SAINDIA MARCH 2017

'Lion' king Sunny Pawar
gets royal reception in
HOT GOSSIP
Mumbai
Eight-year-old "Lion" actor Sunny Pawar, who created
waves at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony in Los
Angeles with his "The Lion King" act, returned home to
a royal welcome as he stepped out of the Chhatrapati
Shivaji International Airport on Wednesday morning. Accompanied
by his father Dilip Pawar -- a former sweeper-turned-son's
business manager -- Sunny sat on the trolley stacked
high with his luggage and was wheeled out to a large number of people
cheering and waving, as a media battalion braced for an encounter with
the young celebrity.
Though appearing a bit weary from a long-haul flight, Sunny was a bundle
of energy, enthusiastically smiled and waved back at the people, as
a couple of bouncers struggled to keep their valuable subject safe from
the mobbing crowds.
Some emotional elderly family members and relatives garlanded him
as he stepped out of the airport, offered him sweets and blessed the
actor, who attended the star-studded awards ceremony on February 26.
"I am very happy and enjoyed attending the Oscars ceremony," Sunny,
who featured in the Oscar nominated Hollywood film "Lion", said to a
mediaperson. To another, he shot back: "I will continue to study and also
pursue my acting career."
The Class III student of Air Indian Model School, Kalina, was selected
out of a nationwide talent-hunt around one and half years ago and finally
cleared the auditions in Mumbai and Pune to land the plum role in Garth
Davis's "Lion".
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