What to watch – the White Tiger roars, but this Denzel flick is a dud

19 Mar 2021

Sandra Visser

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Adarsh Gourav as Balram Halwai in the Netflix drama White Tiger.

CREDIT: NETFLIX

THE WHITE TIGER ****

Drama.

Based on Aravind Adiga’s bestselling 2008 novel, this is the story of the rags-to-riches rise of Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav), who becomes one of modern India’s most successful entrepreneurs. Balram grows up in poverty in the small village of Laxmangarth but shows academic promise, which earns him the nickname “the white tiger” – a rare beast.

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