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- He was the tiny boy from a poor family in India who fell asleep on a train and woke up 1,000 miles from home. After fending for himself on the streets, five-year-old Saroo made it to an orphanage, where he was adopted by Australian couple Sue and John Brierley to begin a new life in Tasmania.
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Saroo Brierley (born c. 1981) is an Indian-born Australian businessman and author who, at the age of five, was accidentally separated from his biological family.
Jan 19, 2017 · After fending for himself on the streets, five-year-old Saroo made it to an orphanage, where he was adopted by Australian couple Sue and John Brierley to begin a new life in Tasmania.
Nov 21, 2016 · The real Saroo Brierley and his onscreen counterpart Dev Patel. Was Saroo's father around? No. In fact-checking the Lion movie, we learned that his father, Munshi, had abandoned the family when Saroo was three. Saroo says that he had only seen his father about two times in his whole life.
At the age of five, Saroo (who is played by child actor Sunny Pawar in the film) is separated from his family on a train and winds up alone in Kolkata; after living on the street for three weeks, he’s placed in an orphanage and eventually adopted by an Australian couple, Sue and John Brierley.
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Feb 26, 2017 · As a 5-year-old boy growing up in rural India, Brierley would often join his older brother as they scrounged for coins and food on trains to help their impoverished mother and siblings.
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Feb 3, 2017 · Saroo Brierley is the Indian-born man whose life story has been turned into Lion, which is nominated for six Academy Awards. As a young boy, Mr Brierley was accidentally separated from his brother while travelling on a train in India and, unable to explain his plight, couldn't return home and was adopted by a couple in Australia.
Jul 13, 2017 · It’s been almost four years since Saroo first published his memoir, A Long Way Home, on which Lion is based. He says he never anticipated that he would get to the point where he and his...
