Netflix is all set to produce a movie adaptation of Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize-winning debut novel, The White Tiger. The movie is being directed by Ramin Bahrani, who has earlier helmed projects like Fahrenheit 451.
The novel follows the life of Balram Halwai, the narrator himself, who opens up about his 'entrepreneurial' experiences in a letter to a visiting Chinese premier. The book deals with the topic of class, extreme wealth inequality in the country, and Halwai's blood-stained path from 'darkness' to riches.
Speaking to Deadline, the director said, “One man’s personal story encompasses the entire scope of the country, and it is done with biting humor. I’m not giving anything away because it is revealed early, but the chauffeur kills his master and steals all his money. But he is charming in the way that Alex was in A Clockwork Orange. Or in Goodfellas, where you knew that Joe Pesci’s character was a sociopath, but you could relate to Ray Liotta’s character, a seemingly nice person who goes down the wrong path."