BAFTA 2021: The White Tiger, Priyanka Chopra Makes It To The Longlist

BAFTA 2021 The White Tiger: The film which has been lauded globally, shines on the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) longlist as well. Priyanka Chopra cheers on the team for making it to the nominations. The Bollywood actress took to Instagram to share the freshly released list of BAFTA 2021.

Priyanka Chopra is nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category alongside Olivia Colman and Glenn Close and Saoirse Ronan, among others. Giving a glance at the longlist on her Instagram story, she wrote, "Wow, all the feels for our beautiful film."

BAFTA 2021 The White Tiger

You’re a cutie tishuuuu! 🤞🏽 love u ❤️❤️@ParineetiChopra https://t.co/qjF79XrgIn

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) February 4, 2021

The film which has been streaming on Netflix featured in seven categories of the BAFTA longlist. Other than the aforementioned category, the film was nominated in categories which include Best Director for Ramin Bahrani and Best Film, Best Actor for Adarsh Gourav. Also, it featured in the list of movies for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Editing.

Priyanka Chopra on The White Tiger

Earlier in an interview with India Today, Priyanka Chopra mentioned how she desperately wanted to be a part of the venture. “I remember reading the book and it leaving a massive mark on my mind because it’s so poetic and specific, at the same time. There are so many little things from the book that we all remember. When my agents told me that this book is being made into a movie and would I be interested, and I jumped on it and I pursued the film actually,” Chopra said.

She further added, “I love the idea of taking the stories based out of India, which I can completely relate with, to the global audience. Like the book did. It sold more outside India than it did inside India. I feel that it was that story and I want to be attached to stuff like that. So I actively pursued it and I went after it.”

BAFTA 2021 The White Tiger: More about the film

The White Tiger is written and directed by Ramin Bahrani known for his previous films such as 99 Homes and Fahrenheit 451.  The American drama film is based on the New York Times Bestseller and the 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning novel, The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. The story revolves around a young and ambitious taxi driver of Indian origin who tries to rise to the top escaping poverty in America. Rajkumar Rao is seen as Ashok, the son of a village landlord, played by industry veteran Mahesh Manjrekar. Priyanka Chopra plays the role of, Pinky,  Ashok's wife in the film.