Saroo Brierley’s journey from begging on the streets of India to millions worth of net worth in Australia
His real name is Sheru Munshi Khan. He was born in 1981 (age-37). His wiki and bio says that he is the native of Ganesh Tilai, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. He was separated from his real mother when he was just 5 and then was adopted by an Australian couple. After 25 years, he got the fortune to meet his biological mother again.
His story generated significant international media attention, especially in India and Australia. It's been said that his father left them and their home when he was very young. As a consequence, he and his mother had to live their life in poverty.
In order to support and provide a daily meal, his mother worked very hard on construction sites. However, her earning wasn’t sufficient enough to sustain the family in long-term.
Waiting for his brother to come to him for help, Brierley ended up in a police station
When Saroo was five years old, he and his elder brothers named as Kallu and Guddu started to beg at the railway station for money and food. One evening when he and his brother Guddu were begging in Burhanpur Saroo suddenly fell as he was exhausted due to improper diet and hard-work.
Guddu, his brother, promised to come back shortly but unfortunately didn’t return back. Later, when he regained consciousness, he was taken to the nearby police station by a teenager and then was adopted by the Brierley's family.
Saroo Brierley’s book, ‘A long way home’ is about finding his biological mother which has been adapted into a movie.
'A Long Way Home' is an autobiography of Saroo Brierley which was published in the year 2014. Saroo Brierley later as the popularity of the book gradually rose to peak, it got adapted for 2016 movie known as Lion. We can see many brilliant artists in this movie. The movie 'Lion' was premiered to rave reviews and 'Oscar Buzz' at the Toronto International Film Festival 2016.
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Even though the book he wrote was not from a business perspective, He earned great admirers and money from it.
His first book helped him gather lots of fans and admirers. He also has more than hundreds of followers on Facebook and Instagram account. He is active on his Twitter page as well. Besides, more details related to his bio and movie also can be obtained from different other sites.
People are keen to know, What would Saroo Brierley prefer, an Australian wife or an Indian.
Residing in Hobart, now he and his Indian family are able to communicate with each other quite often. The international media helped this separated family come together after many years. Talking about his dating history, he is not quiet public about it. So we are left to assume that Saroo Brierley does not have a girlfriend. It is a question of interest if he is going to marry an Australian lady or would rather prefer having an Indian wife. Besides, Saroo Brierly net worth is yet to be calculated, however according to The mercury Saroo Brierley made a deal of $12 m for the adoption of his life story as a movie.
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