The
nomination
list
of
the
2021
British
Academy
of
Film
and
Television
Arts
(BAFTA)
Awards
was
announced
on
Tuesday
(March
9).
Among
the
nominees,
Adarsh
Gourav
also
bagged
the
lead
actor
nomination
for
his
performance
in
Ramin
Bahrani's
The
White
Tiger.
Gourav
has
joined
the
likes
of
Suraj
Sharma
and
Anupam
Kher
who
have
earned
nominations
at
BAFTA
Awards.
Soon
after
the
nominations
were
announced,
Adarsh's
The
White
Tiger
co-star
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas,
took
to
Twitter
to
celebrate
the
occasion.
Sharing
a
nomination
video
clip,
she
wrote,
"What
a
proud
moment
for
Indian
talent
with
2
BAFTA
nominations
for
an
ALL
INDIAN
STAR
CAST!!
Ecstatic
for
you
@_GouravAdarsh,
you
are
so
deserving
of
this
recognition,
and
congratulations
#RaminBahrani,
so
well
deserved."
Apart
from
acting
in
the
film,
Priyanka
is
also
the
executive
producer
of
The
White
Tiger.
In
another
tweet,
she
wrote,
"I
feel
extremely
proud
to
have
been
an
executive
producer
on
this
movie!
Let's
get
it!!"
For
the
unversed,
Adarsh
in
the
film
plays
Balram,
a
young
boy
coming
from
a
small
village
who
rebels
against
the
systemic
oppression
in
the
country
and
builds
his
own
empire.
The
White
Tiger
was
nominated
in
seven
categories
in
BAFTA's
long
list
that
was
announced
in
February.
In
the
final
list
of
nominations,
Ramin
Bahrani's
directorial
has
also
been
nominated
for
other
categories
including
Best
Adapted
Screenplay.
Priyanka
Chopra
had
also
received
a
nod
for
Best
Supporting
Actor
Female
in
the
long
list
but
did
not
make
it
into
the
final
list.
Coming
back
to
The
White
Tiger,
it
is
based
on
Aravind
Adiga's
2008
award-winning
novel
of
the
same
name.
Apart
from
Adarsh
Gourav
and
Priyanka
Chopra,
the
film
also
stars
Rajkummar
Rao,
Mahesh
Manjrekar,
Kamlesh
Gill
and
others.