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All Stories for Ramin Bahrani
How The White Tiger breaks down the idea of a selfless servant, a trope romanticised in Indian pop culture
Poulomi Das • 4 years agoTold from the perspective of Balram, a poor, lower-caste Bihari hired as a driver for an abroad-returned couple, The White Tiger is, among other things, also a play on the idea of the selfless servant, a trope popularised by Indian pop-culture, in particular Hindi cinema.
The White Tiger could have been an authentic social drama, a la Parasite, but ends up as a missed opportunity
Karishmaupadhyay • 4 years agoThe makers of The White Tiger and A Suitable Boy can’t be held guilty for the white gaze, far from it. What these pieces of content lack, however, is not enough of the Indian gaze.
The White Tiger, Serious Men, and the altering cultural and social epiphanies of the Indian dream
Manik Sharma • 4 years agoFor years, films have portrayed the Indian working class as mute spectators of social and familial trauma and often the ones with the kindest heart. The White Tiger is somewhat an antidote of the underdog narrative.
The White Tiger’s Adarsh Gourav on discovering the 'invisibility' of Balram, and learnings from his co-actors
Udita Jhunjhunwala • 4 years agoAdarsh Gourav opens up on his process for Ramin Bahrani's The White Tiger, his Jamshedpur connect with Priyanka Chopra Jonas and why he chose a quirky Twitter bio.
The White Tiger review round-up: Critics call the film an 'immersive plunge' with 'magnetic performances'
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCritics said that Netflix film The White Tiger is a 'damning critique' of Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionare
Rajkummar Rao 'can't wait to begin shooting' with Priyanka Chopra Jonas for Netflix's The White Tiger
Fp Staff • 6 years agoPriyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao are all set to team up for the first time in the Netflix's movie adaptation of Arvind Adiga's bestselling novel 'The White Tiger'.
Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in Netflix's adaptation of Arvind Adiga's novel, The White Tiger
• 6 years agoPriyanka Chopra's next feature film is Shonali Bose's The Sky is Pink.
Michael B Jordan, Michael Shannon to star in the TV film Fahrenheit 451
Ians • 8 years agoMichael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon will be coming together for a TV film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451.