'Tiger' stars Michael and Prem 'stalked' Mickey Rourke in order to get his attention

'Tiger' tells the story of Pardeep Singh Nagra, the Ontario flyweight amateur boxing champion who was refused a spot in the nationals in 1999 because of his beard

‘Tiger,’ the freshman movie of Canadian screenwriters and stars Michael Pugliese and Prem Singh, will see its premiere on November 30, and it is going to be one of the most poignant movies you see this year. From racism to human rights, this coming-of-age film addresses many issues of our times in the context of one man's fight to respect his religion.  

While the movie sounds amazing on paper, understandably for these newcomers, it was next to impossible to find someone who was willing to look at that paper. Having spent nearly a decade working and re-working the script, Pugliese and Singh were obviously not okay with letting something as minor as that get in the way of realizing their big dream.  

'Tiger' is the story of Pardeep Singh Nagra, the Ontario flyweight amateur boxing champion, who was refused a spot in the nationals in 1999 because the committee claimed his beard was a health hazard. It is his passion that drives the story and it makes sense that the man who Singh and Pugliese turned to kickstart the project is actor and retired boxer Mickey Rourke.

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