The White Tiger (2020)

Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Aravind Adiga (book), Ramin Bahrani (screenplay) |
Stars: Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao, Adarsh Gourav
Plot Keywords: village | S
Genres: Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, violence and sexual material |
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Country: India
Release Date: 22 January 2021 (USA)
Also Known As: Le tigre blanc
Company Credits
Production Co: Lava Media, Netflix
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

The White Tiger (2020)

Summaries

    The epic journey of a poor Indian driver who must use his wit and cunning to break free from servitude to his rich masters and rise to the top of the heap.
    —Netflix

    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.
    —Netflix

The White Tiger (2020)