Published 17:07 IST, January 25th 2021

Is 'The White Tiger' a true story? Know Details about the mega hit movie

'The White Tiger' is receiving a lot of attention ever since its premiere on Netflix on January 22. Is The White Tiger a true story? Know all details.

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big release of this week was Netflix' White Tiger, a movie aptation of Aravind iga's vel of same name. film flaunts a star-studded cast of arsh Gourav, Rajkumar Rao, Priyanka Chopra and Mahesh Manjrekar among ors. Here's everything you should kw about movie before making it your weekend watch.

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Is White Tiger a true story?

White Tiger narrates an underdog story through lens of Balram Halwai (arsh Gourav), a member of servant class navigating his way to top as he faces pressures of being born as a low caste. story pays heed to a number of socio-ecomic issues like corruption, greed of riches,  crooked caste system that is still prevalent in country today. vel has received many accoles and movie is expected to receive same treatment.

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Speaking with Hindustan Times, Aravind iga revealed that White Tiger is t a true story but was inspired by lives of many working-class people. He revealed that he would hang out around stations a lot and strike conversations with rickshaw pullers to kw how y live ir lives. Right from ir mannerisms to ir struggles, iga seems to have researched thoroughly before delivering his remarkable work.

About movie

White Tiger was released atrically in United States on January 13, 2021, before it hit rewned streaming platform. film has received positive reviews from critics, with an aver rating of 7.3/10 on review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes. movie has been praised for its direction, screenplay and performances, with le actor arsh Gourav receiving compliments in heaps for being a true revelation.

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White Tiger is centred on Balram Halwai, who is introduced to viewers as a narrator, as he begins to pen down his story of rags to riches to Chinese politician Wen Jiabao on occasion of his visit to India. If re's one thing society has taught us, it is to limit ourselves to status we are born into. Likewise, Balram has been taught to stay in league of servants. But after a night of betrayal from his Master, Balram has choice but to rebel against unjust caste system and rise up as 'White Tiger'.

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17:07 IST, January 25th 2021