Sunny Moza
| Sunny Moza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2004-present |
| 👪 Relatives | Kunal Khemu (Second Cousin) |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.sunnymoza.com/ |
Sunny Moza is an Indian actor, M.C., host, radio jockey, and stand-up[1] currently based in California[2] who made his acting debut as a TV actor in mainstream Indian TV.[3] He is known for playing the lead role in the music video Ab Laut Aa, a single by Sunidhi Chauhan,[3] that was produced by Sanjoy in 2013[4] as well as for hosting America's biggest Indian dance reality TV show, Dance USA Dance,[3] with Saroj Khan in 2017.[5]
Early and personal life[edit]
Sunny was born and raised in Jammu, J&K, India.[1][2] His second cousin, Kunal Khemu, is a Bollywood actor.[2]
Career[edit]
Although Sunny has a Masters in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University,[3] he also took film and acting classes at local colleges.[2][6][7] He began his acting career as a TV actor in mainstream Indian TV with ad campaigns and commercials[7] as well as supporting roles in Bhabhi (TV series) and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in 2004.[3] Around that time, Sunny took part in the San Francisco India Pageant and received the Director's Award as well.[8] A few years later in 2008, he released his film Kurse[2][6] which received the Audience Award at the Northern California Film Festival[3] followed by another film called Love Fool[7] which screened at the Silicon Valley Film Festival in 2011.[9] That year, Sunny also co-acted with Ali Fazal in According to Plan A,[10] a film which won the Best of the Fest award at the Riverside International Film Festival,[3] and was featured in the book Kashmiri People.[11]
Then in 2013, Sunny played the lead in a music video for Sunidhi Chauhan's first single, Ab Laut Aa,[3] which was produced by Sanjoy and received more than a million views online.[4] He also appeared in the film Yellow which premiered at IFFSA Toronto[3] and was released on the NDTV Profit-Prime Channel in 2015.[12][13] Later in 2016, Sunny starred as the hero in Vibrations of Pulse, a dance musical with Omi Vaidya.[14] Last year, he enacted in a mainstream premiere of Ideation, the award winning play by Aaron Loeb.[3][15]
Besides acting, Sunny has also hosted Bollywood shows and events for the likes of Waheeda Rehman, Adnan Sami, and Javed Jaffrey[8] as well as Arijit Singh, Akshay Kumar, Sunny Leone, Kumar Sanu, and Shreya Ghoshal.[16] In 2017, he hosted the biggest Indian dance reality show, Dance USA Dance,[3] with Saroj Khan.[5] Earlier this year, Sunny hosted and performed the opening stand-up comedy acts for some of India's top stand-up comedians like Amit Tandon, Varun Thakur, and Zakir Khan.[1] In the future, he will be appearing in the Kannada feature film Babru with Suman Nagarkar[17] and releasing his Hindi feature film Kaaya.[3]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Medium | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kaaya[3] | Lead | Film | Produced by Sunny Moza & Akshay Vyas |
| Babru[17] | Supporting | Film | Co-Actor: Suman Nagarkar | |
| 2017 | Dance USA Dance[3][5] | M.C./Host | TV | Judge: Saroj Khan |
| Ideation[3][15] | Sandeep | Theater | Writer: Aaron Loeb | |
| 2016 | Vibrations of Pulse[14] | Hero | Theater | Guest Appearance by Omi Vaidya |
| 2015 | Yellow[3][12][13] | Solo actor | Film | Directed by Sreedhar Rao |
| 2013 | Ab Laut Aa[3][4] | Lead | Music Video | Producer: Sanjoy Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan Music: Gaurav Dagaonkar Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar |
| 2011 | According to Plan A[3][10] | Raghu | Film | Co-Actor: Ali Fazal |
| Love Fool[7][9] | Sahil | Film | Selected by the Silicon Valley Film Festival | |
| 2008 | Kurse[2][3][6][7][18] | Sahil | Film | Received the Audience Award at the Northern California Film Festival |
| 2004 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi[3] | Sunny | TV | Produced by Ekta Kapoor/Balaji Telefilms |
| Bhabhi[3] | Rahul | TV | Produced by Ronnie Screwvala/UTV |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 India Post News Weekly (May 30, 2018). "Sunny Moza – Comedy's new rising star". India Post. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Brown, Todd (February 29, 2008). "Hindi movie to premiere tonight". East Bay Times. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 The Talented Indian (January 8, 2018). "An Engineer by Profession But An Actor by Passion : Sunny Moza". The Talented Indian. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sanjoy ft. Sunidhi Chauhan - Ab Laut Aa - Official Music Video". YouTube. April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Dance USA Dance (TV Series 2017- )". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Stephens, Kyle (March 6, 2008). "Bollywood meets Indie horror". Ohlone Monitor. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Monga, Ankit (October 16, 2011). "LOVE FOOL BY SUNNY MOZA". Shehjar Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Hindi Director Sunny Moza". NETTV4U. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 A Staff Reporter (September 28, 2011). "'Love Fool' to Screen at Silicon Valley Film Festival". India West. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "According to Plan A (2011)". IMdb. 2011. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ Kashmiri People: Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Salman Rushdie, Rajiv Gandhi, Gita Sahgal, Faisal Shahzad, Muhammad Iqbal, Fazal Mahmood. General Books LLC. 2011. p. 174. ISBN 9781156513132. Search this book on
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (October 26, 2015). "Keeping the passion alive". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "A psychological thriller | Short Film - Yellow | Pocket Films". YouTube. September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 India Post News Weekly (May 10, 2016). "Dance Dil Se contrasts city vs village lifestyle". India Post. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Reynolds, Eddie (February 4, 2017). "Regional News & Reviews: San Jose/Silicon Valley - "Ideation"". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ "This Engineer Who Became An RJ, Actor, Filmmaker and a TV Host". Woovly. February 20, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 R., Manohar (February 8, 2018). "BABRU FROM SUMAN NAGARKAR BANNER". Chitratara. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ "Kurse: The Night of Halloween (2008)". IMDb. 2008. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
External links[edit]
- Sunny Moza on IMDb
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