Jammu 9th May, 2023 : Natrang felicitated Sunny Mujoo-A prominent dancer and choreographer for his contribution in the enrichment of traditional dance traditions of Jammu and Kashmir. The felicitations were done by Natrang Director Padmashree Balwant Thakur in an exclusive function at Abhinav Theatre, Jammu. He was joined by senior functionaries of Natrang which included Neeraj Kant, Anil Tickoo, Sanjeev Gupta, Pankaj Sharma and the new team of dancers and choreographers currently working with Natrang Jammu. Speaking on the occasion, Natrang Director Balwant Thakur said that this has always been an endeavor of Natrang to recognize versatile talents in various fields of performing arts and felicitate them so others also get inspired by such aspiring cultural activists.
Speaking about Sunny Mujoo, Balwant Thakur said that he is a witness to his performances in both the houses of the British Parliament (UK) and historic Trafalgar Square, London where he performed as the lead dancer showcasing the diverse dance traditions of Jammu and Kashmir before global audiences. He is a multifaceted artist having worked immensely as an actor, model, dancer and a choreographer.
As a theatre artist, he achieved a lot of success. Fact remains that it was theatre which groomed him as an artist. He worked as a child artist with Song & Drama division. Further, he worked with other groups as an actor..
‘Baby’ & ‘Ravmutt Batt’ are one of the best plays of his theatre work. He was awarded with certificate of merit by Academy of Art culture & Languages for best acting in the play ‘Baby’ & ‘Ravmutt Batt’. Besides this, he also worked with Natrang under the direction of Padamshri Balwant Thakur and acted and performed in Bawa Jitto, Jammu Kashmir Festival, ‘Rangla Jammu’ & Bhaderwah Festival. In television, he started his acting career from the age of 9 years in 1994 as a child artist in Telefilm ‘Parvas’ for DD1. He also enacted in many short films & Ad films as a child artist. He also performed in TV serial ‘Lavaris & Radha’ for Doordarshan Jammu. He also worked in different TV serials for Star Plus under the guidance of KK Raina (Safed Jharne ka Matmela Pani Malded’s Maika serial for Zee TV also). Moreover, he also performed in many serials for DD Kashir such as Phuley, Gulrej, 31 ki Raat, Raaj teerangini, Hawaein, Lawaris & many more.
Prominent amongst those who attended this felicitation function included Meenakshi Bhagat, Sadhvi Verma, Aashima Dutta, Radhika Sharma, Rishika Koul, Ankita Sharma, Ganeev Arora, Shaista Mir, Jeevika Misri, Kanika Chib, Sukriti Jasrotia, Ankeeta Langeh, Palshin Dutta, Akanksha, Akshra Jamwal, Sheetal Thapa, Akriti Panotra, Anshika Wazir, Vrinda Badyal, Shavi Sharma, Mehak Singh, Gouravi Sharma, Aarti Thakur, Kriti Singh Thakur, Bhawana Sarngal, Razia Akhter, Neha, Kananpreet Kour, Muskaan Sharma, Radhika, Sushant Singh, Pankaj Handoo, Devam, Ravi Ahriwar, Karan Kumar, Amit Gill, Aryan Chalotra, Sachin Mehra, Gaurav Bharti, Sahil Narwalia, Vansh Pandotra, Rahul Kalotra, Sahil Banotra, Arun Dev Verma, Arun Sharma, Aadesh Dhar, Aditya Bharti, Mihir Gujral, Aryan Dev Singh, Jiteshwar Kumar, Sheryaar Salaria, Amit Singh, Vishal Sharma, Rumla and Sunaina Rajput.