Sunny Moza | |
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Sunny Moza on the location of 'Improvise' |
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Occupation | Actor, Director, Writer, Editor, Stand-up Comedian |
Years active | 2002 – present |
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http://www.sunnymoza.com/ |
Sunny Moza is an actor/director based in California. He appears mostly in independent movies, commercials and TV. He has also performed stand-up comedy at various events including Waheeda Rehman's fundraiser for Pratham.
Moza's latest short film Love Fool was the official selection at the Silicon Valley Film Festival and was screened to a full house at Serra Theaters where the Chief Guest was the Mayor of Milpitas, Jose "Joe" Esteves. The event, which took place in October 2011, was covered by reputed newspapers and TV channels. He has a versatile background and is very passionate about various aspects of film making - acting, directing, writing and editing. His previous short film Kurse was screened at the Mississippi International Film Festival in November 2010 and at Club Albertos in Mountain View, CA to a full house. It has also received the Audience Award at the Northern California Film Festival.
In October 2011, Moza was the guest speaker at the Fremont Area Writers meet - a branch of California Writers Club. He was also invited as the guest speaker on Film Making to address 150+ students at Irvington High School. He has also been the Film Judge for the Reflections Program at the Irvington PTA, where he judged student films, for 2 consecutive years.
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Moza was born in Jammu, J&K, India. He did his schooling there before moving to Pune from where he did his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering. He completed his Masters in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. He is now settled in Bay Area, CA.
Year | Project | Role | Language | Medium | Production House | Notes |
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2002 | Sarhad | Zulfi | Urdu | Theatre | Dir: Amit Ranjan | Based on Tumhari Amrita |
2003 | MahaBatein | Rahul Malhotra | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Director |
2004 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Manager | Hindi | TV | Balaji Telefilms | Aired on Star Plus |
Bhabhi | Rahul | Hindi | TV | UTV | Aired on Star Plus | |
Havells Fan Commercial | Boxer | Hindi | Commercial | Directed by Raj Kaushal | ||
Zee Cinestars | Bouncer | Hindi | Commercial | Zee TV | ||
2005 | 'Choices - The Law of Karma | Director | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Writer, Director |
2006 | Lo Aaya Samir | Grogy | Hindi | Film | Bon Creative Productions | Supporting Role |
2007 | Ehsaas - The Realization | Chi-Chi | English | Theatre | Project Pulse | Mentor: Roy |
2008 | Kurse | Sahil | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director |
Strangers | PK | Hindi | Film | Blue Ice Films | ||
Open House | Stranger | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director | |
Final Solutions | Bobby | English | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Mahesh Dattani | |
2009 | The Wallet | Lead | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Dir: Nidhi Moza |
Knock Knock | Lead | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Dir: Nidhi Moza | |
Last Dream | Lead | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Dir: Nidhi Moza | |
Patol Babu Filmstar | Chanchal Kumar | English | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Satyajit Ray | |
2010 | Crossing the Void | Gopi | English | Film | Fremont Film Forum | Supporting role |
Improvise | Private Baldridge | English | Film | Gang of Five | Lead | |
Tughlaq | Shahabuddin | Urdu | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Girish Karnad | |
When Rahul Met Anjali | Rahul | English | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director | |
Suicide Consultant | Raj Malhotra | English | Film | Dir: Cheenu Krishnan | Post-Production | |
Scoping Out Regina | Dick | English | TV | Suburban Squirrel Productions | TV Premiere - Feb 2011 | |
Irie IT | Reggie | English | TV | Suburban Squirrel Productions | TV Premiere - Feb 2011 | |
Channeling Ira | Director | English | TV | Suburban Squirrel Productions | Director | |
Maybe Someday | Chris | English | Film | Dir: Anna Dorion | Post-Production | |
2011 | Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya O Jamyai Nai | Hidaayat Hussain | Urdu | Theatre | Naatak | Playwright Asghar Wajahat |
Sultana Daku | Mr. Young | Hindi | Theatre | Dir: Dr. Devendra Sharma | Nautanki | |
Dil Le Chala | Lead | Hindi | Music Video | Dir: Akshay Prem Vyas | Music Composer: Shekhar Hemnani | |
Love Fool | Sahil | Hindi | Film | S.A.D Entertainment | Actor, Writer, Editor, Director | |
According to Plan A | Raghu | Hindi/English | Film | Director: Anuj Nijhawan | Co-Actor Ali Fazal | |
2012 | Kyun | Lead | Hindi | Music Video | S.A.D Entertainment | Music Video - In-production |