<P> Saroo has returned to India and visited his biological family over a dozen times . 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 . </P> <P> In 2013 Saroo published his book, A Long Way Home (Penguin Australia), describing his ordeal as a lost five - year - old, his adoption by an Australian family, and his search for his Indian family . </P> <P> A 2016 film based on his life, Lion, directed by Garth Davis and starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, premiered to rave reviews and "Oscar buzz" at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, 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 Patel, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and newcomer Sunny Pawar . </P>

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