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DRIVE MY CAR Roles are reversed by the end of Bahrani's dark satire about an ambitious chauffeur played by Gourav (left).
Our streaming entertainment options are overwhelming — and not always easy to sort through. This week, I watched
The White Tiger, a Netflix film set in India that mashes up satire, class-conscious underdog story and crime drama with flash and style. Ramin Bahrani (
Goodbye Solo,
99 Homes) directed and adapted the screenplay from Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning novel. The author and filmmaker have been friends since their student days at Columbia University; their collaboration is an award nominee and a top-10 global hit on the streaming service.