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extractednews · 1 year

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3sc-me · 2 years

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The White Tiger (2021) #TheWhiteTiger Director #RaminBahrani  Writers #RaminBahrani #AravindAdiga Stars #AdarshGourav #RajkummarRao #PriyankaChopraJonas #اقتباس #اقتباسات #اكسبلورر #اقوال #حكم #3SC #QuotesofTheDay #Inspiration #Life #Saying #Love #Truth #BestMovie #Cinema #HighlyRecommended #Explorer #Viral #Quotes https://www.instagram.com/p/Cht68uFvtI9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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adamwatchesmovies · 3 years

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The White Tiger (2021)

The White Tiger might teach a dubious lesson but the fact that - even for a fraction of a second - you’d consider following in the lead's footsteps says a lot. For outsiders, it’s a compelling story (whose satyrical nature might fly over their heads). To someone living in India, it might be revolutionary.

Growing up in Laxmangarh, Balram Halwai (played by Adarsh Gourav) never finished school and watched his father die because their town did not have a doctor. As an adult, he aspires to be a chauffeur for the son of the town’s “landlord”. Being close to Ashok Shah (Rajkummar Rao) allows him to escape his village but as he becomes more worldly, he grows increasingly dissatisfied with his position.

I don’t know if the movie's poster is genius irony or false advertising. We see a smiling photo of Balram sitting down, wearing a cartoon crown while his masters Ashok and his wife, Pinky (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) place their hands on his shoulders. All that cyan and yellow makes this movie look cheery and uplifting. It isn’t.

We’re introduced to Balram’s world through a wraparound story of him writing a letter to Chinese premier Wen Jiabao (the story takes place in 2010). Balram compares the Indian underclass to roosters trapped in a chicken coop. They see other birds getting butchered but make no attempt to escape. It’s the perfect analogy because when Balram says he aspires to be a chauffeur… you assume it’s so he can worm his way into a higher circle. Actually, he’s trapped in a mindset of servitude. He never objects to the beatings and insults but slowly, you can see his blinders peel away. Now, he's ready to take advantage of someone else for a change and his persistent loyalty makes him unsuspecting. The question is whether he will realize how little everyone else cares about him early enough to escape from his cage.

Calling this “an extraordinary journey of a self-made man from a tea-shop worker in a village to a successful entrepreneur in a big city” isn’t an incorrect description, but it is misleading. You’d never guess from those words that Balram is kept in check with the knowledge that if he betrays the Shahs, Ashok’s father (Mahesh Manjrekar) will murder his entire family killed. There are a lot of shady characters in the film. Even those who are “good” make dubious choices. If former doormat Balram abuses them, you’re not going to shed any tears. It helps that Adarsh Gourav is very charismatic. I hope this is the first of many films we see him in.

Writer/director Ramin Bahrani offers the talented cast a great screenplay and they all do it justice. The film is stylish, tense, and thought-provoking. You might need to do a bit of research to overcome the cultural barrier but this is one of those movies where you won’t mind doing the extra homework. I think I’d like it even more a second time. (April 29, 2021)

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bookishmb · 4 years

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The White Tiger Book Review

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bookcoversreview · 5 years

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The White Tiger

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Mukesh Sir looked at me with narrowed eyes. He didn’t know the village ways, but he had all the cunning of the landlords.

‘Do you drink?’

‘No sir. In my caste, we never drink.’

‘Halwai...’ Mr Ashok said with a grin. ‘Are you a sweet-maker? Can you cook for us while you’re not driving?’

‘Certainly, sir. I cook very well. Very tasty sweets. Gulab jamuns, laddoos, anything you desire,’ I said. ‘I worked at a tea shop for many years.’

‘Mr Ashok seemed to find this amusing. ‘Only in India,’ he said. ‘Your driver can also make sweets for you. Only in India. Start from tomorrow.’

‘Not so fast,’ Mukesh sir said.

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doohicky · 3 years

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Half casual stroll into sunny Narnia, half hellish descent into capitalist madness - The White Tiger (colonialist fairy tale) #thewhitetiger #raminbahrani #netflix https://www.instagram.com/p/CLj5qtMFboF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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3sc-me · 3 years

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How hard it is for a man to win his freedom in India? Later, I came to realize why! The greatest thing to come out of this country, in its 10,000-year history.. the rooster coop! They can see and smell the blood.. they know they are next, yet they don’t rebel.. they don’t try and get out of the coop. Servants here have been raised to behave the same.. the furniture on his back is worth at least two years his salary, and yet he will faithfully pedal the money back to his boss without ever touching a single rupee. No servant does, why?! Because Indians are the world’s most honest and spiritual people? No.. it’s because 99.9% of us are caught in the rooster coop! The trustworthiness of servants is so strong that you can put the key of emancipation in a man’s hand and he will throw it back at you with a curse! كم هو صعب أن ينال المرء حريته في ”الهند“؟ لاحقاً، أدركت السبب! أعظم شيء أنتجه هذا البلد خلال 10 آلاف سنة من تاريخه، هو قن الديوك! بوسع الديوك رؤية الدم وشم رائحته.. تعرف أنها التالية، ومع ذلك لا تتمرد.. لا تحاول الخروج من القن. لقد جرى تدريب الخدم هنا لكي يتصرفوا بنفس الطريقة.. المفروشات التي يحملها الخادم خلفه تساوي راتبه لسنتين على الأقل، ومع ذلك يقود دراجته بالمال بأمانة إلى رئيسه، من دون أن يأخذ روبية واحدة أبداً، ولا يفعل أي خادم ذلك، لماذا؟! هل لأن الهنود أكثر الناس نزاهة وروحانية في العالم؟ لا.. بل لأن 99.9 بالمئة منهم عالقون في قن الديوك! إخلاص الخدم قوي جداً، بحيث أنه يمكنك وضع مفتاح التحرر في يد المرء، لكنه يرميه عليك ويشتمك! The White Tiger (2021) #TheWhiteTiger Director #RaminBahrani Writers #RaminBahrani (written for the screen by) #AravindAdiga (based on the book by) Stars #AdarshGourav #RajkummarRao #PriyankaChopraJonas #اقتباس #اقتباسات #اكسبلورر #اقوال #حكم #3SC #QuotesofTheDay #Inspiration #Life #Saying #Love #Truth #BestMovie #Cinema #HighlyRecommended #Explorer #Viral #Quotes https://www.instagram.com/p/CUICxD4lJ03/?utm_medium=tumblr

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akuaktor · 3 years

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Sekali lagi, cara paling mudah dan efektif untuk menubuhkan karakter adalah dengan menjadi karakter sesering mungkin dan mendekatkan diri pada dunia karakter. . . #akuaktor #actpedia #adarshgourav #thewhitetiger https://www.instagram.com/p/CLWOdKMA43R/?igshid=1n9qdh024sg8o

#akuaktor #actpedia #adarshgourav #thewhitetiger

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racielneto · 3 years

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#40🎬 The White Tiger (2021) Não estava nem um pouco a fim de ver esse filme. O Tigre Branco tem um pôster meio sem graça, 5 dias atrás eu assisti “Quem Quer Ser um Milionário?” e tinha achado somente “ok”. Meus maiores problemas com “Quem Quer Ser um Milionário?” tinham sido os flashbacks para a infância sofrida do protagonista e logo de cara The White Tiger apresenta a mesma coisa. Pensei: “ah pronto, vão usar a sofrência do piá como muleta para nos sensibilizar o filme todo”. Tinha até digitado nas minhas anotações. Ainda bem que estava errado. O filme deixa essa linha de lado bem rápido, focando na parte quase adulta do personagem, num período onde ele vê uma luz do fim do túnel da pobreza, tem uma realização e então a sua transformação. A realização é disparada a melhor parte, onde o onde o próprio protagonista começa a sua reflexão sobre o seu lugar no mundo, porque é tão difícil mudar, como dar o pontapé nas suas transformações e quais as regras morais a seguir. Não conhecia esse aspecto da Índia que é foco do filme e não vou dizer nada aqui sobre isso para não estragar. Basta dizer que a atuação de Adarsh Gourav pareceu representar muito bem essa dificuldade que parte da população indiana enfrenta. Pelo menos estava perfeitamente alinhada com a proposta do filme. Baita performance. Talvez se eu conhecesse mais a história, tivesse visto o trailer e lido a sinopse, eu não teria achado tão bom. Ainda bem que meu conhecimento prévio do filme se resumia ao pôster sem graça. Como é bom ser surpreendido por um filme. Raça Score: Filmão #NETFLIX #thewhitetiger #otigrebranco #adarshgourav #PriyankaChopra #RajkummarRao #raminbahrani #aravindadiga #PaoloCarnera #crime #drama #dicadefilme #cinema #everyframeapainting #streaming #metacritic #imdb #DiaNovoFilmeNovo Ps: Todo aquele blá blá blá de sempre sobre cinematografia, edição e etc é extremamente bem feito Ps2: é do mesmo diretor de “99 Homes” que eu postei no dia 30/01/21 https://www.instagram.com/p/CLF0tBELT33/?igshid=uqvxkwuxs19f

#40🎬#netflix #thewhitetiger #otigrebranco #adarshgourav #priyankachopra #rajkummarrao #raminbahrani #aravindadiga #paolocarnera #crime #drama #dicadefilme #cinema #everyframeapainting #streaming #metacritic #imdb #dianovofilmenovo

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safirah63 · 3 years

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Viewing reviews - #netflix #thewhitetiger #wandavision #2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CKqO_ByFVkEdcQuNCnhPp4ggNMFN_sAqMbngvg0/?igshid=lfuj1fk1hyrc

#netflix #thewhitetiger #wandavision #2021

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freddysdead53 · 3 years

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The White Tiger, 2021, Directed by Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes). Easily one of the best movies Netflix has released. It’s a shoe in for awards season this year. Adarsh Gourav is incredible and deserves a nomination. It’s a movie about class and politics, but plays out like a mob movie. It reminded me a lot of Killing Them Softly, which was a mob movie they played out like a political thriller. You will not be disappointed, trust me on this. Scarface is another good comparison. It’s just so good. Check it out on @netflix now. #thewhitetiger #adarshgourav #movies #netflix #nowshowingwithmikeandwayne #entertainmentbuffet check out our podcast by following the link in our bio. We are also on iTunes and most other podcast sites. Also, check us out on Entertainment Buffet’s YouTube page. New episodes every Friday. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKmGgDWljqq/?igshid=pj8ojhpni0rp

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