“The White Tiger” (REVIEW) A Blend of Triumph and Tragedy in this Rags to Riches Odyssey

A review of THE WHITE TIGER now streaming on Netflix starring Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra, and Rajkummar Rao, from director Ramin Bahrani.



About The White Tiger

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.


White Tiger. Rajkummar Rao as Ashok, Priyanka Chopra as Pinky Madam, Adarsh Gourav as Balram in White Tiger. Cr. Tejinder Singh Khamkha/NETFLIX © 2020
THE WHITE TIGER, ​Adarsh Gourav ​as ​Balram​ ​in THE WHITE TIGER​. Cr. ​TEJINDER SINGH KHAMKHA/NETFLIX © 2021
THE WHITE TIGER, ​Adarsh Gourav ​as ​Balram​ ​in THE WHITE TIGER​. Cr. Tejinder Singh Khamkha​/NETFLIX ​© ​2021
THE WHITE TIGER (L to R) Director Ramin Bahrani and Adarsh Gourav. Cr. TEJINDER SINGH KHAMKHA/NETFLIX © 2020
THE WHITE TIGER – Adarsh Gourav (Balram) in THE WHITE TIGER. Cr. NETFLIX © 2020
THE WHITE TIGER – Adarsh Gourav (Balram); Rajkummar Rao (Ashok) in THE WHITE TIGER. Cr. TEJINDER SINGH/NETFLIX © 2020
THE WHITE TIGER – Adarsh Gourav (Balram), ​Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Pinky), Rajkummar Rao ​ ​(Ashok) ​in ​THE WHITE TIGER​. Cr. ​SINGH TEJINDER / Netflix ​© ​2020
WHITE TIGER, ​Adarsh Gourav ​as ​Balram​, ​Priyanka Chopra ​as ​Pinky Madam ​in WHITE TIGER​. Cr. ​SINGH TEJINDER​/NETFLIX ​© ​2020