The 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.
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The White Tiger Movie Review: Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra Try Lifting A Jumbled Up Film
Adarsh Gourav makes his presence felt in a film that under utilises actors like Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao. The White Tiger could have been more poignant.
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Director: Ramin Bahrani
“The Indian entrepreneur has to be straight and crooked, mocking and believing, sly and sincere, all at the same time.”
Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav), while continuously breaking the fourth wall through dialogues and gestures, readies us for the ‘dark times’. He asks us to not take the opening of the film on its face value as his story is not what it seems to be.
The White Tiger Review: Adarsh Gourav Is Brilliant. Yet, The Roar Of The Film Isn t Uniform
The White Tiger Review: Adarsh Gourav Is Brilliant. Yet, The Roar Of The Film Isn t Uniform
The White Tiger Review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, in a supporting role, doesn t put a foot wrong. Rajkummar Rao s accent is too put-on to be effective.
The White Tiger Review: Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao in a still (courtesy gouravadarsh)
Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Rating: 3 stars (Out of 5)
Can one man s miraculous rags-to-riches story encapsulate the cumulative truth of India ? Balram Halwai, the protagonist of