![]() Eventually, Saroo was adopted by a couple, John and Sue Brierley from Tasmania, Australia. Lost, confused, and unable to speak the local dialect of Bengali, (Saroo spoke Hindi) he spent weeks on the streets before being taken to the Nava Jeevan orphanage by an older boy. However, the train was not in service and Saroo ended up travelling over 1500 miles to Calcutta. Thinking he was on the train waiting in the station, Saroo boarded. ![]() When he woke up, Guddu was no where to be found. While Guddu went to look for food, Saroo slept on a bench. On that fateful day, Guddu and Saroo took the train from Khandwa station to Burhanpur. Their father had abandoned the family and they were very poor, so the boys often begged for food. Sheru lived in Ganesh Tali with his mother and his brothers and sisters. In 1987, Saroo whose real name was Sheru Munshi Khan, was allowed to accompany his fourteen year old brother Guddu to beg for food. This beautiful film, directed by Garth Davis Lion brings to the big screen, the remarkable story of Saroo Brierley who was lost at age five, adopted by an Australian couple and who as an adult eventually located his family in India.
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