Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in The White Tiger adaptation; here’s what the novel is about | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in The White Tiger adaptation; here’s what the novel is about | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Published: September 4, 2019 3:29:00 pm

Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to star in The White Tiger adaptation; here’s what the novel is about

The Netflix original will be directed by Fahrenheit 451 director Ramin Bahrani. The film will feature Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao.

Published in 2008, Aravind Adiga had won the Man Booker Prize for The White Tiger. (Source: File Photo)

Adapting books for films and web shows is a common practice now, with Vikram Seth’s acclaimed novel The Suitable Boy and Salman Rushdie’s The Midnight Childrenall set to be made into web series. The latest to join the list is Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger. The Netflix original will be directed by Fahrenheit 451 director Ramin Bahrani, and will feature Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao.