The story was brought to life in the 2016 film 'Lion.' The film adaptation won numerous awards and was nominated for six Oscars! Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman starred.

Saru Brierley, an Australian businessman of Indian descent, got lost when he went to another city with his brother at the age of five. He then ended up in an orphanage and was adopted by an Australian couple, and 25 years later, he found his birth mother. His autobiographical novel, 'The Long Way Home,' was published in 2013 and caused a public outcry in the media, especially in Australia and India.