The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Indian writer Aravand Adiga, which is called the Indian version of "Parasite" by netizens. It tells how a poor low-caste poor in India became an entrepreneur.
In India, people's dignity is related to their surnames. A man of a lower caste cannot marry a woman of a higher caste. A woman of a lower caste who wants to marry a man of a higher caste must pay a high dowry.
Balam is a low-caste man from the bottom of India. The oldest grandmother has the most power in the family. One-third of the money his father earns goes to the landlord, and the rest goes to his grandmother.
Although Balam was a pariah, he was very talented. If he could continue his studies, Balam would have a chance to change his fate. Unfortunately, an accident changed his destiny.
The title of the film is "White Tiger", which is a mutant species of Bengal tiger gene mutation. It is very rare. It is said that only one white tiger can appear in 10,000 Bengal tigers. Balam is the rare "white tiger".
He was unwilling to accept an unfair fate, so after being oppressed, he chose to get rid of his own destiny, transforming from a submissive chicken into a man-eating white tiger.
Balam was able to escape from the chicken coop because meeting a master like Ashok awakened him. He finally changed his fate, but he could only use a crime.
This is a film about human nature and desire. Throughout the whole film, there is hardly a real "good person", whether it is a servant or a master, who is greedy, cold, selfish and cruel without exception.
Like Balam, many people have a white tiger hidden in their hearts. When fairness and justice are out of order, it will be ready to move. If it jumps out of the iron cage of law and morality, it will become a bloodthirsty beast.
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