An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
Cast
Adarsh Gourav
Balram Halwai
Rajkummar Rao
Ashok
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Pinky Madam
Mahesh Manjrekar
The Stork
Vijay Maurya
Mukesh 'The Mongoose'
Kamlesh Gill
Granny Kusum
Swaroop Sampat
The Great Socialist
Tawhid Rike Zaman
Balram's friend
Vedant Sinha
Dharam
Nalneesh Neel
Vitiligo
Mahesh Pillai
School Inspector
Aaron Wan
Premier
Abhishek Khandekar
Assistant Commissioner
Ram Naresh Diwakar
Main Driver
Harshit Mahawar
Young Balram
Sanket Shanware
Kishan
Solanki Diwakar
Hotel Manager / Agent (uncredited)
Wen Jiabao
Self (archive footage)
Manmohan Singh
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Ramin Bahrani
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Aravind Adiga
Novel
Tim Streeto
Editor
Paolo Carnera
Director of Photography
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Executive Producer
Prem Akkaraju
Executive Producer
Ava DuVernay
Executive Producer, Producer
Ken Kamins
Executive Producer
Sarah Perlman Bremner
Executive Producer
Paul Ritchie
Executive Producer
Mukul Deora
Producer
Mark Sean Haynes
Associate Producer, Post Production Supervisor
Chad Keith
Production Design
Andrea Grossi
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Tess Joseph
Casting
Danny Bensi
Original Music Composer
Saunder Jurriaans
Original Music Composer
Yasmin Sethi
Set Decoration, Art Direction
Tiya Tejpal
Set Decoration, Art Direction
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