British Indian author Salman Rushdie finds Lion deeply moving and says it is a beautiful film.
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Celebrated
British
Indian
novelist
and
author
Salman
Rushdie
was
all
praises
for
the
Garth
Davis
directed
latest
movie
Lion
which
is
an
on
screen
adaptation
of
a
book
by
Saroo
Brierley.
The
movie
tells
a
true
tale
about
a
young
boy
played
by
Indian
child
actor
Sunny
Pawar,
who
gets
lost
in
a
train
station
in
the
city
of
Calcutta
and
then
gets
adopted
by
an
Australian
couple.
The
boy
then
grows
up
to
be
an
adult,
played
by
actor
Dev
Patel
and
sets
out
to
find
his
lost
family.
"Lion
is
a
beautiful
film.
It
moved
me
deeply.
Pawar
and
Patel
are
both
outstanding
.
.
.
and
Nicole
Kidman's
monologue,
in
which
she
tells
her
adopted
son
the
truth
about
his
adoption,
is
the
most
powerful
scene
and
another
exceptional
performance." Said
Salman
Rushdie
in
a
statement.
"I
loved
the
moments
when
Saroo's
past
and
present
seem
to
fuse." The
famous
author
added.
Garth
Davis
has
already
pouched
the
Directors
Guild
Awards
in
the
category
of
Best
First-time
director
for
the
movie
Lion.
On
the
other
hand
Dev
Patel
has
also
won
virtuoso
award
at
the
Santa
Barbara
Film
Festival
in
the
category
of
Breakthrough
Stars.
That
apart,
Lion
is
already
staring
at
the
Academy
awards
2017,
with
six
distinct
nominations
under
its
belt.