	...	Mukesh 'The Mongoose'
Sanket Shanware	...	Kishan
Balvinder Singh Baryah	...	Driving Instructor (as Balvinder Singh)

Storyline

Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India. Cunning and ambitious, our young hero jockeys his way into becoming a driver for Ashok (Rajkumar Rao) and Pinky (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas), who have just returned from America. Society has trained Balram to be one thing - a servant - so he makes himself indispensable to his rich masters. But after a night of betrayal, he realizes the corrupt lengths they will go to trap him and save themselves. On the verge of losing everything, Balram rebels against a rigged and unequal system to rise up and become a new kind of master.

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Plot Keywords:

village | class | reference to facebook | reference to the internet | rooster | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and sexual material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Verbal product placement, Sheraton Hotel.

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Goofs

It is stated in the beginning that "Muslims have one god, Christians have three, and Hindus have 36 million." Actually, Christians have only one, but composed of three entities: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit, all belonging to one God.

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Quotes

Balram: What a miserable life, having to hide his religion and name just to get a job as a servant.

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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 Reviews

Well Acted Movie

I don't know how this has some poor ratings. Script and acting of this were fabulous. And throughout whole movie you rarely look at your watch. It kept you hooked till the end. Speaking of end, it could be more dramatic or interesting but overall it was fun to watch this kind of cinema now a days. Give it a shot you won't regret.

Details

Official Sites:

Netflix Site Official Facebook

Country:

India USA

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

22 January 2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

The White Tiger

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lava Media, ARRAY Filmworks, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1