Tigers (initially titled White Lies) is a 2014 Indian drama film directed by Danis Tanović, and produced as a joint production between Cinema Time, French production company ASAP Films and Sikhya Entertainment.

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 Nestlé; in 1999, two years after he left Nestlé, Hussain released a report in association with the non-profit organisation International Baby Food Action Network, in which he alleged that Nestlé was encouraging doctors to push its infant formula products over breastfeeding.

Tigers (2014 film)

The film features Emraan Hashmi 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 Punjab, India, and had its premiere in September 2014 at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

Tigers (2014 film)

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 ZEE5 on 21 November 2018.

Tigers (2014 film)

Cast

Emraan Hashmi as Ayan

Geetanjali Thapa as Zainab, Ayan's wife

Danny Huston as Alex

Khalid Abdalla as Nadeem

Adil Hussain as Bilal, Ayan's boss

Maryam d'Abo as Maggie

Satyadeep Mishra as Dr. Faiz

Heino Ferch as Robert

Sam Reid as Frank

Supriya Pathak as Taslima, Ayan's mother

Vinod Nagpal as Mustafa, Ayan's father

Ashwath Bhatt as Dr Saleem

Rubina as Nurse

Benjamin Gilani as Col Malik

Inayat Sood as Nurse 1

Kanwal Baidwan as Nurse

Milind Raja as Nader

Sanjay Panchal as Sanjay

See also

Nestlé Pakistan

References

External links

2014 films

Indian films based on actual events

Films shot in Punjab, India

Films set in Pakistan

Films directed by Danis Tanović

2010s Hindi-language films

Pharmaceutical industry

2010s Urdu-language films

Films featuring songs by Pritam

ZEE5 original films

2014 direct-to-video films

Nestlé

Films set in 1994

Films set in London

Films set in Germany

Films shot in London

Films shot in Germany