Even in rough form, it was an amazingly gripping story with vibrant, sarcastic, subversive writing. We connected as outsiders on a predominantly white campus (I’m Iranian American, Aravind is Indian). By the time “The White Tiger” won the Man Booker Prize in 2008, I had made my first three feature films, starring black and brown characters, often non-actors, for less than $1.5 million. Aravind and I wondered, how could I launch “The White Tiger” with the budget it deserved? (L to R) Director Ramin Bahrani and Adarsh Gourav on the set of “The White Tiger.” (Tejinder Singh Khamkha/Netflix)AdvertisementTo get to a final draft, I was excited to do what I love most in the writing process: research.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2021 13:33 UTC