Lion (2016) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Garth Davis · Starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Where was Lion filmed?
- Hobart, Australia, Hobart – Saroo arrives in Tasmania and explores the city as an adult. Hobart serves as the contemporary Australian setting where adult Saroo begins his search for his biological family
- Kolkata, India, Kolkata – Young Saroo arrives at the train station alone and lost in the sprawling city. The iconic Howrah Station is where the five-year-old Saroo becomes separated from his brother and begins his journey through the Indian railway system
- Khandwa, India, Khandwa – Young Saroo's hometown and the beginning of his separation from his family. The rural Indian town where Saroo's early life unfolds and where he and his brother Guddu live before the fateful accident
- Delhi, India, Delhi – Young Saroo's desperate journey through the capital city. Delhi represents the vast, overwhelming urban landscape where young Saroo struggles to survive after his initial separation
- Gangtok, India, Gangtok – The city where Saroo arrives and is eventually taken to a children's home. Gangtok in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim is where young Saroo finds temporary refuge before his adoption journey begins