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The White Tiger

Website: Netflix

Synopsis: 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. Based on the New York Times bestseller and 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning novel.

Release Date: January 22, 2021
Directed by: Ramin Bahrani
Screenplay by: Ramin Bahrani
Based on Arvind Adiga’s novel
Starring: Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 2 hours 11 minutes
Rated R