Sunny Moza

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Sunny Moza
Born
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 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, Jammu and Kashmir, India in a Kashmiri Pandit family. [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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