Cast adrift on the Pacific Ocean after surviving a shipwreck, Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) realises he has leapt into the proverbial frying pan when he discovers a starving Bengal tiger sharing his lifeboat.

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee ('Brokeback Mountain') experiences film-making in 3D for the first time with this handsome adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Yann Martel.

Canadian Yann Martel tonight became the only author ever to win the prestigious Booker prize twice in one year.