The White Tiger

Frustratingly naive one minute and coldly calculating the next, Gourav manages to make Balram likeable for the duration of the film. If you're looking for a Friday night movie to while away a few lockdown hours - The White Tiger is the perfect choice.

Any hope or salvation The White Tiger offers is laced with a drop of arsenic, and there are certainly no Bollywood dance numbers to lift your spirits.

Through [a] climactic nod to Naipaul's merciless depiction of underdeveloped India, no matter how many fortunate individuals might escape it, Bahrani's The White Tiger subverts the standard-issue poverty porno...

The White Tiger is a kinetic excursion into darkness with Balram as our charismatic guide.

Directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, the film is a breeze despite some tired cliches. It ends up as an insider's take on corruption and caste and class-divides in India...

Balram's tale is rich and ruthless enough for both approaches, and for any country built on a premise of one class eating another.

There is use of literal light and literal darkness but in the themes as well. A film that is able and provides commentary on the harsh realities of their country is an indicator of a compelling story.

We get to see it uncovered in such a way where you feel sorry, angry and disillusioned by it all. So when things are happening to Balram because he wasn't born rich, you want him to win.

An insane movie that's twist and turns will keep you interested.

Bahrani captures the original source material’s live wire pulse with each frame.