And the language-English with a smattering of Hindi when the scenes require it-definitely flows more smoothly than other recent adaptations like Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy. Actor Adarsh Gourav transfers the rage, thrill, and the consistent sinking feeling of loss that characterises Balram in Adiga's book. On its own, the film is an entertaining piece of thriller carried through majorly by a good cast including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkumar Rao, and Mahesh Manjrekar playing Balram's employers. As a two-hour-long parable dealing with heavy (yet not new) themes of corrupt politicians, income inequalities, and globalisation, director Ramin Bahrani's adaptation feels like a response to Danny Boyle's 2008 Slumdog Millionaire-'Don't think for a second there's a million rupee game show you can win to get out,' Balram tells the audience at one point. The film follows the same structure and stays true to the darkly satirical tone of Adiga's novel. It is hoped from the current study that the writers, journalists, columnist and literary critics will raise the issues of the socio-politically suppressed people to bring justice to them.For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The paper has identified a number of ways how the rich has been exploiting the poor over centuries and how the basic needs of the poor have been ignored by the politicians in power. It has contributed in interpreting the life and culture of the people both in rural and urban India through analyzing some of the most powerful metaphors of the text. The focus of this study is to demonstrate Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger as a socio-political critic of modern India. This inquiry is important because it has identified how the politicians have deceived the people of India by creating a false sense of development and advancement.

This study has investigated how Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize winner debut novel The White Tiger (2008) has protested against the popular image of a shiny India.

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