Touching, but suffers from a weak second act

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2017)

The first half of this film is practically perfect. Amazing storytelling, breathtaking cinematography. How Sunny Pawar was not nominated for any of the major awards is beyond me. This boy showed a whole gamut of emotions, and we felt what he was feeling. And although we know that he eventually gets adopted, we are left in the tension as we see all the things he goes through before getting to that place.
However, once Suroo is placed with his adopted family, the story begins to suffer. His motivation behind his quest to find his real family is overshadowed with story lines regarding his family and his girlfriend. We see what he's going through, but we don't get to spend much time with him as we did with young Saroo. I still found myself engaged in his quest, but only because the movie made us love that young boy and want him to find closure.