Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in Netflix adaptation of ‘The White Tiger’ by Aravind Adiga

Indian writer Aravind Adiga’s first novel The White Tiger, which catapulted the author to international fame when it won the Booker prize in 2008, will be adapted for Netflix by Ramin Bahrani (Fahrenheit 451 and 99 Homes). Bahrani is also writing the screenplay. Netflix is producing The White Tiger with Mukul Deora. “Chopra Jonas will serve as executive producer,” Netflix said in a statement to the press. The White Tiger also stars debutante Adarsh Gourav.

Bengal Tiger Trailer

And in case that’s not enough, a voice obligingly tells us, ‘it’s the hero’s entrance, whistle guys! ’ If you put the Mission Impossible theme song in exaggerated slow motion, you would probably get this theme music.Sampath Nandi’s Bengal Tiger looks like it’s a hero movie about a hero movie.

Priyanka Chopra Talks About Upcoming Hollywood Film ‘Text For You’ and Embracing Her Ethnicity

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is all set to star in her first lead role in a Hollywood feature film, Text for You, which the actor says will be “like a date-night movie that makes your heart go soft”. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the White Tiger actor talked about her upcoming projects and how with time, she has gone back to playing roles that embrace her ethnicity.

Best Hindi Films of 2021: The Struggle of the Biggies; the Wins of the Underdogs

In a year that saw releases from the likes of Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, this film managed to stand out by not falling prey to the stereotypical narratives of Hindi cinema.From cinema theatres being shut for several months in Maharashtra to smaller films going to OTT, barely any Hindi film could see the kind of success it would in pre-pandemic times.