![]() “For Lion, we’re looking at a wide release which will mainly be in the metro cities for the multiplex audience because the film is not entirely in Hindi," said Avinash Jumani, chief executive officer, Pictureworks, which is releasing the film in India together with PVR Pictures. It makes you believe in miracles and embrace hardships by celebrating courage and resilience in its own unique way.The glowing reviews and Oscar buzz aside, there is a conscious effort to create conversation around the film in India. Sad yet uplifting, frightening yet inspirational, Lion breaks your heart into a thousand pieces and puts them back together in the end. Tannishtha Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui make an impressive guest appearance. The cinematography and background score do justice to the film’s sensibility. Tears trickle down your cheeks as Sue tells Saroo why she chose to adopt him when she could have had her own children. While Sunny is the scene-stealer here, Dev and Nicole, prove their mettle as actors in a heartbreaking moment, that’s perhaps the best scene of the film. ![]() The second half gets sluggish and Rooney Mara’s irrelevance to the story interrupts the gripping narrative. The narrative evokes fear, concern and compassion without being preachy and that’s rare for a film of this genre. Garth’s storytelling is equally compelling as he makes you see yourself in Saroo and endure his pain. What also makes this emotional roller coaster special is Luke Davies’ powerful adapted screenplay. The kids’ undemonstrative performances, sans histrionics are noteworthy. He is ably supported by Abhishek Bharate, who plays his older brother Guddu. While Dev Patel, as the older Saroo and Nicole Kidman, his Australian adoptive mother Sue, deserve the accolades they have been getting, it’s Sunny Pawar, who truly deserves an Oscar. ![]() Do take a bunch of tissues along for this one's an absolute tear-jerker. Lion Review: Director Garth Davis' six Oscar nominated debut feature film is a gut-wrenching true story that tugs at your heartstrings. 25 years later, recurring memory flashes of his childhood propel him to search for his lost home and birth mother in India, with the help of Google’s mapping program. Miles away from his home, braving human traffickers and child predators, he eventually gets adopted by a compassionate couple in Australia. An empty train carriage drags him to Kolkata, a city that doesn't speak his language. Lion Story: Lion is an incredible real life story of Saroo Brierley, a 5-year-old Indian boy, who gets separated from his poor family. ![]()
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