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    MORE ROAR THAN SOAR

    Jan 23, 2021 2 minutes
    —Suhani Singh

    There is something about shining a light on the deprived (and depraved) side of India that has lured many international filmmakers, including Roland Joffe (, 1992) and Danny Boyle (, 2008). Ramin Bahrani, best known for his independent dramas (2007) and (2014), is the latest to join this collective. His literary inspiration is Aravind Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning debut novel, . The 2008 novel centres on Balram, an entrepreneur who writes letters to Wen Jiabao, then premier of China, detailing his rise against all odds. The picture he paints of India is not so pretty. In this current climate, Adiga’s protagonist may invite censure for pandering to our eastern neighbour, but the author’s examination of India’s systemic disparities, and the conflicts they create, remains relevant.

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