''Tigers'' (initially titled ''White Lies'') is a 2014 Indian

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directed by

Danis Tanović Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie '' No Man's Land'' which won him many awards, including an Academy Award ...

, and produced as a joint production between Cinema Time, French production company ASAP Films and

Sikhya Entertainment Sikhya Entertainment is a film production and distribution company that was established by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain. They have released the films ''Dasvidaniya'' (2008), ''That Girl in Yellow Boots'' (2011), ''The Lunchbox ''The Lunch ...

. The film is inspired by an episode in Pakistan during the 1990s, a repetition of the Nestlé baby milk scandal in 1970s that occurred in developing countries. A Pakistani salesman named Syed Aamir Raza Hussain became a whistle-blower against his former employer

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; in 1999, two years after he left Nestlé, Hussain released a report in association with the non-profit organisation

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, in which he alleged that Nestlé was encouraging doctors to push its infant formula products over breastfeeding. The film features

Emraan Hashmi Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi cinema. Hashmi debuted in 2003 with the crime thriller film ''Footpath'' and subsequently appeared in films include ''Murder'' (2004), '' Kalyug'' ...

in the leading role as Ayan, based on Hussain, a pharmaceutical representative in Pakistan who discovers his new company's baby formula has killed hundreds of children, after which he begins a lone and dangerous battle against the company. The film began filming in 2013 in

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, and had its premiere in September 2014 at the

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. The film faced multiple delays during its initial release. After Tanovic decided to fictionalise Raza's battle, he renamed Nestlé as ''Lasta'' in the film and cast Hashmi after watching ''Shanghai'' (2012). ''Tigers'' was publicly released on the streaming platform

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on 21 November 2018.

Cast

as Ayan *

Geetanjali Thapa Geetanjali Thapa is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Hindi films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress (2013) for her performance in '' Liar's Dice''. Career A professional model before joining the film industry, in 2010 ...

as Zainab, Ayan's wife *

Danny Huston Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an Italian-born American actor and film director. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston. He is known for h ...

as Alex *

Khalid Abdalla Khalid Abdalla ( ar, خالد عبدالله; ; born 26 October 1980) is a Scottish actor and activist of Egyptian descent. He came to international prominence after starring in the 2006 Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning film '' United ...

as Nadeem *

Adil Hussain Adil Hussain () is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' and ''Life of Pi'' (both 2012). He rece ...

as Bilal, Ayan's boss *

Maryam d'Abo Maryam d'Abo is a British actress, best known as Bond girl Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film ''The Living Daylights''. Early life and education Born in London to Georgian mother Nino Kvinitadze, daughter of General Giorgi Kvinitadze, and ...

as Maggie *

Satyadeep Mishra Satyadeep Misra, also known as Satyadeep Mishra, is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi cinema, television and web series. He made his Bollywood debut with the 2011 film ''No One Killed Jessica''. Education Satyadeep is an alumnus of The D ...

as Dr. Faiz *

Heino Ferch Heino Ferch (born 18 August 1963) is a German film, theatre and television actor. His notable film roles include Albert Speer in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004) and Harry Melchior in The Tunnel (2001 film), ''The Tunnel'' (2001). Biogr ...

as Robert * Sam Reid as Frank *

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...

as Taslima, Ayan's mother *

Vinod Nagpal Vinod ( hi, विनोद , mr, विनोद , gu, વિનોદ) is a male given name used in India and Nepal, meaning "delight", "enjoyment", or "pleasure". People *Vinod Agarwal, Indian-American businessman and scientist * Vinod Agg ...

as Mustafa, Ayan's father *Ashwath Bhatt as Dr Saleem * Rubina as Nurse *

Benjamin Gilani Benjamin Gilani is an Indian film, television and stage actor who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and career Gilani was schooled at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He is a postgraduate from Delhi University having studied and taught English lit ...

as Col Malik * Inayat Sood as Nurse 1 * Kanwal Baidwan as Nurse * Milind Raja as Nader * Sanjay Panchal as Sanjay

Cast

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