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FROM MUMBAI SLUMS TO OSCARS – THE INSPIRING STORY OF 8-YR-OLD BOY

One of the main goals of the actors who strive hard and focus on their acting is to get to the Oscars as their ultimate dream. Only few are lucky to get this prestigious award and even making up to the red carpet is considered as an achievement. People got really shocked and surprised to see an eight year old boy walking on the red carpet recently at 89th Oscars Awards held in Los Angeles.

This little prodigy became a part of world’s one of the most prestigious award at such a tender age and proved that everyone can reach out to their dreams.

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This boy was born in the slums of Kalina in Mumbai, Sunny Pawar who has a great history of struggles before shaking hands with fame and name. Sunny’s father who was a coolie in Air India and has also worked as sanitation worker with the municipal corporation of Mumbai. Their monthly income was too little to get two times of meals.

Got education from a government school, Sunny got great interesting Hindi movies since he was a toddler. Chhota Bheem and Singham are his favorite movies says his mother says.

This young boy would copy the actors from the movies and often tell his mother, “I want to rule the world someday.”

His desires and dream came true when one day the a film cure reached his school looking for a boy who could play role of little Saroo in the film Loin. This gave him starting point of his career at the very earlier age. The grown up part of the same rule was played by another actor Dev Patel. After taking audition of around 2000 boys it was sunny who got the chance to win their heart.
He was Six-year-old, studying in STD 1 when he auditioned for the role. He played the rule quite confidently.

Sunny Pawar arrives on the red carpet for the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. / AFP / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)

Sunny who was the center of attraction among all the stars and every one rushed for a selfie with him. His work was appreciated quite well and the film Loin has was nominated under six categories in Oscars. He will be next seen with Richa Chadda in Love Sonia alongside Richa Chadda, Freida Pinto, Anupam Kher, Demi Moore and others.

When host for the evening Jimmy Kimmel approached Sunny for a little chat during the event, he floored everyone with his cute responses. All the cameras turned his way and he enacted a scene from the Lion King while Kimmel held him up in the air.

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