The White Tiger
2021 · Movie · R · 125 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
A poor driver in modern India dreams of a better life and talks his way into working for a wealthy family. As he navigates corruption, class divides, and the expectations of servitude, his ambition pushes him toward risky choices in a bid to break free and reinvent himself.
Based on The White Tiger
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-01-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (995 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, provocative social climb story about power and inequality, with tense choices and biting satire; Not for you if you dislike bleak themes, corruption, or slow stretches like in 99 Homes.
Pros: gripping rise-from-poverty story; sharp class critique; strong lead performance | Cons: uneven pacing; repetitive midsection; heavy moral bleakness
Themes
- chauffeur
- based on novel or book
- delhi, india
- rags to riches
- class differences
- driver
- caste system
- master servant relationship
Cast & crew
Adarsh Gourav
as Balram Halwai
Rajkummar Rao
as Ashok
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
as Pinky Madam
Mahesh Manjrekar
as The Stork
Vijay Maurya
as Mukesh 'The Mongoose'
Kamlesh Gill
as Granny Kusum
Swaroop Sampat
as The Great Socialist
- TZ
Tawhid Rike Zaman
as Balram's friend
Vedant Sinha
as Dharam
- NN
Nalneesh Neel
as Vitiligo
Directed by Ramin Bahrani