The White Tiger, a crime-tinged rags-to-riches parable, is director Ramin Bahrani’s response to Slumdog Millionaire
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger, a crime-tinged rags-to-riches parable, is director Ramin Bahrani’s response to Slumdog Millionaire

Firstpost  

According to Balram, a wealthy young Bangalore businessman, “the Indian entrepreneur” must be a combination of opposites: “straight and crooked, mocking and believing, sly and sincere.” He explains this in a letter to the Chinese prime minister that doubles as voice-over narration for The White Tiger, Ramin Bahrani’s restless new film, which is itself a blend of disparate elements. Adapted from Aravind Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning novel, the movie is part satire and part melodrama, a crime-tinged rags-to-riches parable that uses the story of Balram’s improbable rise to indict the iniquities of the society that created him. You may remember another English-language film set in India whose hero followed a similar trajectory, and The White Tiger positions itself, sometimes explicitly, as a response to Slumdog Millionaire. The spirit of Charles Dickens that hovered over “Slumdog” has been banished; Bahrani’s literary reference points lean more toward Dreiser, Dostoyevsky and Native Son.

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The White Tiger Director Ramin Bahrani Subjected to Racial Targeting, Finds Support from Priyanka Chopra
3 years, 11 months ago

The White Tiger Director Ramin Bahrani Subjected to Racial Targeting, Finds Support from Priyanka Chopra

News 18  

While speaking to a group of Academy and BAFTA members, Iranian-American director-writer Ramin Bahrani, who is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Netflix film The White Tiger, was subjected to racist insults from a bystander. Last week, Bahrani, who was born and raised in North Carolina, was doing a Zoom Q&A with The White Tiger executive producer Ava DuVernay when …

Priyanka Chopra says announcing The White Tiger Oscars nomination made it more special
4 years ago

Priyanka Chopra says announcing The White Tiger Oscars nomination made it more special

India Today  

Priyanka Chopra is over the moon as her film The White Tiger, which she has also co-produced, has been nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category in Oscars 2021. After announcing the nominations for the Oscar Awards 2021, Priyanka Chopra shared a photo showing all the nominees in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, highlighting The White Tiger. PRIYANKA SHARES FUN …

The White Tiger's Adarsh Gourav worked at tea stall for Rs 100 per day. Tuesday Trivia
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger's Adarsh Gourav worked at tea stall for Rs 100 per day. Tuesday Trivia

India Today  

Adarsh Gourav is being called the rising star after his breakthrough portrayal of Balram Halwai in The White Tiger. ADARSH CLEANED PLATES AT A TEA SHOP After staying in the village for two weeks, the actor returned to Delhi. He said, “When I was looking for a job for the first couple of days, nobody was willing to give me …

How The White Tiger breaks down the idea of a selfless servant, a trope romanticised in Indian pop culture
4 years, 1 month ago

How The White Tiger breaks down the idea of a selfless servant, a trope romanticised in Indian pop culture

Firstpost  

There’s a scene in Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger, adapted from Aravind Adiga’s eponymous 2008 Booker Prize-winning novel that drives home the central pledge that tethers a servant to their master in India: dogged devotion. Most movies usually lead us to believe that domestic freelancers have no option but to live out a life in submission but The White Tiger …

After The White Tiger, Ramin Bahrani and Aravind Adiga to adapt Amnesty for Netflix
4 years, 1 month ago

After The White Tiger, Ramin Bahrani and Aravind Adiga to adapt Amnesty for Netflix

India Today  

After the roaring success of The White Tiger, director Ramin Bahrani and author Aravind Adiga are set to reunite for the on-screen adaptation of Amnesty, for the streaming platform Netflix. Bahrani, Aravind and Netflix will be coming together for the second time after the screen adaptation of The White Tiger, which was based on Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning novel of …

Priyanka Chopra's The White Tiger performance gets love from Cardi B: 'You was amazing'
4 years, 1 month ago

Priyanka Chopra's The White Tiger performance gets love from Cardi B: 'You was amazing'

Hindustan Times  

Grammy-winning singer Cardi B has watch The White Tiger and loved it. Cardi tweeted, "White tiger is such a great movie. The White Tiger is directed by Ramin Bahrani and is based on Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize-winning novel. Adarsh has bagged a nomination at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in the best male lead category for his work in the …

The White Tiger's Adarsh Gourav inspires me as an actor, says Rajkummar Rao
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger's Adarsh Gourav inspires me as an actor, says Rajkummar Rao

India Today  

Rajkummar Rao worked with Adarsh Gourav for the first time in Ramin Bahrani's The White Tiger. In a conversation with India Today Television, Rajkummar Rao, who plays the role of Ashok in The White Tiger, said that it was one of the best experiences of his career, working with the team of The White Tiger. Ramin Bahrani is the director …

Ramin Bahrani put his friend’s vibrant, subversive book on-screen in ‘The White Tiger’
4 years, 1 month ago

Ramin Bahrani put his friend’s vibrant, subversive book on-screen in ‘The White Tiger’

LA Times  

I’ve been waiting over 15 years to adapt and direct “The White Tiger.” In a folder on my laptop titled, “aravind’s writings,” I discover early drafts dating back to 2004, four years before the novel was published. By the time “The White Tiger” won the Man Booker Prize in 2008, I had made my first three feature films, starring black …

The White Tiger, Serious Men, and the altering cultural and social epiphanies of the Indian dream
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger, Serious Men, and the altering cultural and social epiphanies of the Indian dream

Firstpost  

In a scene from Netflix’s The White Tiger, the narrator Balram Halwai proposes “The moment you recognise what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave”. While Slumdog Millionaire believes destiny may yet come for the destitute, Akhtar’s Gully Boy wants us to think that talent, some sort of gifted skill, may instead become their vehicle. In spirit, …

‘The White Tiger’ Review: Priyanka Chopra-Rajkummar Rao Starrer Drama Is Witty, Wicked And Well Made
4 years, 1 month ago

‘The White Tiger’ Review: Priyanka Chopra-Rajkummar Rao Starrer Drama Is Witty, Wicked And Well Made

ABP News  

New Delhi: "Don't believe for a second there's a million-rupee game show you can win to get out of it". That's Balram Halwai thinking aloud, outlining the squalid poverty that he lives every day, as opposed to what Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire might have said. The idea is clear: There is no superstar-hosted miracle game show waiting to deliver …

‘The White Tiger’ Review: A Scathing Commentary on Caste and Class
4 years, 1 month ago

‘The White Tiger’ Review: A Scathing Commentary on Caste and Class

The Quint  

Then there is his master Ashoke who has returned from the US with his wife Pinky and wants to be part of the booming IT sector. From Quantico to now, we desi audiences have become accustomed to Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ “accent”, but it is Rajkummar Rao’s tone and all the effort he puts into pronouncing words with the desired slant …

The White Tiger movie review: Pallid, superficial and made with one eye on the Western gaze, the other on the Hindutva mob
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger movie review: Pallid, superficial and made with one eye on the Western gaze, the other on the Hindutva mob

Firstpost  

Language: English with Hindi The White Tiger opens on a shot of one of India’s most famous Mahatma Gandhi sculptures and a giggly night-time joyride through what is popularly known as Lutyens’ Delhi. This is Scene 1 of The White Tiger, a screen adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name that drops on Netflix on …

The White Tiger movie review: Priyanka Chopra gives best performance in years, Adarsh Gourav roars in new Netflix film
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger movie review: Priyanka Chopra gives best performance in years, Adarsh Gourav roars in new Netflix film

Hindustan Times  

The White Tiger The White Tiger movie review: Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao in a still from the new Ramin Bahrani film. Director - Ramin Bahrani Cast - Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkummar Rao A child is run over in the opening moments of The White Tiger. Watch the White Tiger trailer here Based on Aravind …

‘The White Tiger’ movie review: A darkly satirical, thrilling ride
4 years, 1 month ago

‘The White Tiger’ movie review: A darkly satirical, thrilling ride

The Hindu  

Haven’t we all taken Ramu Kaka from our many Hindi films for granted? Based on Aravind Adiga’s 2008 Man Booker Prize winning eponymous novel, The White Tiger tells Balram’s story as he drags himself out of poverty and the shackles of caste to become a successful entrepreneur. Narrated by Balram in the form of a letter to the visiting Chinese …

Interview with Ramin Bahrani, director of Netflix’s The White Tiger
4 years, 1 month ago

Interview with Ramin Bahrani, director of Netflix’s The White Tiger

The Hindu  

Ramin Bahrani has a thing for the underdog. Given Bahrani’s almost Ken Loach-like oeuvre, it is unsurprising that the Netflix adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning novel, The White Tiger, should have come to him. In a storyline reminiscent of an epic novel of destiny, Bahrani’s name was, quite literally, written into The White Tiger — on its dedication page. …

The White Tiger Movie Review: Priyanka Chopra film is a clumsy adaptation
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger Movie Review: Priyanka Chopra film is a clumsy adaptation

India Today  

Balram has moved up in life. One evening, seated at the back of the SUV in a Maharaja costume while his "Master's" wife takes the wheel, he contemplates the sight of people living on the roadside. Balram — the promising boy whose circumstances prepared him to be a good servant but whose ambition ensures he never quite accepts servitude — …

The White Tiger review: A dark but exhilarating satire of capitalism
4 years, 1 month ago

The White Tiger review: A dark but exhilarating satire of capitalism

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Just like last year’s Best Picture winner Parasite, Ramin Bahrani’s drama …

Review: Netflix drama ‘The White Tiger’ is a sharp-clawed satire of upward mobility
4 years, 2 months ago

Review: Netflix drama ‘The White Tiger’ is a sharp-clawed satire of upward mobility

LA Times  

The fabled beast that gives “The White Tiger” its title makes a late but striking entrance: It’s majestic and beautiful but visibly perturbed, prowling restlessly around a tight enclosure that scarcely seems capable of containing it. Adapted by writer-director Ramin Bahrani from Aravind Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning debut novel, “The White Tiger” is a dark satire of upward mobility, a cross …

The White Tiger: Netflix adaptation of Aravind Adiga's satirical novel is slick, punchy 21st-century rags-to-riches tale
4 years, 2 months ago

The White Tiger: Netflix adaptation of Aravind Adiga's satirical novel is slick, punchy 21st-century rags-to-riches tale

ABC  

"America is so yesterday," announces ambitious anti-hero Balram, moments into The White Tiger. So begins director Ramin Bahrani's scathing, often very funny 21st-century rags-to-riches saga, a compressed but compelling adaptation of Aravind Adiga's 2008 Booker Prize-winning bestseller that casts a satirical eye over class, colonialism, and — not insignificantly — the darker sides of globalisation and Silicon Valley aspiration. As …

How Netflix helped ‘The White Tiger’ movie become a reality
4 years, 2 months ago

How Netflix helped ‘The White Tiger’ movie become a reality

Associated Press  

Priyanka Chopra Jonas was scrolling through Twitter a few years ago when she saw a headline that a film adaptation of “The White Tiger” was in the works. “It’s an epic story that required a lot of financing and money and resources to get it made in India,” Bahrani said. But even with the precedence of films like “Slumdog Millionaire,” …

Rajkummar Rao’s girlfriend Patralekhaa spots The White Tiger hoarding in New York, recalls his journey
4 years, 2 months ago

Rajkummar Rao’s girlfriend Patralekhaa spots The White Tiger hoarding in New York, recalls his journey

Hindustan Times  

Actor Patralekhaa gave a shout-out to her boyfriend, actor Rajkummar Rao, as she spotted him on a hoarding of The White Tiger in New York. Patralekhaa reminisced about Rajkummar Rao's journey from Gurugram to New York. Earlier, sharing the first look of The White Tiger on Instagram, Priyanka praised Rajkummar’s performance in the film. I’ve been an admirer of Ramin’s …

The White Tiger, WandaVision, Normal People: What's streaming on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Lionsgate Play in January
4 years, 2 months ago

The White Tiger, WandaVision, Normal People: What's streaming on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Lionsgate Play in January

Firstpost  

From Saif Ali Khan’s Tandav to Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao’s The White Tiger, here’s all you can look forward to watching this month. The White Tiger - 22 January The White Tiger, the screen adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel, IS directed by Ramin Bahrani of Fahrenheit 451 and _99 Homes f_ame. One Night in Miami - …

The White Tiger trailer out. Priyanka, Rajkummar and Adarsh narrate story of class divide
4 years, 2 months ago

The White Tiger trailer out. Priyanka, Rajkummar and Adarsh narrate story of class divide

India Today  

The official trailer of Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra's Netflix film The White Tiger is out. She wrote, "So proud to present the first look of THE WHITE TIGER - directed, written, and produced by Ramin Bahrani, based on The New York Times Bestseller and the 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning novel." Praising the young actor Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka wrote, "This …

The White Tiger trailer: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkummar Rao's social satire depicts India on the rise
4 years, 4 months ago

The White Tiger trailer: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkummar Rao's social satire depicts India on the rise

Firstpost  

The White Tiger will release in select theatres in December and on Netflix in January. Netflix released the first trailer of Priyanka Chopra-Jonas and Rajkummar Rao’s film The White Tiger on Wednesday. Adapted from Aravind Adiga’s award-winning novel of the same name, the film stars Adarsh Gourav, Rao, and Chopra in lead roles. See the trailer here Netflix’s The White …

The White Tiger Trailer: Adarsh Gourav Steals the Scene in Rajkummar Rao-Priyanka Chopra Starrer
4 years, 4 months ago

The White Tiger Trailer: Adarsh Gourav Steals the Scene in Rajkummar Rao-Priyanka Chopra Starrer

News 18  

Aravind Adiga’s award-winning novel The White Tiger has been adapted into a film starring Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The trailer of the Netflix film focuses on Balram Halwai’s rise from a poor villager to a successful entrepreneur in modern India. Priyanka Chopra shared the trailer of the film, writing, “Presenting the first look trailer of #TheWhiteTiger. From writer-director …

'The White Tiger' TRAILER: Priyanka Chopra & Rajkummar Rao Starrer Looks Promising; Adarsh Gourav Turns Out To Be The Surprise Package
4 years, 4 months ago

'The White Tiger' TRAILER: Priyanka Chopra & Rajkummar Rao Starrer Looks Promising; Adarsh Gourav Turns Out To Be The Surprise Package

ABP News  

Netflix India has released the trailer of the upcoming film 'The White Tiger' on Wednesday. 'The White Tiger' revolves around the Balram Halwai, who serves as a chauffeur to a rich landlord Ashok. Adarsh Gourav, who plays the role of Balram Halwai, turns out to be surprise package of 'The White Tiger'. 'The White Tiger' deals with poverty, class struggles …

The Film is Powerful: Priyanka Shares 'The White Tiger' First Look
4 years, 5 months ago

The Film is Powerful: Priyanka Shares 'The White Tiger' First Look

The Quint  

The first look of Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao's upcoming Netflix film The White Tiger is out. The White Tiger is based on Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning debut novel of the same name. Sharing the first-look posters on Instagram Priyanka wrote, "So proud to present the first look of THE WHITE TIGER - directed, written, and produced by Ramin …

Priyanka Chopra shares first look images of The White Tiger, Netflix film also starring Rajkummar Rao
4 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka Chopra shares first look images of The White Tiger, Netflix film also starring Rajkummar Rao

Firstpost  

Priyanka Chopra describes Netflix’s The White Tiger, based on Arvind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel, as a “powerful” film that will make viewers “uncomfortable” Priyanka Chopra shared the first-look images of her upcoming film The White Tiger. Based on Man Booker Prize-winning book by Aravind Adiga, the film also stars Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav and will premiere on Netflix. …

Keep Sending Memes: PC Tells Rajkummar as ‘White Tiger’ Shoot Ends
5 years, 3 months ago

Keep Sending Memes: PC Tells Rajkummar as ‘White Tiger’ Shoot Ends

The Quint  

She continued, “Thank you Gourav Adarsh for being an incredible lead( No1)!! I can’t wait for the world to see you as Balram.. Rajkummar Rao finally! I’m so glad we did this together. Keep sending me memes!! Ramin Bahrani thank you for your kindness and for bringing one of my favourite books alive with such care and justice. Thank you …

Rajkummar Rao on taming The White Tiger and heading to China
5 years, 4 months ago

Rajkummar Rao on taming The White Tiger and heading to China

India TV News  

The White Tiger will be a second book-to-screen adaptation for Rajkummar Rao and the actor hopes the audience cherishes the English-language film set at Netflix more than the bestseller. "The White Tiger" follows the extraordinary journey of a self-made man from tea-shop worker in a village to successful entrepreneur in a big city. He reunites with frequent collaborator Hansal Mehta …

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in Netflix's adaptation of Arvind Adiga's novel, The White Tiger
5 years, 6 months ago

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in Netflix's adaptation of Arvind Adiga's novel, The White Tiger

Firstpost  

Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao will star in an adaptation of Arvind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger, Netflix announced on Tuesday. “I’m so excited to work with Ramin Bahrani and Netflix to bring Aravind Adiga’s poignant story to cinematic life. I look forward to filming this in India this fall, and also working along with Rajkummar Rao …

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in Netflix film The White Tiger based on Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker prize winner
5 years, 6 months ago

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in Netflix film The White Tiger based on Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker prize winner

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyanka Chopra will be collaborating with actor Rajkummar Rao for the first time on Netflix’s upcoming film The White Tiger. Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao will work together in Netflix film, The White Tiger. Adapted from Aravind Adiga’s prize-winning novel by the same name, The White Tiger, will also feature debutante Adarsh Gourav. I’ve been an admirer of Ramin’s …

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao To Star In 'The White Tiger'
5 years, 6 months ago

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao To Star In 'The White Tiger'

ABP News  

Actress Priyanka Chopra will be collaborating with actor Rajkummar Rao for the first time on Netflix's upcoming film "The White Tiger". Adapted from Aravind Adiga's prize-winning novel by the same name, "The White Tiger", will also feature debutante Adarsh Gourav. When I read the book, I was fascinated with the perspective of the narrative.The Film is adapted from Aravind Adiga's …

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