{"id":7065,"date":"2016-06-24T00:35:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T19:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=7065"},"modified":"2016-06-24T00:35:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T19:05:26","slug":"the-white-tiger-review-its-adarsh-gouravs-show-all-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=7065","title":{"rendered":"The White Tiger Review: It\u2019s Adarsh Gourav\u2019s Show All the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

R<\/span>ajkummar Rao<\/a> and Priyanka Chopra Jonas<\/a> are both captivating actors, with years of experience, multiple awards, and several successful films between them. Both of them ably bring to life their characters in The White Tiger<\/em>, but it\u2019s Adarsh Gourav, the debuting protagonist, who truly steals the limelight in the film. His acting stands out, feeling raw and real, a feat made more impressive by how authentic the performances are from the rest of the cast as well. From its lifelike supporting characters to enjoyable cameos, The White Tiger<\/em> bursts with relatability \u2013 these fictional characters are like people we know. And Gourav\u2019s Balram Halwai is not just a person, but the personification of cutthroat ambition and flexible scruples that we\u2019re all familiar with in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stark duality that characterises the lives of India\u2019s haves and have-nots has been explored many a time on film, as have rags-to-riches tales of those with the drive and smarts to move from one end of the scale to the other. But while these stories are often romanticised, The White Tiger<\/em> goes in the complete opposite direction, stripping away the platitudes and presenting the tale of a man who is forced to lie, cheat, and worse just to rise above his preordained position in an unjust system. Gourav\u2019s ability to believably chart Balram\u2019s inner journey \u2013 from wide-eyed \u201ccountry mouse\u201d to a remorseless entrepreneur \u2013 was crucial to the enjoyment of the film. If he couldn\u2019t bring to life the protagonist of Aravind Adiga\u2019s Man Booker Prize-winning novel, the entire film, with its cleverly incorporated commentary on classism and casteism<\/a> in modern India, could have fallen flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there was no such danger here. Gourav, in his debut feature film role, is up to the task of being the glue that holds The White Tiger<\/em> together. His character is both the flawed hero and the unreliable narrator, existing on society\u2019s underbelly first out of choice, and then out of compulsion. In the film\u2019s two-hour runtime, we see Balram go through wholesale changes on the surface, while retaining the same at-all-costs ambitious streak within. It\u2019s a performance laden with subtle touches, such as the way Balram\u2019s eyes dart toward an expensive bottle of booze in his boss\u2019s hands before he collects himself, and how the expression changes from acceptance to anger even as an accommodating smile remains fixed on his face. It\u2019s a masterful first appearance for Gourav, who shines even among a cast featuring veterans and critical darlings like Rao and Mahesh Manjrekar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an international crew, including American director Ramin Bahrani, The White Tiger<\/em> still manages to feel authentically Indian, with many of its scenes in Delhi being shot on-location to contribute to the sense of realism. Though the story of the film might be fictional, the India it is set in is very much true to life, which makes Balram Halwai\u2019s tale of moral decay \u2013 already impactful thanks to Gourav\u2019s craft \u2013 hit even harder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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