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	\| name = Saroo Brierley		\| name = Saroo Brierley
	\| image = Saroo.jpg		\| image = Saroo.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = Brierley in 2020
	\| birth_name = Sheru Munshi Khan		\| birth_name = Sheru Munshi Khan
	\| birth_date = {{Birth ~~date~~ and age\|1981~~\|5\|22\|df=y~~}}		\| birth_date = {{circa}}{{Birth year and age\|1981}}
	\| birth_place = Ganesh Talai ([[Khandwa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])		\| birth_place = Ganesh Talai ([[Khandwa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])
	\| nationality = [[India]]n		\| nationality = [[India]]n
	\| occupation = Businessman		\| occupation = Businessman and author
	\| notable_works = ''A Long Way Home''		\| notable_works = ''[[A Long Way Home (book)\|A Long Way Home]]''
	\|citizenship =[[Australia]]n}}		\| citizenship = [[Australia]]n
	'''Saroo Brierley''' (born ~~May 22,~~ 1981) is an [[India]]n-born [[Australia]]n businessman, author ~~and philanthropist~~ who at the age of five was accidentally separated from his biological family. He was adopted by an Australian couple but was reunited with his biological mother 25 years later after finding his hometown via [[Google Earth]]. His story generated significant international media attention, especially in Australia and India.		\| website = {{URL\|saroobrierley.com}}
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			'''Saroo Brierley''' (born {{circa\|1981}}<!-- Brierley and his birth mother do not know his true birthday and there are no records of his birth -->) is an [[India]]n-born [[Australia]]n businessman and author who at the age of five was accidentally separated from his biological family. He was adopted by an Australian couple but was reunited with his biological mother 25 years later after finding his hometown via [[Google Earth]]. His story generated significant international media attention, especially in Australia and India.

	An autobiographical account of his experiences, ''[[A Long Way Home (book)\|A Long Way Home]]'', was published in 2013 in Australia, released internationally in 2014, and adapted into the 2016 [[Academy Awards\|Oscar-nominated]] film ''[[Lion (2016 film)\|Lion]]'', starring Sunny Pawar and [[Dev Patel]] as Saroo, [[David Wenham]] as his adoptive father, John Brierley and [[Nicole Kidman]] as his adoptive mother, Sue Brierley.		An autobiographical account of his experiences, ''[[A Long Way Home (book)\|A Long Way Home]]'', was published in 2013 in Australia, released internationally in 2014, and adapted into the 2016 [[Academy Awards\|Oscar-nominated]] film ''[[Lion (2016 film)\|Lion]]'', starring Sunny Pawar and [[Dev Patel]] as Saroo, [[David Wenham]] as his adoptive father, John Brierley and [[Nicole Kidman]] as his adoptive mother, Sue Brierley.
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	==Search for his family==		==Search for his family==
	Saroo grew up in Hobart in an Australian family. His Australian parents adopted another Indian boy, Mantosh. Saroo learned [[English language\|English]] and soon forgot [[Hindi language\|Hindi]].{{~~Citation needed~~\|~~reason~~=~~Citation for forgetting Hindi?~~\|~~date~~=~~September 2020~~}} ''Saroo'' originated as a mispronunciation of his given name, Sheru.		Saroo grew up in Hobart in an Australian family. His Australian parents adopted another Indian boy, Mantosh. Saroo learned [[English language\|English]] and soon forgot [[Hindi language\|Hindi]].<ref>{{cite book \|last= Brierley \|first= Saroo \|author-link1= Saroo Brierley \|title= Lion: A Long Way Home \|url= https://www.penguin.com.au/books/lion-a-long-way-home-9780143572305 \|location= Viking Australia \|publisher= Viking Australia \|page= 116 \|ISBN= 9780425276198}}</ref> ''Saroo'' originated as a mispronunciation of his given name, Sheru.

	He studied business and hospitality at the [[Australian International Hotel School]] in [[Canberra]].<ref name=SB/> As an adult, he spent around 9,855 hours for three years conducting searches using the satellite images on [[Google Earth]], painstakingly following railway lines radiating out from Howrah railway station.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Google Earth: Saroo's Search - YouTube\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38iahxZCAQU\|access-date=2021-01-05\|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He relied on his vague memories of the main features around [[Burhanpur railway station]], although he knew little of the name of the station except that it began with the letter B.<ref name=BBC/> Late one night in 2011, he came upon a small railway station that closely matched his childhood recollection of where he had become trapped in an empty carriage; the name of this station was Burhanpur, very close to a phonetic spelling of the name he remembered from his childhood ordeal. He followed the satellite images of the railway line north and found the town of Khandwa. He had no recollection of that name, but the town contained recognizable features, such as a fountain near the train tracks where he used to play. He was able to trace a path through the streets to what appeared to be the place where he and his family used to live.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/>		He studied business and hospitality at the [[Australian International Hotel School]] in [[Canberra]].<ref name=SB/> As an adult, he spent around 9,855 hours for three years conducting searches using the satellite images on [[Google Earth]], painstakingly following railway lines radiating out from Howrah railway station.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Google Earth: Saroo's Search - YouTube\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38iahxZCAQU\|access-date=2021-01-05\|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He relied on his vague memories of the main features around [[Burhanpur railway station]], although he knew little of the name of the station except that it began with the letter B.<ref name=BBC/> Late one night in 2011, he came upon a small railway station that closely matched his childhood recollection of where he had become trapped in an empty carriage; the name of this station was Burhanpur, very close to a phonetic spelling of the name he remembered from his childhood ordeal. He followed the satellite images of the railway line north and found the town of Khandwa. He had no recollection of that name, but the town contained recognizable features, such as a fountain near the train tracks where he used to play. He was able to trace a path through the streets to what appeared to be the place where he and his family used to live.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/>
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	Following up on a lead, Saroo contacted a [[Facebook]] group based in Khandwa. The Facebook group reinforced his belief that Khandwa might be his hometown.<ref name=SB/>		Following up on a lead, Saroo contacted a [[Facebook]] group based in Khandwa. The Facebook group reinforced his belief that Khandwa might be his hometown.<ref name=SB/>

	In 2012, Saroo travelled to Khandwa in India and asked residents if they knew of any family that had lost their son 25 years ago. He showed photographs of himself as a child in Hobart. Local people soon led him to his mother. He was also reunited with his sister, Shekila, and his surviving brother, Kallu, who ~~were~~ now a schoolteacher and factory manager, respectively. With the loss of Saroo and Guddu, their mother had been able to afford to send the other two to school. The reunion was extensively covered by Indian and international media.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/>		In 2012, Saroo travelled to Khandwa in India and asked residents if they knew of any family that had lost their son 25 years ago. He showed photographs of himself as a child in Hobart. Local people soon led him to his mother. He was also reunited with his sister, Shekila, and his surviving brother, Kallu, who are now a schoolteacher and factory manager, respectively. With the loss of Saroo and Guddu, their mother had been able to afford to send the other two to school. The reunion was extensively covered by Indian and international media.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/>

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	Saroo continues to live in Hobart. He and his Indian family are now able to communicate regularly, taking advantage of a computer at the home of one of Kallu's neighbours. He bought his mother a house, so she no longer has to work.<ref name=SB/><ref name=behind>{{cite web\|url=http://people.com/movies/lion-movie-true-story-saroo-brierley/\|title=The True Story Behind Lion: How Lost Child Saroo Brierley Found His Birth Mother More Than 20 Years Later\|work=People\|date=8 December 2016\|accessdate=30 January 2017\|first=Alexis L.\|last=Loinaz}}</ref>		Saroo continues to live in Hobart. He and his Indian family are now able to communicate regularly, taking advantage of a computer at the home of one of Kallu's neighbours. He bought his mother a house, so she no longer has to work.<ref name=SB/><ref name=behind>{{cite web\|url=http://people.com/movies/lion-movie-true-story-saroo-brierley/\|title=The True Story Behind Lion: How Lost Child Saroo Brierley Found His Birth Mother More Than 20 Years Later\|work=People\|date=8 December 2016\|accessdate=30 January 2017\|first=Alexis L.\|last=Loinaz}}</ref>

	Saroo has returned to India and visited his biological family over a dozen times.<ref name=behind/> He also travelled first class on the [[Kolkata Mail]], a train service from [[Mumbai]] to Kolkata, to re-trace his journey of a quarter century earlier. He later returned to Australia.<ref name=SB/>		Saroo has returned to India and visited his biological family over a dozen times.<ref name=behind/> He also travelled first class on the [[Kolkata Mail]], a train service from [[Mumbai]] to Kolkata, to re-trace his journey of a quarter-century earlier. He later returned to Australia.<ref name=SB/>

	In 2013, Saroo published his book, ''[[A Long Way Home (book)\|A Long Way Home]]'' ([[Penguin Books\|Penguin Australia]]), describing his ordeal as a lost five-year-old, his adoption by an Australian family, and his search for his Indian family.<ref name=SB/>		In 2013, Saroo published his book, ''[[A Long Way Home (book)\|A Long Way Home]]'' ([[Penguin Books\|Penguin Australia]]), describing his ordeal as a lost five-year-old, his adoption by an Australian family, and his search for his Indian family.<ref name=SB/>

	A 2016 film based on his life, ''[[Lion (2016 film)\|Lion]]'', directed by [[Garth Davis]] and starring [[Dev Patel]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[David Wenham]] and [[Rooney Mara]], premiered to rave reviews and "[[Academy Awards\|Oscar]] buzz" at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/saroo-brierley-on-set-to-see-his-life-story-take-shape/story-fnj3tycr-1227202828052\|title=Saroo Brierley on set to see his life story take shape\|work=[[The Mercury (Hobart)\|The Mercury]]\|date=31 January 2015\|accessdate=31 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/08/dev-patel-lion-trailer\|title=Dev Patel’s Lion May Be the Inspirational Awards-Season Tale You’re Looking For\|last=Busis\|first=Hillary\|access-date=28 June 2018\|work=Vanity Fair\|date=26 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2016/tiff-2016-garth-davis-lion-with-dev-patel-is-an-emotional-journey/\|title=TIFF 2016: Garth Davis' 'Lion' with Dev Patel is an Emotional Journey\|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://film.list.co.uk/article/84586-lion/\|title=Lion\|date=13 September 2016\|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toronto-international-film-festival-live-updates-2016-htmlstory.html\|title='Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' and more: How the Toronto Film Festival movies will play with Oscar voters\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|language=en-US\|issn=0458-3035\|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> though it ultimately did not win an Oscar in any of the six categories for which it was nominated. Saroo was portrayed in the film by [[Dev Patel]], who was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], and newcomer [[Sunny Pawar]].		A 2016 film based on his life, ''[[Lion (2016 film)\|Lion]]'', directed by [[Garth Davis]] and starring [[Dev Patel]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[David Wenham]] and [[Rooney Mara]], premiered to rave reviews and "[[Academy Awards\|Oscar]] buzz" at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/saroo-brierley-on-set-to-see-his-life-story-take-shape/story-fnj3tycr-1227202828052\|title=Saroo Brierley on set to see his life story take shape\|work=[[The Mercury (Hobart)\|The Mercury]]\|date=31 January 2015\|accessdate=31 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/08/dev-patel-lion-trailer\|title=Dev Patel’s Lion May Be the Inspirational Awards-Season Tale You’re Looking For\|last=Busis\|first=Hillary\|access-date=28 June 2018\|work=Vanity Fair\|date=26 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2016/tiff-2016-garth-davis-lion-with-dev-patel-is-an-emotional-journey/\|title=TIFF 2016: Garth Davis' 'Lion' with Dev Patel is an Emotional Journey\|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://film.list.co.uk/article/84586-lion/\|title=Lion\|date=13 September 2016\|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toronto-international-film-festival-live-updates-2016-htmlstory.html\|title='Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' and more: How the Toronto Film Festival movies will play with Oscar voters\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|language=en-US\|issn=0458-3035\|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> though it ultimately did not win an Oscar in any of the six categories for which it was nominated. Saroo was portrayed in the film by [[Dev Patel]], who was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], and newcomer [[Sunny Pawar]].
	In April 2019, he announced that he is conducting a search for his father who left him and his family when he was a young child.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/life-after-lion-saroo-brierley-is-now-documenting-the-search-for-his-father-1.851896\|title=Life after 'Lion': Saroo Brierley is now documenting the search for his father\|website=The National\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>		In April 2019, Saroo announced that he is conducting a search for his father who left him and his family when he was a young child.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/life-after-lion-saroo-brierley-is-now-documenting-the-search-for-his-father-1.851896\|title=Life after 'Lion': Saroo Brierley is now documenting the search for his father\|website=The National\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Australian writer}}
{{Page numbers needed|date=July 2018}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Saroo Brierley
| image = Saroo.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Sheru Munshi Khan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|5|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ganesh Talai ([[Khandwa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = Businessman
| notable_works = ''A Long Way Home''
|citizenship =[[Australia]]n}}
'''Saroo Brierley''' (born May 22, 1981) is an [[India]]n-born [[Australia]]n businessman, author and philanthropist who at the age of five was accidentally separated from his biological family. He was adopted by an Australian couple but was reunited with his biological mother 25 years later after finding his hometown via [[Google Earth]]. His story generated significant international media attention, especially in Australia and India.

An autobiographical account of his experiences, ''[[A Long Way Home (book)|A Long Way Home]]'', was published in 2013 in Australia, released internationally in 2014, and adapted into the 2016 [[Academy Awards|Oscar-nominated]] film ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'', starring Sunny Pawar and [[Dev Patel]] as Saroo, [[David Wenham]] as his adoptive father, John Brierley and [[Nicole Kidman]] as his adoptive mother, Sue Brierley.

==Background==
Saroo Brierley was born '''Sheru Munshi Khan'''<ref name=toa2017>{{cite web
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/saroo-brierley-i-lived-in-a-multicultural-atmosphere-but-never-faced-racism-in-australia/articleshow/57146476.cms
|title=Saroo Brierley: I lived in a multicultural atmosphere, but never faced racism in Australia
|accessdate=24 April 2017
|last=Aroral
|first=Chandna
|date=15 February 2017
|publisher= [[BBC]]
}}</ref> in Ganesh Talai, a suburb within [[Khandwa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. When he was young, his father left his mother, throwing the family into poverty. His mother worked in construction to support herself and her children but often did not make enough money to feed them all, and could not afford to send them to school. At age five, Saroo and his elder brothers, Guddu and Kallu, began begging at the railway station for food and money. Guddu sometimes obtained work sweeping the floors of train carriages.<ref name=SB>Brierley, Saroo (2013) ''A Long Way Home''. Viking. Melbourne, Australia. {{ISBN|9780670077045}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite web
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17693816
|title=Little boy lost finds his mother using Google Earth
|accessdate=24 April 2017
|last=Banerji
|first=Robin
|date=14 April 2012
|publisher= [[BBC]]
}}</ref> One evening, Guddu said he was going to ride the train from Khandwa to the city of [[Burhanpur]], {{convert|70|km}} to the south. Saroo asked his older brother if he could go, too. Guddu reluctantly agreed. By the time the train reached Burhanpur, Saroo was so tired he collapsed onto a seat on the platform. Guddu told his little brother to wait and promised to be back shortly.

Guddu did not return, and Saroo eventually became impatient. He noticed a train parked in the station and, thinking his brother was on it, boarded an empty carriage. He found there were no doors to the adjoining carriages. Hoping his brother would come for him, he fell asleep. When he awoke, the train was travelling across an unfamiliar area. Occasionally the train stopped at small stations, but Saroo was unable to open the door to escape. Saroo's rail journey eventually ended at the huge [[Howrah railway station]] in Calcutta (now known as [[Kolkata]]), and he fled when someone opened the door to his carriage. Saroo did not know it at the time, but he was nearly {{convert|1500|km}} from his hometown.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/> On the same night as his separation from his brother, unbeknownst to Saroo, Guddu was hit and killed by an oncoming train.

Saroo attempted to return home by boarding different trains, but they proved to be suburban trains and each one eventually took him back to Howrah railway station. For a week or two, he lived on and around Howrah railway station. He survived by scavenging scraps of food in the street and sleeping underneath the station's seats. Eventually, he ventured out into the city; and, after days of homelessness on Calcutta's streets, he was found by a railway worker who took him in and gave him food and shelter. But Saroo fled when the railway worker showed Saroo to a friend and Saroo sensed that something was not right. The two men chased after him, but he managed to escape.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/>

Saroo eventually met a teenager who took him to a police station and reported that he might be a lost child. The police took Saroo to a government centre for abandoned children. Weeks later, he was moved to the Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption. The staff there attempted to locate his family. But Saroo did not know enough for them to sufficiently trace his hometown, and he was officially declared a lost child. He was subsequently adopted by the Brierley family of [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]].<ref name=SB/>

In the meantime, his mother, Kamla Munshi, searched for her two sons. A few weeks after her sons failed to return home, police informed her that Guddu's body had been found near the railway tracks, having been killed by an oncoming train a kilometre (0.6 mi) from Burhanpur station.<ref name=BBC/> She then confined her energy to looking for Saroo, travelling to different places on trains.<ref name=SB/>

==Search for his family==
Saroo grew up in Hobart in an Australian family. His Australian parents adopted another Indian boy, Mantosh. Saroo learned [[English language|English]] and soon forgot [[Hindi language|Hindi]].{{Citation needed|reason=Citation for forgetting Hindi?|date=September 2020}} ''Saroo'' originated as a mispronunciation of his given name, Sheru.

He studied business and hospitality at the [[Australian International Hotel School]] in [[Canberra]].<ref name=SB/> As an adult, he spent around 9,855 hours for three years conducting searches using the satellite images on [[Google Earth]], painstakingly following railway lines radiating out from Howrah railway station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Google Earth: Saroo's Search - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38iahxZCAQU|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He relied on his vague memories of the main features around [[Burhanpur railway station]], although he knew little of the name of the station except that it began with the letter B.<ref name=BBC/> Late one night in 2011, he came upon a small railway station that closely matched his childhood recollection of where he had become trapped in an empty carriage; the name of this station was Burhanpur, very close to a phonetic spelling of the name he remembered from his childhood ordeal. He followed the satellite images of the railway line north and found the town of Khandwa. He had no recollection of that name, but the town contained recognizable features, such as a fountain near the train tracks where he used to play. He was able to trace a path through the streets to what appeared to be the place where he and his family used to live.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/>

Following up on a lead, Saroo contacted a [[Facebook]] group based in Khandwa. The Facebook group reinforced his belief that Khandwa might be his hometown.<ref name=SB/>

In 2012, Saroo travelled to Khandwa in India and asked residents if they knew of any family that had lost their son 25 years ago. He showed photographs of himself as a child in Hobart. Local people soon led him to his mother. He was also reunited with his sister, Shekila, and his surviving brother, Kallu, who were now a schoolteacher and factory manager, respectively. With the loss of Saroo and Guddu, their mother had been able to afford to send the other two to school. The reunion was extensively covered by Indian and international media.<ref name=SB/><ref name=BBC/>

==Aftermath==
Saroo continues to live in Hobart. He and his Indian family are now able to communicate regularly, taking advantage of a computer at the home of one of Kallu's neighbours. He bought his mother a house, so she no longer has to work.<ref name=SB/><ref name=behind>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/movies/lion-movie-true-story-saroo-brierley/|title=The True Story Behind Lion: How Lost Child Saroo Brierley Found His Birth Mother More Than 20 Years Later|work=People|date=8 December 2016|accessdate=30 January 2017|first=Alexis L.|last=Loinaz}}</ref>

Saroo has returned to India and visited his biological family over a dozen times.<ref name=behind/> He also travelled first class on the [[Kolkata Mail]], a train service from [[Mumbai]] to Kolkata, to re-trace his journey of a quarter century earlier. He later returned to Australia.<ref name=SB/>

In 2013, Saroo published his book, ''[[A Long Way Home (book)|A Long Way Home]]'' ([[Penguin Books|Penguin Australia]]), describing his ordeal as a lost five-year-old, his adoption by an Australian family, and his search for his Indian family.<ref name=SB/>

A 2016 film based on his life, ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'', directed by [[Garth Davis]] and starring [[Dev Patel]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[David Wenham]] and [[Rooney Mara]], premiered to rave reviews and "[[Academy Awards|Oscar]] buzz" at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/saroo-brierley-on-set-to-see-his-life-story-take-shape/story-fnj3tycr-1227202828052|title=Saroo Brierley on set to see his life story take shape|work=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]]|date=31 January 2015|accessdate=31 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/08/dev-patel-lion-trailer|title=Dev Patel’s Lion May Be the Inspirational Awards-Season Tale You’re Looking For|last=Busis|first=Hillary|access-date=28 June 2018|work=Vanity Fair|date=26 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2016/tiff-2016-garth-davis-lion-with-dev-patel-is-an-emotional-journey/|title=TIFF 2016: Garth Davis' 'Lion' with Dev Patel is an Emotional Journey|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://film.list.co.uk/article/84586-lion/|title=Lion|date=13 September 2016|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toronto-international-film-festival-live-updates-2016-htmlstory.html|title='Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' and more: How the Toronto Film Festival movies will play with Oscar voters|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> though it ultimately did not win an Oscar in any of the six categories for which it was nominated. Saroo was portrayed in the film by [[Dev Patel]], who was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], and newcomer [[Sunny Pawar]].
In April 2019, he announced that he is conducting a search for his father who left him and his family when he was a young child.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/life-after-lion-saroo-brierley-is-now-documenting-the-search-for-his-father-1.851896|title=Life after 'Lion': Saroo Brierley is now documenting the search for his father|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|http://saroobrierley.com/}}
*[https://earth.google.com/web/data=CioSKBIgMDNkNjViNjYxZTFhMTFlN2JmODI5MzFjNjBiMmI2NzkiBGhvbWU Searching for Home - Google Earth] Follow his journey on Google Earth
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXEvZ8B04bE Saroo Brierley: Homeward Bound], [[Google Maps]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAdlZ26KHpQ Dev Patel, Luke Davies, Saroo Brierley: "Lion" | Talks at Google], ''Talks at Google''

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