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The White Tiger (Original title)
Dates: 2020 (Copyright), 22 January 2021 (Release)

Countries: USA, Singapore

Director: Ramin Bahrani

Synopsis: Balram Halwai, a young Indian entrepreneur recalls his rise from being a driver for a rich family to his own financial success. His personal ambition must navigate India’s caste system.

Genres:
Crime, Thriller

Subjects:
Social status, Domestic staff
Credits (71)
©: LLC Netflix US, a Lava Media production: Lava Media, a Noruz Films production: Noruz Films, an Array Filmworks production: Array Filmworks, presents: Netflix, This production participated in the: New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development's Post Production Credit Program, Production Services in India by: India Take One Productions, Executive Producer: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Executive Producer: Ken Kamins, Executive Producer: Paul Ritchie, Executive Producer: Prem Akkaraju, Executive Producer: Ava DuVernay, Executive Producer: Sarah Bremner, Produced by: Mukul Deora, Produced by: Ramin Bahrani, Line Producer: Rakesh Singh, Associate Producer: Bahareh Azimi, Associate Producer: Mark Sean Haynes, Unit Production Manager: Pranav Sahni, Production Manager: Mithun Chakraborty, Financial Controller: Maeve Mannion, Post-production Supervisor: Mark Sean Haynes, Post-production Supervisor: Keetin Mayakara, Consulting Producer: Pravesh Sahni, 1st Assistant Director: Urs Hirschbiegel, 1st Assistant Director: Aiman Ahmad Humaideh, 1st Assistant Director: Ananya Rane, 2nd Assistant Director: Mohit Silswal, 2nd Assistant Director: Neema Sharma, Script Supervisor: Rohit K Sharma, Casting by: Tess Joseph, US Casting by: Douglas Aibel, Written for the Screen by: Ramin Bahrani, Based on the book by: Aravind Adiga, Director of Photography: Paolo Carnera, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Vikash Nowlakha, A Camera Operator: Andrea Grossi, Steadicam Operator: Andrea Grossi, Still Photographer: Tejinder Singh Khamkha, Visual Effects by: ReDefine, Additional VFX by: Wild Union Post, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Christopher D'souza, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Sakhawat Hussain, Editor: Ramin Bahrani, Edited by: Tim Streeto, Production Designer: Chad Keith, Art Director: Tiya Tejpal, Art Director: Yasmin Sethi, Assistant Art Director: Neeraj Kumar Singh, Set Decorator: Tiya Tejpal, Set Decorator: Yasmin Sethi, Property Master: Harveer Singh, Costume Designer: Smriti Chauhan, Hair and Make-up Designer: Serena Tixeira, Main and End Titles Designed by: Mark Sean Haynes, Main Title Art by: gray318, Titles Created by: Alex Noble, Colourist: Tim Stipan, Music by: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, Additional Music: Greg Rogove, Music Supervisor: Michael Hill, Supervising Sound Designer: Jacob Ribicoff, Production Sound Mixer: Nakul Kamte, Re-recording Mixer: Tom Fleischman, Re-recording Mixer: Jacob Ribicoff, Supervising Sound Editor: Jacob Ribicoff, Stunt Co-ordinator: Sunil Rodrigues, Unit Publicist: Bhagirathi Raman, Picture Finishing and Dailies by: Company 3
Cast (9)
Adarsh Gourav (Balram Halwai), Rajkummar Rao (Ashok), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Pinky Madam), Vedant Sinha (Dharam), Kamlesh Gill (Granny), Sandeep Singh (yong Kishan), Tilak Raj (tea shop owner), Satish Kumar (Balram's father), Harshit Mahawar (young Balram)