Is the boy Saroo's parents adopt the austistic boy in Calcutta?
In the movie Lion, we are introduced to an autistic boy in Calcutta, specifically in the orphanage that Saroo was placed in. This boy was kicked out of class and during the night, punished (we don't know what happens to him).
When Saroo's adoptive parents adopt another child, is this the same boy?
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They are not the same boy, but the connection is deliberate by the filmmakers.
In an interview with the real life Sue Brierly, she said Mantosh had been beaten, raped, burned and abused in an orphanage before he was adopted. When he arrived in Australia he still had scabs on the back of his hands from cigarette burns.
The boy Shonedeep shows this story of abuse in orphanages, Sue said that's what happened to Mantosh.
Here is the Interview.
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Is Mantosh the boy from the orphanage?
No; the characters have different names and are played by different actors. The boy in the orphanage is named Shonedeep, and is played by Surojit Das; Saroo's adoptive brother is named Mantosh, and is played (as a child) by Keshav Jadhav.What does Mantosh have in Lion?
One of those stories is that of Mantosh \u2013 the other child adopted by Sue and John Brierley (along with the film's protagonist, Saroo) whose atrocious experience in Indian orphanages has left him battling severe mental illness. The film didn't tie a bow around his story.What happened to the older brother in the movie Lion?
On the same night as his separation from his brother, unknown to Saroo, Guddu was hit and killed by an oncoming train.Where did Saroo end up?
Saroo tries to find Guddu but ends up on a train that takes him to Calcutta, 1,600 kms away. In Calcutta he is taken in by a organisation that finds adoptive parents for orphans and lost kids. Saroo is adopted by an Australian couple, the Brierleys, and moves to Hobart, Tasmania.Saroo's incredible journey to find his long lost family | 60 Minutes Australia
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No; the characters have different names and are played by different actors. The boy in the orphanage is named Shonedeep, and is played by Surojit Das; Saroo's adoptive brother is named Mantosh, and is played (as a child) by Keshav Jadhav.
I will confess that when watching the movie I had the same initial thought, but then realized that the names were not the same.
Source: IMDb page for the film.
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