BAFTA nod for The White Tiger star Adarsh Gourav

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Adarsh Gourav in The White Tiger

Adarsh Gourav has bagged the leading actor BAFTA nod for his performance in the Netflix film, The White Tiger, the British Academy announced on Tuesday.

The movie, an adaptation of Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize winning novel of the same name, marks the first lead role for Gourav, known for his appearance in My Name is Khan, Mom and Netflix series Leila.

The English language film has been directed by Ramin Bahrani. Bahrani, known for Fahrenheit 451 and 99 Homes, has also received a BAFTA nomination in the adapted screenplay category.

Gourav's Balram is the movie's protagonist, who works as a driver for Ashok, a wealthy businessman, played by Rajkummar Rao.

From being ridiculed by his employers for his underprivileged background and forcing him to take the fall for a crime he didn't commit, the film charts Balram's journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur. The film also stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Gourav will compete against award season favourites Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal, late Chadwick Boseman, for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Mads Mikkelsen for the
Danish language film, Another Round.

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