Rajkummar Rao on taming 'The White Tiger', talking sex and heading to China

"The White Tiger" will be a second book-to-screen adaptation for Rajkummar Rao and the actor hopes the audience cherishes the English-language film set at Netflix more than the bestseller.

The actor along with Priyanka Chopra Jonas will soon start shooting the film, based on the Booker Prize winning novel by Aravind Adiga, in the capital.

Rao said he is excited to work with director Ramin Bahrani on the project.

"I've spent a lot of time with my director Ramin, he's a really cool guy. He has got a very different process of approaching his scenes. It's definitely going to be a different experience from whatever we have done here," he told PTI in an interview.

"The White Tiger" follows the extraordinary journey of a self-made man from tea-shop worker in a village to successful entrepreneur in a big city. Murder, love and deceit become the ultimate price for ambition.

"Kai Po Che!", a film based on Chetan Bhagat's novel "The 3 Mistakes of My Life", which starred Rao, Sushant Singh Rajput and Amit Sadh, released in 2013.

Citing "Lord of the Rings" as example, the 35-year-old actor said, it often happens that people tend to like the film more than the books.

"I really hope that happens with 'The White Tiger'," he added.

Rao said he has complete faith in Bahrani's vision, as the director saw Adiga create the characters in their New York flat.

"Aravind and Ramin are really good friends. They were flatmates in New York. Ramin has seen the process and knows these characters really well. I'm pretty sure that people will like this adaptation."