Saroo Brierley Went Through ‘Hell On Earth’ Before Reuniting With His Mother | TODAY
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- Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated movie “Lion,” sits down with Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss his life story, saying he went through “hell on Earth” as a child before eventually reuniting with his birth mother.
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‘Lion’ Inspiration Saroo Brierley Went Through ‘Hell On Earth’ Before Reuniting With His Mother | TODAY
The fact that his brother died the same night he woke up shouting his name kills me 😭
G cried when i read that in the closing statement of the film
killed by a train, because probably he was still looking for his little brother omg..
Me too it was so heart breaking 😭😭😭
Oh gosh, I can only imagine what it was like for their mom to lose two children in one night! 😢
Doesn’t it?! It soul wrenching 😓
the little boy that played Saroo in the beginning,what an actor!!! He deserves an Oscar!
Cam Mac he won a Grammy
Sunny pawar
You know what I said the same thing to my mum when we watched it. He is am amazing actor his facial expressions and emotions were so real.
Yes!!!!
Amazing performance
SOBBED the entire movie. Absolutely sobbed. Cried nonstop.
Mac Lethal In terms of how much this film affected me emotionally, I can comfortably say this is my favourite film. I will try to do all I can to support that charity and other charities in India and elsewhere where this is the reality.
Mac Lethal me tooo 😭😭
same
me too!! such a tearjerker
I honestly don't think I have ever ugly-cried so hard in my life at a piece of cinema
Imagine the trauma that the mother had undergone. She lost his two sons the same night.
*her
She was very smart to keep her same home. It enabled Saroo find his way home.
@@user-pr9pq8en2d yup
@@bobbyb7979 true
@@bobbyb7979I’m so glad mother was be able to reunited with her long lost son. It also reminded me of carton milk boy ( Etan) whose mother never met her son even though she stayed in that house more than 50 yrs. 😢😢
The way he says "Guddu?" Oh my goodness I cried so much!!!
Guddu was his elder brother's nickname. He was calling and searching his elder brother by his nickname.
That little sadoo crying his brother name. Oh man. So heartbreaking. All i could think was poor baby.
Juan Ramirez Little Sunny sounded so cute when he said “Guddu?”
He is so cute especially when he shouts Guddu :(
Absolutely!!!!!! I have the same feeling it stokes my heart so bad.... Big hello from france
This story doesn't get the credit it truly deserves. No Oscar or any award will ever come close to the essence of the story about a child and feeling alone and away from his Mother and siblings. I cried openly during this film and it's no shame to admit that being a grown man.
The films that are recognized to be the best films ever made did not Oscar...This superb and outstanding film yes deserves multiple Oscars, but like the best films ever made it did not do so... It ranks highly with me, and will continue to do so....It truly is an amazing story and is so well told by this film...
It was one of the most difficult things I've ever done to hold back the tears in the theater. I guess I have too much pride. But damn it was almost impossible. I had that stupid ugly, trying not to cry face, and physically jerked and whispered "No" when he finds out his brother died. I can't imagine how anyone could watch this film with no reaction.
N Petkar Totally! Being a mother I can't imagine if I lost my child at a station and never saw him for years! And how lonely and scared my child is! Is it bad to say that I didn't watch the movie cos I feel like it will literally break my heart! 😢Glad it ended up well for him!
thili f You should watch the movie
true sir, its just gut wrenchingly beautiful in the end
When watching the film and I heard the words "Guddu is no more, he is with God", my heart dropped and I could feel it
Me too.
And when I thought it couldn't sink any lower, we learn that Guddu's death was tragic. It shook me to learn he died that very same night. I couldn't stop crying
their mother lost both her sons in the same night
That momment got me too, in a way I was kind of relieved that Gudu did not spend years searching for his beautiful little brother feeling brokenhearted, anxious and guilty to then die before his return. Such a wonderful film.
India is rough, that’s an understatement
the Australian mother is so sweet,oh god bless she has been a angel in this world.
His mother cried him for decades. This Australian woman stole a child.
No Finn no she gave him love like any mother could, if it wasn’t for her he never would have had a chance at a good life and probably never see his biological mother again
@@nofinn1044 Ask the child. He returned to his Australian mother afterall. Giving birth is one thing and Motherhood is a whole different thing. This is the story of Lord Krishna too. and you're absolutely nobody to pass a judgement.
@@nofinn1044the child was in an orphanage. Do you know what "orphan" means?
@@nofinn1044 she never "stole" anything, the child he got lost, couldn't find his way home and ended up in an orphanage, all the Australian mother did was adopt him, love him, gave him a good home and raised him until adulthood when he was old enough to find his biological family. Can you imagine what would've happened to the boy if he did not get adopted and stayed at the orphanage forever? If anything, the Australian mother SAVED the boy from a lifetime of hardship, while it's sad that his biological mother lost her son for so many years, but it wasn't his adoptive family's fault, the boy got lost all on his own before he ended up in the orphanage and got adopted by the Australian family, they gave him a loving home and a good family & life, and the real Saroo loves his adopted family and has said many times how grateful he is to them that they had adopted him and saved him. Even his birth mother is grateful to the adoptive mother for taking care of her son for so many years.
How I wish Guddu's still alive today. See he's little brother he cared so much.
♥️♥️♥️
😭😥🕊🙏
yup.. . i was wondering about .. Guddu 's ..
❤️❤️😭😭true .....
Who's watching this right after watching the movie?
me
meme me
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That child actor is brilliant! His face itself says a million words.. so natural..
I has corona
a huge credit goes to ausie mom who raised him.
imagine if he had fallen to beggers and criminal grouos hand and not be what he is today
Exactly
True
Absolutely right
huge credit goes to both the aussie mom and dad for raising him. Why do people always forget about the father
This
why is no one giving GOOGLE EARTH credit
Because they didn't actually do anything apart from making the app
but making that app made all of this possible
Nico you are right
I think the film itself makes enough advertisement for the app :)
Because it was merely the tool used.
If you see a beautiful piece of furniture, you give credit to the carpenter not the hammer.
I was separated from my mother, brother and sister for 26 years due to 1971 indo pak war in Dhaka, Bangladesh and get united in Canda. I move to Canada from Bangladesh and thy also move to Canada from Pakistan. Now I am living close to them. It is a miracle too.
Could you please tell me more. Please? What was the feeling like. How did you actually meet?
adnanjabri11@gmail.com
+91 6304 282 535
@@takeachillpill2954 I’m interested to know his story as well!
wow. that is amazing.
@@takeachillpill2954 bro dont give ur sensitive info like ur phone number on internet
🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah right🥱🥱🥱🥱 I was waiting for some american to say they went through the same 💩
Warning before you watch the movie: get a box of tissue, lock your room and don't let people see you afterward. Bring onion with you just in case. If people see you crying, at least you can blame it on the onion.
L- juice Wish I had read this comment before I watched the movie coz I cried a ocean. They did so much justice with the real story. #respct for the Australian parents. And real lion heart his indian mother. My eyes are swollen. This is excellent.
I managed to stop myself from crying > cos I'm a man and have to do that
L- juice 😂😂
L- juice I cried so hard when I watched this too!
i watched it at 1am so no one can see me lmao.
this movie should have been awarded with best picture...
adoption is such beautiful blessing action only big hearted can manage it
Nop it's not
@@wowrlly1123 ahahah lol Nop, to a LOT of adoptees who are sick to hear this kind of dumb statement. We're not some kind of humanitarian cause. Adoption is full of trauma and pain, saying that is forgetting the core reason of adoption : families struggles, abandonment, death, pauverty. I mean, this movie shows how struggling he was in his own life because of adoption. So NO adoption is not a beautiful thing. It is sometimes necessary, that is true, but a lot of times, it's some kind of child trafficking as demonstrated in Lion. So how can you say adoption is a beautiful thing ?
@@FritesAcides I think the person was talking about the sentiment of accepting someone as a part of your family wholeheartedly and not really the realities of the adoption system.
@@nishthaarora9533 still no. White people adopting CHOSE to do so, si yeah, they better welcome the kid in their family because they CHOSE TO DO IT. They should never be praised for that. Are you praising your friends for having had biological kids because they welcome their kids "with all their heart"? No. So why would you do it with parents who , in their selfishness, chose to adopt ? If you wouldn't say or do something to a biological kid, don't do/Say it to an adoptee kid. That's simple as that.
@@FritesAcides Children everywhere are desperate for good adoptive parents, the more praise and support given to adoption as a beautiful choice the better.
( his brother was dead by train in the same night ) I cried like a little boy when i knew that ,for his mother . what a feeling ! when she was told that her son was dead and the other was lost 😭(this feeling need another movie )
I just......i feel so bad his brother was nice I wished he hasn't died 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭
I just thought it was me alone who cried all through the movie, 😭😭😭😭
Very emotional, today also I cry when I think about the children on the streets of India. God Bless the parents who adopted him and God Bless Saroo who worked all these years to look for his family.
OMG I cried several times watching this movie. Later on I asked my family to watch it. Cried again. I can't help it. Beautiful rendition. Totally recommend it to watch in family.
Same here, still sobbing
I want to believe his brother was with him all along protecting him and guiding him to this beautiful family that gave him opportunities.
A big thank you to all the parents in the world who adopt kids. Such a heart breaking story.
I think his older brother was in so much panic having lost him that he didn't care about the dangers around him n was struck by the train
No. As per 60 minutes show, The big brother was hit by train so he didn't go back to see Saroo. So Saroo started looking for his big brother on trains
@@charbeln511 Hadnt he was hit by the train, he would have come back to Saroo and God only knows what they both would be doing now. This is unexplainable sometimes how the tables turn.
Rest in peace gaddu, the brother that was hit by a train..
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*Guddu
He really dies? In da movie says that His brothes Is Alive..
@@zohlescalona158 no it doesn't
😔😔
What a beautiful story. I felt almost unworthy but grateful for my life. He and both families deserve to be blessed.
The reason he kept the name Saroo even though it was a mispronunciation is so amazing. He knew that name would always be a part of him and that’s so beautiful.
when I grow up I am gone adopt children's as much as I can
Same
sonam tsering wow so edgy
In India you can't adopt more than one.
but thats the issue here, they never searched for his mother & as if they faked the adoption process just to earn money. it tore his family apart in my opinion, but ofc at the same time was saved.
@@minaisconfused4668 in 2016 63,407 children were reported missing in India and up to 2016 only 50% of children were found. Now with the case of Seroo, it was the 80's, technology was so limited. There are tens of thousands of small rural and impoverished areas in India, along with a massive population finding this boy almost 2000 km across the country would be smaller than a needle in a haystack.
I can't stop crying. It's so sad his brother died that night. And what an amazing human being his Australian parents are.
I always cried when i hear Saroo's voice telling : Gudduuuu!!! Guddu is a lovely brother who takes care of his little Saroo. Nice movie. So nice
google earth and LION film together should win oscar not some lala land..
The little boy actor was absolutely extraordinary in his role! I wanted to reach out, grab him from the screen and take care of him! A real tear-dabbing movie.
I want to say something for everyone to see.
I am an Indian but I was born and raised in the United States. My father was born in India. He grew up on the third story of a run down apartment building that only had one bedroom with his two brothers, mother, and father. Like Sheru (Saroo) he had to support his family at such a young age. My dad focused on his family and school. He skipped two grades in school. He went to medical school at 16 years old and is currently an Anesthesiologist. He moved to the U.S. and had kids. He would get me and my siblings things that his family would never be to afford for him. My dad was able to make a living when he came from a one bedroom apartment. He has spent his whole life supporting his family. I am very lucky. We all are. These kind of things happen every day in these countries. What makes me really mad is that from what I see is kids here in the U.S. are saying that they want to die when their parents take away their phone. They don't realize what is actually going on in this world. This story was absolutely heartbreaking to me. And if you didn't know saroo has been saying is name wrong when he was little. It was actually sheru which means lion.
I just wanted to send this message out.
Thank you and tell your parents and siblings you love them every time you see them❤️
dorothy vig Thank you for sharing!
dorothy vig nostalgic one.... 👍
just saying you act as though you yourself had hardships but in this case, your father had the hardships and as you say "would get me and my sibling's things that his family would never be to afford" so it seems strange that you are preaching to others on the basis of what your father and in some cases acting more knowledgable then others to the point where you can make judgements on others (including hate them) not because they had a better life than you but simply because they might have grown to have differnt values and expectations in life meaning they would consider a phone something that is almost a human right alongside basic nessities while you from what you have written might only consider basic nessities part of human rights. Although i do support what you are saying.
well to say the truth i believe she is being a attention seeking liar ... she is copy pasting this literally to every lion movie related video there is ....
@@RAMIC-tv1ye
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And you are following her.
What is your agenda?
As an adopted daughter, this touches my soul every time. May God bless all adoptive parents!!
this story tore my heart out....its bittersweet. the story is nothing short of extraordinary....
NoOne is talking about how this guy has got some insane long term memory
When you go through trauma, you never forget. That's a wound on your heart.
I have a 5 year old child. This is beyond heartbreaking. As a parent I don't think I could carry on living losing my child. So glad he got to find his mother again. I can only imagine her joy when he returned.
The little boy who played Saroo as a 5 year old, deserves 10 Oscars!
Bless that Australian family man. They made it possible to go on. There's good on this planet
Saroo took 6 years to look for his mother and brother or neighborhood through just a memory of a picture from childhood on google maps. It’s sort of like if you want something bad enough, eventually you willl get it.
Australian mother has impeccable maturity
"This world has enough people in it, so we decided to adopt you".
I agree. To everyone out there ; you may WANT biological children, but you could not possibly ever WANT them more than a child in one of those institutions NEEDS safety, someone to Love and cherish them, to have proper food and medicine, to feel wanted, to have a place to call home, to hope, a real childhood and every chance to thrive and turn into a healthy, sane adult. Are children in places like that in Calcutta Less deserving of all the above because they simply share less of your genes than your own child would?
Child actor played an amazing role. He really deserve an OScar .
Such a heart broken story make me cried .
Such a beautiful Australian couple who adopted him and gave a beautiful life .
5 yrs old have such an amazing memories that help him to find his home .
This story made me cry so much. I know what its like to lose someone precious to you and not see them for yrs. The fact that he remembered anything at five was amazing to me. Sheru was as very special boy. I hope the movie gets an Oscar. It's a true story and a fascinating and touching one.
Im a mom and i couldn't help but cry watching the movie! dang i can only imagine the mother's love for his child and lost that child😢
This kid had his life ruined and done but these angels came from australia and found him, turned his situation around and gave him life. What a heart touching amazing story.
The kid deserves more credit.. he was incredible..
bolly wood did not find this story to make movie . Indians are happy with movies on shela ki jawani and chikni chamelis
manjunath s bollywood sucks
exactly
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True
Exactly
The little version of saroo (Sunny Pawar) in the film was played so well WOW he deserves more recognition
he must be very thankful that Google made a Google Earth or else he would have never found his family. This story is amazing that a 5 year old boy survived all of that, and I can't believe I'm saying this but the orphanage for abandoned kids was his last shot at finding his real family and thanks to his Australian parents he was able to find his family.
Just finished watching this, I was balling! It was so hard to see all the poverty but also moments of happiness. I also feel so terrible for so many kids who live on the street and that orphanage is terrible. I’m just happy he was reuniting with his family. What a powerful story.
Man I cried like a baby watching this moving. Such good acting, you actually feel his pain and anguish
Absolutely incredible story. First time I saw my father crying was during this movie.
What's even impressive is the kid who plays young Saroo, this is his first movie ever, he'd never seen a camera or a film before... And yet he delivers better expression than anyone...
I still can't get over the feeling that guddu had passed away 😔😭
Can't stop 😭 so Much love between his two mothers ! God bless
And brothers
Amazing, that little boy had so much love for his little family and he treasured it so much that it brought him home again. Amazing!
Exactly my thoughts!! As a 5 year old boy, moving on could have been the easier choice.. but the love he had for his family was so pure it created was literally is a miracle. Love!
Their (the family’s) love for him as well, must have been so strong and cherished by him, that he came back searching for them.
The most incredible story ever. Sobbed all the way to San Francisco from Manchester on the plane. God bless all the street children.
He is a survivor and at 5 years of age lost 2000 miles from home he is smart beyond his years. He relied on his gut instincts when evil was around him that he had sense enough to run from it. Amazing story it could've ended up badly for him to but it didn't. Truly an inspirational story.
The story of this guy moved me a lot.
Knowing that he's been through all of this makes me really sad! And knowing that so many children live in those conditions makes me angry! Nobody should ever have these kinds of bad experiences! I can't imagine the pain the mother felt in losing two children that day... Poor brother! He deserved to be happy, now I hope he is resting in peace seeing his little brother who has found his way home.
It's a very moving story and what makes it so touching is that it's a true story...
I am sorry for all those children who have to suffer in this way and I hope that each of them can finally find happiness!
(Sorry if my English may not be perfect, I hope the concept is clear)
lot of respect from me to that family who adopted saroo
Aniruddha Mohite this is why I keep telling people of other colors , not all white People are Evil!
what happened to his brother breaks my heart. The guilt and die trying to find his younger brother is so amazing. Indian brotherhood is amazing.
God has a perfect plan for Saroo. I can imagine how he was goin' through. Everythin' falls into place with the creator's plan. His second parents are amazin'. God bless them!
what about for the 80,000 kids who go missing in india each and every year.........what is the plan for them?
@@EchoBravo370 How will I know😂? There are so many fishy things going on everywhere in the world. There are trafficking, kidnapping around. Hope they are saved by good NGOs or personal good people who are in the hunt to stop such treatment.
the movie is very emotional
Veryyyyyy is greatttttttt
I can really relate to this movie and story. Very happy for Saroo able to find birth mother, that moment I'd cried more then any other scene. Someday I hope and dream of I can meet mother and rest of family too. Until then I will always love and cherish my adopted family forever and ever!
I cried so much I couldn't BREATHE
When saroo got hit by the motorbike and drops the melon, as he runs home Clutching his head broke my heart😭😢
I lost one of my daughter's in a mall for about 3 minutes, when she was 5 and the panic is beyond description, I can't even fathom anything worse...love you Weeza,glad we found you
I got lost at McCormick Place in Chicago at 12
Didn't have sense enough to go up to a security person.Ha!
Wandered around ..
Folks found ma after a while.
This put a tear in my eye, and so did the movie.
Thank you to the kind people on Australia who gave him love, taught him kindness and a place to grow up for him. And thank you Saroo for helping out kids who haven’t been very lucky.
I cried so hard at the end omg I was like choking... this makes me think about all the people suffering around earth 🌏
Out of all movies ive seen in my life, this one had me in tears. Little Saroo what a champ and jesus christ poor mother, thank god they got to reunite, she waited 25 years !
I can't get over this. His family of origin were so loving, shared everything and Saroo was so smart and intuitive knowing when to run and whom to love. The adopted brother's story was tragic. I would imagine he was damaged by abuse in India and it could not be undone. The movie is a testament to love and perseverance.
A miracle! The parents who adopted and raised him were amazingly kind hearted individuals to not feel resentful that he still wanted to go "home".
This is one of the best real life stories and movie I've watched. Not sure if I was better off with or without watching it. Since I've watched the movie, I've been feeling very disturbed just by imagining what this guy must have gone through in his childhood.
My favorite movie! Losing his brother is the hardest part😭 they were so close. There happy reunion is great. Another wonderful part is that Sunny Pawar was living on the streets of Mumbai when he landed the part of young Saroo. He stole the hearts of the world and pulled his family out of the slums just as the real Saroo did❤️💯
How can you dislike this. This is a amazing story a person what he went through. Appreciate this more
I've cried my eyes out multiple times, it's the most beautiful story I've ever seen.
He wanted to meet his biological family, and deep within, he wanted to meet the most, is his elder brother Guddu! Sad he couldn't do that.
Most Indian characters in the movie are little known actors, but they played their part so well.
U know what...the little saroo and guddu...they melt my heart...
If you only watch 1 movie this year, please watch this.
I just got done watching the movie and I really thought he was going to see his brother again 😭💔 my heart is broken
Just saw this film yesterday and was so moved by it. This is a story that simply had to be told! Bring a box of tissues with you too. I can't stop thinking about it!
Ahhh man where was i for such a long years not to find this amzing Story…it changes my perspevtive about life…great great movie and what a true expetience of life Gb
I am reading the book "Lioness" by Sue Brierley, Saroos adoptive mum at the moment. She is such a strong beautiful lady.
Beautiful story but so so sad that Guddu didn't get to see his little brother again so so so sad heart breaking :(. Just watched the film...tears streaming down my face 😭
R.I.P The brother
Thank you Sheru for not giving up, your story give so much hope to others to find their lost family.
What a brave boy. I got lost once for not very long during a mass gathering. I was so scared. I saw an aerial view photo of that time and saw myself wandering around while my family was on the other end. I wanted to go into the photo and help myself.
I’ve seen this movie 3 times and cry every time. It is emotional and inspirational. So grateful that he was able to find his family- a true miracle. God bless
I couldn't stop crying. This truly a beautiful story. RIP Guddu
A very emotional story, never give up
I still cry when I watch this movie and I feel so proud when his mother ( Australian ) cry when she meet his real mother and im cry again it's seem like she so goood and so kind ❤️❤️
I loved how Saroo's mother was so affectionate to his adoptive mother, how she stroked her hair continuously. That made me very emotional. I knew then that they would all be happy together. I am so delighted for them all.
This film is powerful.
There can be no other story like this. Saroo literally could not pronounce the names of the place but yet used his memories to guide him. What a god
i cried so much at the ending of this true to life movie while reading those words, can't imagine what saroo feels, and his mom as well knowing that she can't read and write and her work was lifting rocks, how can she find her son when she has nothing😢
Bless his Australian parents..."He that bringeth up his son or the son of another, it is a though he hath brought up a son of Mine; upon him rest My Glory, My loving Kindness, My Mercy, that have compassed the world." ~ Bahá’u’lláh
This is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. The story alone is heartbreaking and captivating, but the cinematography and soundtrack are wonderful as well. Sunny Pawar and Dev Patel did a fantastic job.
One of my favourite movies. I cried the whole time. Just the thought of all the other children that go missing everyday breaks my heart. The little boy who played young Saroo was AMAZING!!!! I am so sad Guddu died.. ☹
His real name is Sheru, in English it means Lion
Actually Sher is lion. Sheru loving way of saying it like John= Johny
Like Sher -khan the jungle book movie
One of the most amazing stories I’ve ever heard and seen, the little boy sunny , is phenomenal!!!!
And I'm still crying but I'm so happy his helping other kids in his same situation God bless this man we need to be more like him and help other .
We Indians will always be grateful to Saroo's family who adopted Saroo and gave him a good life.
What helped his find his mother was his good intelligence brain
Should have won Oscar thathe moonlight ain't got a patch on lion
Jamie Moore I thought Moonlight was more interesting and compelling story throughout.
John Hansmeyer Moonlight was great but I thought Lion was better IMO
Anto Viamonte agree with you. So much better than moonlight
actually, it does. Moonlight was groundbreaking on multiple levels.
Moonlight won cause of the lbgtq movement