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Dev Patel On The 'Driving Force' Of Playing The Part Of A Living Person

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Published November 20, 2016 at 6:11 AM PST

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In the movie, Lion, Dev Patel plays Saroo Brierley, a young man who got separated from his family in India as a child. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Patel about the role.

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