<p>Mumbai boy and "Lion" star Sunny Pawar says he had great time at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The eight-year-old child actor, who hails from a suburban slum in the city, rose to global fame overnight with his Oscar-nominated film "Lion" starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman.<br />He played the role of young Saroo Brierley in the Garth Davis-directed movie.<br /><br />"I had a lot of fun at the Oscars. I am really happy and I really enjoyed attending the Oscars," Sunny said at the airport after returning from the US in the wee hours today.<br /><br />"Lion" is the true story of a young child who is separated from his family and later gets adopted by an Australian family. When he grows up, he uses Google Earth to find his real parents.<br /><br />Sunny's family is on the cloud nine and is proud of him.<br /><br />"We all are very happy that Sunny has reached this far. It all seems like a dream. Unfortunately, we couldn't see the Oscars due to some technical problems we will surely watch it soon," Sunny's grandfather Bhima Pawar told PTI.<br /><br />His mother Vasu says his son has been a movie buff and one of his favourite films is Hrithik Roshan's "Krrish".<br /><br />"I don't know what to say...It's all happening too quick. Happiness is a small word to describe my feelings at the moment. We are thankful to the entire team of 'Lion'," she said, adding that Sunny is good at studies as well.<br /><br />Sunny will be meeting the family of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in suburban Bandra this noon. <br /></p>
<p>Mumbai boy and "Lion" star Sunny Pawar says he had great time at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The eight-year-old child actor, who hails from a suburban slum in the city, rose to global fame overnight with his Oscar-nominated film "Lion" starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman.<br />He played the role of young Saroo Brierley in the Garth Davis-directed movie.<br /><br />"I had a lot of fun at the Oscars. I am really happy and I really enjoyed attending the Oscars," Sunny said at the airport after returning from the US in the wee hours today.<br /><br />"Lion" is the true story of a young child who is separated from his family and later gets adopted by an Australian family. When he grows up, he uses Google Earth to find his real parents.<br /><br />Sunny's family is on the cloud nine and is proud of him.<br /><br />"We all are very happy that Sunny has reached this far. It all seems like a dream. Unfortunately, we couldn't see the Oscars due to some technical problems we will surely watch it soon," Sunny's grandfather Bhima Pawar told PTI.<br /><br />His mother Vasu says his son has been a movie buff and one of his favourite films is Hrithik Roshan's "Krrish".<br /><br />"I don't know what to say...It's all happening too quick. Happiness is a small word to describe my feelings at the moment. We are thankful to the entire team of 'Lion'," she said, adding that Sunny is good at studies as well.<br /><br />Sunny will be meeting the family of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in suburban Bandra this noon. <br /></p>