like the number one word on this said was search, you know.

We all know the scene.

We've talked about it.

We've done a couple takes.

Can we find anything else for the actress?

It's just search.

Keep searching.

Is there any other way to do this scene?

Is there any, is there something else?

Hello, and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Director's Guild

of America. Today's episode takes us behind the scenes of director Ramin Barani's new crime

drama, The White Tiger. Based on a best-selling novel, the film follows the rise of a poor

Indian villager who wrangles his way into a job as a driver for a wealthy couple

who have just returned from America. After a cruel betrayal, he rebels against a rigged and

unequal system to rise up and become a new kind of master. In addition to the White Tiger, Mr. Barani's

directorial credits include the feature films Farenthe 41, 99 Homes, Goodbye Solo, and Chop Shop, and episodes of Treadstone and Future States and the documentary series Independent Lens.

Mr. Barani spoke with director Scott Cooper about filming The White Tiger in front of a virtual audience.

Listen on for their spoiler-filled

conversation. Hey, Rameen. Hey, how are you? Hey, man. Doing as well as can be expected. I got to tell you, man,

I love your film. I found it visceral and provocative and highly textured.

I mean, this wonderful rags to Rich's parable. But more than that, it's this really vibrant satirical

commentary on India's caste system and one that indites the inequities of

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