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Saroo Brierley

Writer and inspiration to the movie LION

The entrepreneur who inspires with his life story



Saroo Brierley is an Indian-born Australian businessman. At the age of five, was accidentally separated from his family, so Saroo ended up being adopted by an Australian couple. After 25 years he returns to India and was reunited with his biological family. His story generated significant international media attention, especially in Australia and India. His experience led him to write A Long Way Home, which was published in 2014 and adapted into the 2016 film Lion, starring Nicole Kidman as Sue Brierley, her adoptive mother, and Dev Patel as Saroo, wich means lion.


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