Eight years after making his debut in Slumdog Millionaire, Dev Patel is back with another film that features an impoverished Indian boy on a life-changing journey.
And like Slumdog, which won eight Oscars, Patel's new film Lion is now being talked up as a major awards contender.
But that's about where the comparisons end.
"Thematically and tonally the films are completely different," said the 26-year-old British actor after the film's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
"Slumdog has a frenetic energy and this film is a sweeping story... it's a mothers and son story,"
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