It is quite natural that some people provide comparisons between the latest film directed by Ramin B
99 Homes , 2015, The White Tiger , and the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008) directed by Danny Boyle. As well as the title of the film that won Best Picture from the arena of the 81 st Annual Academy Awards was, The White Tiger also spoke about the injustice and the class struggle in the lower classes in India. However, if Boyle packs Slumdog Millionaire with a romance story that is likely to be able to put a smile on the faces of every audience at the end of his film presentation, Bahrani presents The White Tiger.as a presentation of a more realist story about the harshness of the life of the poor.
There is no poor young man who with luck was able to solve his life problems by winning some money from a quiz show on television - an allusion that Bahrani had conveyed through one of the dialogues brought up by the main character in his film.
With a story script written by Bahrani based on the novel of the same name written by Aravind Adiga , The White Tiger tells the story of a young man named Balram Halwai ( Adarsh Gourav ) to get out of poverty. The struggle started by Balram Halwai by becoming a driver for Ashok ( Rajkummar Rao ) who was the son of a land tycoon known as The Stork ( Mahesh Manjrekar ).
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The intelligent and loyal attitude Balram Halwai always showed immediately made him a trustworthy figure for Ashok and his wife, Pinky Madam ( Priyanka Chopra Jonas). Unfortunately, the relationship slowly began to deteriorate when Ashok and Pinky Madam were involved in a tragedy which later dragged Balram Halwai as the figure to blame. At the same time, the deteriorating relationship actually gave Balram Halwai a whip for a better standard of life.
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With films like Man Push Cart (2005), Goodbye Solo (2008), to 99 Homes in the filmography, the theme of social inequality and the description of the struggles that the working class has to go through in the daily life of the working class is clearly not a completely new narrative theme. for Bahrani. This familiarity is able to encourage Bahrani to explore the many areas of the story that the film wants to convey, especially matters related to poverty experienced by various layers of Indian society.
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Bahrani also did not hesitate to touch the discussion about caste, religion, politics, and corrupt acts that were structured and rooted in the lines of dialogue and conflict as spoken by The White Tiger.. Sound so serious? Not really. Bahrani's storytelling is also often presented in dark comedy colors which, to be honest, actually makes a lot of conflicts in this film appear even sharper.
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The story of The White Tiger itself is not completely smooth. The rhythm of the story, which often feels messy - tells straightforwardly in one part but also sometimes appears wordy in many other parts - makes Bahrani's story unable to leave a stronger emotional bond. The excavations given by this film to the supporting characters around Balram Halwai's character also tend to appear shallow. In fact, figures like Ashok or Pinky Madam have a quite crucial role and influence on a number of actions taken by the main character.
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Not necessarily the quality of The White Tiger's presentationoverall a bad score. However, with the theme of narrative, narrative system, and quite sensational conflict, this film loses its opportunity to completely grasp the audience's attention so that it produces a deep impression after completing the story.
Despite a number of weaknesses in storytelling, The White Tiger never feels tedious thanks to the artistic choices in the direction given by Bahrani. Strong production designs, from cinematography to hair and make-up, provide a powerful picture of the world of the poor and the rich that Bahrani seeks to represent. The popular music chosen by Bahrani to fill many of the film's scenes also gives energy as well as an attractive appearance for The White Tiger .
The film's acting department was also present almost flawlessly. Rao, Chopra Jonas, to Manjrekar are present in their best acting capacities in bringing each of the characters they play to life. The appearance of Gourav itself is clearly the main attraction for The White Tiger .
In his first major role in a big screen film after appearing alongside Shah Rukh Khan in My Name is Khan (Karan Johar, 2010) and Sridevi in Mom (Ravi Udyawar, 2017), Gourav's acting made Balram Halwai's figure who dared to do anything for the sake of achieved success as a character who so stole the show. A strong appearance that at the same time made The White Tiger able to roar powerfully in the narrative of each of its conflicts.