Sunny Pawar, The ‘Lion’ Cub Returns To A Hero’s Welcome
The Mumbai lad had carried off his Oscar journey with confidence and aplomb.
After rocking the Oscars ceremony with his “Lion King’ moment and gracing the Academy Awards ceremony’s Red Carpet, Sunny Pawar is back home in Mumbai.
Sunny, the eight-year-old ‘Lion’ star was given a rousing welcome at the Chhattrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.
Later, he was also felicitated by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s family.
The boy rose from a suburban slum in the city, to global fame overnight with his Oscar-nominated film ‘’ Lion’ which had won six nominations but no awards at the 89th Academy.
He played the role of young Saroo Brierley in the Garth Davis-directed movie based on the true story.
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