An Amazing True Story Inspired Dev Patel's New Movie 'Lion'

The actor tells Stephen the remarkable tale that inspired his latest film, in which he stars as a young man on a mission to find his birth parents.
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[@charlie5115]

Man, puberty has been kind to him.. 😍

[@RedRose9137]

Oh my gosh, yes. Isn't he beautiful?!

[@hwren9845]

Inordinately so. Who would've thought I'd end up thirsting over Anwar?

[@gokulsanni6107]

Stop lying come on now

[@lipdick10]

I'm Australian, and I'm telling you this guys Aussie accent in Lion is seriously on point

[@ktwashere5637]

He's the only, and i mean the ONLY, non Australian who has actually nailed the accent. Mostly its beyond cringeful.

[@simsimme1799]

yeah most people overdo it but i think cause he’s one of us brits he’s already halfway there

[@rockmonst3r]

You know when he says "aunties and uncles", half of them are not related to him #brownlyfe

[@ST1212100]

rockmonst3r and you know you won't recognise at least half of the aunties and uncles but they'll know everything about you, starting with the colour of your slippers and what's your fave food and your first crush ever

[@nepaliguy6537]

true ahahah

[@Unknown-ol2uh]

Hahaha

[@obiwashere]

Nigerians are like that as well. We even call our school teachers aunts and uncles

[@mgmassey174]

So...according t o DNA and Creator..we are all related. Native Americans have always known this.

[@The95thZebra]

"If they want something spicy, they're gonna come for me" As an Indian man myself, I can appreciate and attest to this XD

[@jadeolivia3061]

"The water was about two double-decker buses deep." "Is that how you measure??" 😂😂😂

[@nahor88]

Still waiting for the day when Indians (especially Indian-Americans) get cast in regular roles, and not "the Indian guy". It was laid out pretty well in "Master of None" how much of a problem it is. Indians born and brought up in America are just as American as any White or Black American, yet we get typecast. We walk into a bar, people start jumping to conclusions just because of what we look like. The media needs to CHANGE IT.

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

Aziz Ansari's character in Parks and Recreation seems to be exactly what you're looking for! great show too, highly recommend it :)

[@CharlesM1992]

Naveen Andrews from LOST?

[@suvrojit0]

There are some examples, Priyanka Chopra in Quantico, Avan Jogia in Victorious, Tut and Twisted, he is only half indian though.

[@eschatological]

Hell, Dev himself played a journalist in the Newsroom, and it had nothing to do with him being Indian.

[@rejisson9731]

nahor88 couldn't have said it better myself

[@craighenson88]

I went to school with Dev in Harrow. Every week we did a play in front of the school, called a Friday assembly. It really gave someone like a Dev a chance to perform regularly from a young age.

[@jishnumenon4220]

Wow!!!! Really..

[@craigmark1783]

@@jishnumenon4220 yes he was just a normal kid from Rayners Lane.

[@asr7480]

@@jishnumenon4220 what was he like???

[@yingyang2838]

he's so hot omg help me

[@yingyang2838]

I find him hot, if you don't that's cool. Leave me be

[@marie-lynnissa656]

SAME

[@MoodyMare2000]

60fft he's absolutely stunning are you blind

[@yingyang2838]

60fft Literally, no one asked you for your wrong opinion. Such low self esteem you must have.

[@Blueeyesinthesky]

60fft I think he's hot too

[@hugablestpersonever]

He's so open about his awkwardness, I love him.

[@poojakudva4251]

As an Indo- Australian, I feel a kind of patriotic pride.

[@sarielizard1]

He's gorgeous. Just saying.

[@usamam2227]

Sarah Bouachir ok

[@chloeortoncartnal6057]

Yes, very.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Delicious!🤗

[@iceyblue007]

Absolutely! I could get lost in his eyes for days!

[@zigarettenbruch6999]

I didn't recognize him at first with the beard! He looks good either way.

[@XXXIMSEXYNIKNOWITXXX]

Freki Ulfhednar better this way

[@Varun616]

Saw this movie at Napa Film Festival... Brought me to tears. Must watch!

[@miinaa.k6424]

enlessdreams i like ur icon

[@brwadhekar1977]

😂 i thought madroidiots don't was sensible movies !

[@Fourleggedfreak]

I love Dev Patel, so freakin talented. You know, they mentioned photographic memory, and this is just speculation, but if you're traumatized and also seeing new things like being in unfamiliar territory, I think that helps kind of boost your memory, like a survival thing. Like if hormones are running high, or you're scared, you tend to remember things more clearly.

[@puppylovergirl303]

Fourleggedfreak Others have the opposite reaction where if they're in a completely foreign environment and/or in the midst of a traumatic experience, their memory just blocks it out completely.

[@Fourleggedfreak]

That is a good point. I suppose it depends on the person and the situation.

[@simrankaur-er3kh]

what a babe

[@RamKrishna-nl4xn]

lol

[@ckmeh9974]

When I saw 'Lion' I thought he was an actual Australian actor because his Aussie accent was really good.

[@AngelaBonanza]

What a cutie! I'll always love him bc of Anwar lol

[@syedshamshuddinazhar3753]

Angela Bonanza

[@egghold6285]

Angela Bonanza Yes he is. Loved the look on his face when Nicole Kidmans' name was mentioned. So cute.

[@allieschwarz8023]

+Angela Bonanza Me, too... though Anwar was kind of a dick to Maxxie in season 1... and kind of a dick to crazy Sketch in season 2. I mean, break up with her - don't just flee in the night. Also, Dev has gotten really good-looking! It's weird: Freida Pinto dated Dev when she looked like a goddess and he looked like a scrawny kid... now he looks like the film-star he is, and they've split as a couple.

[@HumanCapybara]

Dev is the man!!

[@ph8201]

two decker buses deep! so cuteeee

[@bearheart2009]

Double deckers! top deck for smokin'.

[@a.r.m.yv.i.p8889]

K-POP TRASH kai 😇

[@kal-el6035]

So proud of this dude. Respect.

[@vsh1998]

I hope I can see Irrfan Khan on here one day.

[@JohnLivo]

SarcastiCat @

[@Sleptking994]

RIP

[@mkz2386]

RIP

[@nahidparween2269]

Unfortunately he passed away before your wish could come true

[@anti-special7059]

R.I.P.

[@medhakumar298]

How is he sooooo humble. ❤

[@ThePriyo9]

He's so chill.

[@Akshay-cj3hq]

I just saw this movie. Absolutely incredible must watch.

[@thegrynne]

His Australian accent is so impressive in this movie.

[@katkhan6049]

Guys check out his vogue shoot. OMG.

[@johnwesson2759]

Mishkath Khan lol no thanks

[@kaaygoldmine]

Kat Khan yea he's fine af

[@mgmassey174]

What an amazing story. If Hollywierd wants to redeem itself, more of this. Bless you Dev Patel

[@topgurl9313]

Forgive me, I'm British and I do love Stephen but i HATE the obsession American talk shows have with people's ethnicity. ''Tell us a story about being Indian!'' It's so cringe-worthy. Maybe if you didn't make such a big deal about it, it wouldn't be such a big problem in your country

[@topgurl9313]

*****​ it pisses you off right? ugh

[@topgurl9313]

*****​​ yeah I get it. It's not like we don't have people who do that in Britain, we do, but they're looked down on and so you don't really want to be that guy lol

[@topgurl9313]

***** hah you'll be fine. You're a young country, every other major player in The West has been through the derpy stage pretty much.

[@lanefair2950]

Goddess Williams that's all I get in Britain. So cut it with the baiting practice.

[@cijmo]

I'm the opposite, I really love hearing about different ethnicities and celebrating diversity. It has almost become taboo to recognise that people have assorted colours just like assorted shapes. I think it could be because we (I'm Canadian but it happens here too) because we're such young countries, it's very easy to know where your family came from so everyone has stories to tell. A lot are still quite close to their ethnic foods and traditions. The city I live in actually has a three day festival in August to celebrate that very thing.

[@TibetWangmo]

Went to see this movie today,Ohmygosh..i cried so much,such a great Actor and the story and he is so handsome

[@myvalley109]

He's hilarious and SO good-looking

[@platinumk76]

Oh god he's a sweetheart. I love him

[@LaReineBleue]

love how he just laughed at his own joke at the end

[@PlasmaRose]

Dev is such a nerd, especially at the end. 💕

[@seekersfinders8801]

He is so open humble and sweet.

[@persgodiva]

Haa, he is so charming and adorable (also, beautiful).

[@tanyatressler3132]

Dev Patel is AWESOME!

[@auroradibilio7700]

I absolutely love this guy!

[@milliepadmanabhan2540]

Honestly I love how Indians abroad get stereotyped to be looking 'middle eastern' just cause they grow beards. It's like um Dev doesn't even look remotely Arab haha

[@sync7565]

The Little Blue Journal yeah we look way different from Arabs.

[@bhavyajha9269]

yes because he is Indian

[@hwren9845]

Yeah I've just finished watching Community and it's super weird to me that the character Abed is supposed to be half white and "half Arab" when he looks obviously Indian. The guy playing his dad even has an Indian accent but they have him speaking Arabic. idk why they didn't just make the character half-Indian lol.

[@Ashah24]

You misunderstand. It's looking "muslim"

[@animedc69]

@@Ashah24 African are also Muslims

[@palomamichel4432]

I love how Dev lost it at his own joke at the end

[@FireAndLightning]

I love how he measure how deep the water is! xD He seems absolutely lovely!

[@StephShrubb]

Harrow boy done good.

[@pavithrak1211]

Dev's sooo handsomeee 💗😍

[@VintageRescuer]

absolutely loved this movie

[@kattyeaaah]

He's so grown up now!

[@callie4808]

urg I love dev patel so much, I'm so excited for this but to be completely honest I'd watch anything he's in no matter what.

[@Audrey-uq7dm]

Dev is adorable

[@atlutd_kyle]

I saw this and I was crying the whole time

[@lizalix678]

Dev is looking gooooood.... I like the beard.. and he better get an a Oscar nomination for this movie cuz it was amazing .

[@johncj3533]

What a movie❤️

[@chandrav6257]

What a handsome man! Wow

[@quietastronaut]

Aw, I love him. He will always be Anwar to me, but he's doing great for himself!

[@buletproofsoul]

this movie 💖

[@globalcitizenn]

They pronounce Dev wrong.. It's pronounced "They've"

[@stephenfermoyle1498]

he is so sweet

[@WarlordMoA]

what no clip Stephen? come on now!

[@harryjames8247]

If they want something spicy... that actually killed me. 🤣🤣

[@prasantione]

You said the whole story man.

[@dafcorleone]

amazing movie!!!

[@axlewavey4144]

He is gorgeous!

[@GlobetrottingMusicologist]

Well he does have that in common with the great actor Ben Kingsley: Gujarati descendant from parents born in Kenya... Gandhiji himself was born in Gujarat, hmmm. Strong and proud people. Super actor!

[@rabbitfishtv]

Kudos to Colbert for calling out "random checks."

[@Neonusrat]

I had no idea that was his real accent cuz I've only heard him in indian based films with an indian accent. Learn something new everyday :)

[@nishchaysrivastava6251]

he is british born

[@Exen88]

I suddenly cried near the 14 minute mark of the movie.

[@mariadsouza9616]

5:03 Damn. He is so adorable!

[@BlakieTT]

Dev is cool as fuck, man.

[@phasmotus]

He's such a cute lil' bean

[@sophiecorcut206]

Why on earth is the host asking him about 'being stopped' at the airport...I think he was referring to the beard but it's not even remotely funny. And then he smugly comments, 'I haven't', whilst pointing at his clean shaven white face...oh cringe! Agree with the comment below re American show hosts jumping on comments re ethnicity - it's easy, but a lazy way of making a connection.

[@Karin_Allen]

Well, to be fair, this interview was filmed when Colbert was still finding his footing as a "real" talk show host. He'd spent several years *playing* a buffoonish conservative who hosted a talk show host with real guests who regularly made his character look like an idiot. But then he got a talk show where he could be himself, and this interview with Dev probably came during his first season. At that point, Colbert was still learning how to do "real" interviews. With Dev, he was trying to make a point about racial profiling and white privilege, but it was heavy handed and didn't belong in the interview. Thankfully, Colbert is a quick learner; and he's now one of the best American talk show hosts around... though of course, no talk show host anywhere, at any point in history, will ever come close to Graham Norton's style. ;-)

[@samuraijack535]

Ahh he just has this leftist propaganda.

[@itzelmayoral729]

oh yeah that! cause he´s in the states

[@shuchitaarya6954]

the tongue thing was so cute oml

[@Reeny125]

So handsome! 😍

[@pierzing.glint1sh76]

I don't see anyone complaining about the massive amount of British immigrants into the US entertainment industry. Bcoz you love us ;)

[@impalabeeper]

There is always racial bias. I think whites get favoured more than other races in America. Although 80-100 years ago, Americans disliked European immigrants as well especially Italians and Irish.

[@prizmaghimire]

5.03 wohmygod heart melts!

[@StephiGereRothThyne]

5:03

[@DianaHernandez-fz3sr]

The real Aladdin😍

[@fabriciaroque2592]

5:03

[@MsGrapeNehi]

“Lion” was such an incredible movie, based on such an incredible book, written by such an incredible person, that I am going to restrain myself from making an inappropriate comment about how “spicy” Dev Patel is. ....Whoops.

[@Lyslyou]

He applauses himself while getting on stage hahaha ok that's cute.

[@enloveyduvey001]

Dev is a dreammmm *.*

[@ChoosinUsername]

Lion is actually a great movie.

[@mellissadalby1402]

I loved him Lion and in Chappie

[@ahedrop3781]

GUDDUUU😔🥰

[@Andressantiagooo99]

Dev Patel man his a fucking great actor

[@smistry11]

he was in my high school. a year above me. he was a dork. not much has changed lol

[@zinabalshaabi502]

I looovvvvveeee hhiimmmmmm

[@danielaaaxd]

this man is SO FINE

[@YouTuber-my2ky]

That "spicy" comment 😆

[@annabanana9000]

he is handsome 😌

[@Travels-xz4ni]

He did good in the movie

[@MrKkbeau]

i totally didn't recognize him with the beard :O totally love the beard tho

[@shristi0000]

2 double decker deep 😂😂😂

[@eragonmerlin]

He's so goofy.

[@mariacalva5517]

help. I'm Obsess with him

[@geminijoule5522]

The fact that this man was the only good part of the atrocity that is The Last Airbender really is a staple of his talent. His acting skills survived against M Night where Mark Wahlberg's could not. Also, Chappie was an okay movie but he was also amazing and the best part of that. He needs a better agent, he is a true talent :)

[@hannahduggan3599]

I met M. Night before. He's very nice.

[@a.jherbert5436]

I don't even live in the US, but I've been stopped and scanned for explosive residue twice. And I've only been on a plane 5 times. Once at Sydney airport and once at Brisbane airport. It's fucking weird. They made me take off my boots and everything. Maybe they pulled me out because I was wearing steel capped boots with casual attire in the middle of the Australian summer, but that's just how I roll, man! But being of Italian heritage and looking Mediterranean probably doesn't help either. Also, I am a metalhead, so I look like a bit of an anarchist, with the denim vest with all the patches and all. I've had heaps of my metalhead friends checked as well. Stereotypes suck.

[@a.jherbert5436]

Dev Patel's Australian accent is flawless by the way. Nice job. Not many people can nail it that well. Props to him. Always like the dude.

[@nirmalapersaud7589]

b

[@MrKingstar007]

Oh I miss The Newsroom :(

[@aeonlincoln5474]

AL!!!!!

[@loveleeluv7]

Out of a million of Indians born in the UK, 1/100th or 10,000 of them may have actually auditioned to be actors at one time or another. But movie producers gotta say, "Nah, we're good. We've already got Dev Patel."

[@sharonsolana]

Amazing movie! Interview was way too short!

[@user-qw5qe7bd5p]

Няшкааааа 🤩🤩😍😍😍

[@user-tj8ok5tf1j]

He's so attractive

[@hannahduggan3599]

Dev Patel is too cute for words and I am crushing hard on him. My little brother Joseph has a man crush on Dev Patel. But what would Dev think of me? Your answers, please.

[@Merve-ec1gd]

Slumdog millionaire < Skins. I'm sorry.

[@Merve-ec1gd]

Dina D AHAHAHAH the one with the insane husband?? Dunno, but definitely would be interesting to find out. Man I miss that show.

[@yudhveer99]

Merve Fattah slumdog millionaire is a piece of shit...everyone hates that crap.