Sunny Moza

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Sunny Moza
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Born
Jammu, J&K, India
Occupation(s) Actor, MC, TV host, radio jockey, stand-up
Years active2004-present
Relatives Kunal Khemu (second cousin)
Website www.sunnymoza.com

Sunny Moza is an Indian actor [1] [2] [3] who made his debut with the TV series, Bhabhi [3] [4] (2004) and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2004). [3] [5] He is known for his performance as the lead actor in the Bollywood music video "Ab Laut Aa" (2013) and as the TV host in the reality show Dance USA Dance (2017). [5] [6] His notable roles as an actor include the films Kurse (2008), [2] [5] [7] [8] According to Plan A (2012), [5] [6] Yellow (2015), [5] Babru (2019) [3] and Songs of Silence (2020). [9] [10]

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Early life

Sunny Moza was born and raised in Jammu, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, into a Kashmiri Pandit family who had moved from Srinagar in the Vale of Kashmir, after being ethnically cleansed by Islamic terrorists during the militant insurgency in Kashmir, resulting in their forced mass religious exodus. [2] [3] [10] [11] His second cousin, Kunal Khemu, is a Bollywood actor. [2] [3] [11]

Sunny completed his master's degree in computer engineering [10] at San Jose State University. [5] [8] While studying, he also took film and acting classes at local colleges in California. [2] [8]

Career

Sunny Moza made his debut as an actor appearing in the StarPlus TV series Bhabhi [3] [4] (2004) and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2004). [3] [5] He made his film debut with Kurse (2008) which he also wrote, directed and produced. [2] [8] His film received the Audience Choice Award at the Northern California Film Festival. [5] [7]

Sunny later appeared alongside Ali Fazal in the 2012 film According to Plan A in which he played a supporting role. [5] [6] The film received the "Best of the Fest" Award at the Riverside International Film Festival. [5] [6] The following year, he played the male lead in the Bollywood music video "Ab Laut Aa" [5] (2013) which was produced by Sanjoy and featured Sunidhi Chauhan. [6] The music video was well-received with more than a million views within weeks of its release. [6]

In 2015, Sunny starred in the silent thriller Yellow [5] on NDTV Prime. [6] A few years later, in 2017, he performed onstage in the award-winning play Ideation written by Aaron Loeb [5] in which he later reappeared in 2019. [11] [12] He also hosted season 1 of the reality TV show Dance USA Dance [5] with Saroj Khan on Zee TV in 2017. [6]

In addition to acting and hosting, [10] [12] Sunny anchors radio shows on Radio Zindagi [5] and performs stand-up comedy at various events. [13] In 2018, he became known in the Indian stand-up comedy circuit when he shared the stage with Indian comedians like Zakir Khan. [13] He also gained attention in Kannada cinema in 2019 for his role as Fedrico in the film Babru with Suman Nagarkar. [3]

Most recently, Sunny made his entry in Punjabi cinema with the film Songs of Silence directed by Sukhwant Dhadda on PTC Punjabi in 2020. [9] [10] Currently, he is working on releasing his film Kaaya. [3] [5]

Awards

Sunny Moza won the Director's Award at the San Francisco India Pageant. [4] [6] His film, Kurse, received the Audience Choice Award at the Northern California Film Festival in 2008. [5] [7] He also received the Best Event Anchor Award at BASAFF. [11]

Theater/Filmography

YearTitleRoleMediumNotes
2020Songs of Silence [9] [10] Roshan PannuFilmDirected by Sukhwant Dhadda on PTC Punjabi
2019 Babru [3] FedricoFilmCo-Actor: Suman Nagarkar
Ideation [11] [12] [14] Lead ActorTheaterWritten by Aaron Loeb
2017 Dance USA Dance [5] [6] MC/TV HostTVJudged by Saroj Khan on Zee TV
Ideation [5] [6] Lead ActorTheaterWritten by Aaron Loeb
2015Yellow [5] [6] Lead ActorFilmReleased on NDTV Prime
2013"Ab Laut Aa" [5] [6] AttackerMusic VideoProducer: Sanjoy Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan Music: Gaurav Dagaonkar Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar
2012According to Plan A [5] [6] RaghuFilmCo-Actor: Ali Fazal
2008Kurse [2] [8] SahilFilmWritten, Directed and Produced by Sunny Moza
2004 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi [3] [5] SunnyTVProduced by Ekta Kapoor/Balaji Telefilms on StarPlus
Bhabhi [3] [5] RahulTVProduced by Ronnie Screwvala/UTV on StarPlus

References

  1. ↑ Kashmiri People: Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Salman Rushdie, Rajiv Gandhi, Gita Sahgal, Faisal Shahzad, Muhammad Iqbal, Fazal Mahmood. General Books LLC. 2011. p. 185. ISBN   9781156513132.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Brown, Todd (29 February 2008). "Hindi movie to premiere tonight". East Bay Times. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Singh, Renu (15 December 2019). "Kyunki Kannada feels like family: Sunny Moza". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bollywood Director Sunny Moza Biography". NETTV4U. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "An Engineer by Profession But An Actor by Passion : Sunny Moza". The Talented Indian. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Kang, Jasmine (6 June 2018). "Sunny Moza - Chasing His Dreams In The Entertainment World". Life Beyond Numbers. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Monga, Ankit (16 October 2011). "LOVE FOOL BY SUNNY MOZA". Shehjar Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Stephens, Kyle (6 March 2008). "Bollywood meets Indie horror". Ohlone Monitor. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 Shaminder (1 April 2020). "Watch on PTC Punjabi PTC Box Office Movie 'Songs Of Silence'". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cherukuvada, Srilekha (28 July 2020). "Sunny Moza, multi-talented artist, shares an inside look at his inspiring life". Urban Asian. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Sharma, Gehna (19 July 2019). "Fireside Chat with an Artist: Here's Looking at You, Sunny Moza". Indspire Me. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. 1 2 3 "This multi-talented desi is redefining success!". The Brown Desi. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Sunny Moza – Comedy's new rising star". India Post. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "The Mendocino Theatre Company Presents Aaron Loeb's Comic Thriller IDEATION". Broadway World News. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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