February 21, 2021 A new vocabulary is suggested in The White Tiger. It is a manifesto of suffering that is shared by all, however differently “What is a servant without a master?” — Balram Halwai The White Tiger is a Netflix adaptation of the eponymous novel, which is deeply resonant of the modern socioeconomic status quo. Normally, film adaptations are considered inferior to the books they are based upon. In Pakistan, the film has been trending on the Top Charts of Netflix in terms of viewership. In India, which has the largest Netflix audience in the world, and where 1,986 feature films were produced annually according to the Film Federation of India, film is the medium that reflects the status quo.