Meet the Young Star of Oscar-Nominated ‘Lion'

So you're going to draw for me whatever is on here and I have to guess it. You're you're already better than me, I can tell.

Sunny Pawar is the breakout star of Lion and he's my guest in the Young Hollywood Studio. Hi Sunny.

Hi.

Thank you for coming by.

Thank you.

You do such a good job in this movie. Tell me how you got the role of Saru.

Ha main and then school mein tha ali ji mere ko leke gaya Andheri mein. Main papa ko niche bithaaya mere ko upar leke gaya aur khela kooda aur acting bhi kiya.

Okay, so he was in his school and then one of our casting agent went there and took him, I would say 20 minutes away from his school with his father and they had an audition there. He had a meeting with few more people there. And that's how he got selected.

Amazing. And you get to work with such big stars, Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman. What was that like?

Fantastic.

I think that's it.

Nice work. Nice work. You're starting to remember.

A life I'd forgotten. Oh no. I had another family. A mother, a brother. What happened?

Idhar ja mat, main kal ka kaam nahi bhat ke aa jaunga. Guddu!

This is your first time in the United States. We heard you went to Disneyland. That you like the Tower of Terror. Is that right? What's your favorite part about that ride? That ride scares me.

Okay, so basically going up and then suddenly going down is the fun part.

I heard your family got to see the movie recently and see you on the big screen. What was their reaction like?

Bahut achha laga. Bahut bahut achha laga.

Well, they. Woh ro raha tha koi aisa?

Ha, mera mummy ro raha tha.

They really liked it. And his mother was crying throughout the movie. I was crying too. Yeah, so So but it was fantastic. It was amazing experience for, you know, those guys.

Wow. So you had a really special moment with Dev Patel at the Golden Globes. He brought you on stage. What was going through your mind when he brought you up?

Bahut achha laga tha. Bahut bahut achha laga tha.

It was amazing, it was he felt very nice.

Now, I heard that you are a fan of the WWE.

Yes.

Ah, oh good, you and I have something in common. Okay, who's your favorite in the WWE?

Undertaker. John Cena.

John Cena? Yes. Oh, nice. Why do you like WWE so much?

Usme fighting karte.

He like the whole fighting part and the craziness which goes in WWE.

You like the costumes?

Yes.

Oh, wow. That's wonderful. Now, I heard you're very generous. You bought your mom makeup, you bought your sister a dress since you've been here, but what have you gotten for yourself?

White t-shirt, pant, aur ghadi.

He bought t-shirt, a pant and a watch. So Pretty good. Nicely. Nicely.

Yes. Nicely done. Okay, I know your favorite foods are Indian food. I love Indian food. I know you like chapati.

Yes.

And dal. Okay, what what kind of dal though?

Yellow dal.

Ah, spicy or not spicy?

Dono.

Both the versions of dal.

Both, okay, yeah. Just as long as it's there.

As long as dal is there then he would love it.

Well, you did such a good job in Lion and we're going to play a little game called Pictionary. Um, and it's going to be based on the movie, so you'll be very familiar with with what we're going to play. Okay, are you ready?

Yes.

Okay, okay. So you're going to draw for me whatever is on here and I have to guess it. Okay. Yeah. You're you're already better than me. I can tell. You're a lot more talented than than me in in a lot of ways, I think. Do I cover my eyes? Should I cover my eyes? You don't have to cover your eyes. But it's your turn. Such an artist. Mine's not gonna take that long. I'm really bad. I promise you. It's very simple. I think it's Lion. Yes. Yes. Yeah. How do you say Lion in Hindi?

Sher.

Sher. Oh, Sheru. Yes. Sheru. Nice. Nice. That's a beautiful picture. Look at that. It's going to be way better. Way better than mine. Okay, let me let me try now. See, I'm already messing up. Uh Uh, that's a door. House. House. Yes. Nicely done. Here, high five. Awesome job. We make a good team. That's right. Here, pound it out.