“The White Tiger” is a new Netflix original movie that is based on the novel by Aravind Adiga with the same name.
The film has garnered positive reviews by critics and audiences. Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about it.
- The White Tiger is a 2021 American drama film
- It is directed by Ramin Bahrani
- It is an adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s 2008 novel of the same name
- The film stars Adarsh Gourav in his first leading role
- It also stars Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra
- Priyanka Chopra is also an executive producer for the film
- The film was released in theatres on 13 January 2021 and on Netflix on 22 January 2021
- The White Tiger received positive reviews from critics who praised its direction, screenplay and performances by the cast
- 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 (Rajkummar 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
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 90%
- Based on 99 reviews
- With an average rating of 7.3/10
- The website’s critics consensus reads: “Well-acted and beautifully made, The White Tiger distills the strengths of its source material into a grimly compelling drama”
- On Metacritic, it has a score of 77 out of 100
- The site sampled 29 critics
- The film received “generally favorable reviews”
