'Lion' Star Sunny Pawar on Playing Little Saroo

"Lion" star Sunny Pawar, who plays Little Saroo, discusses his role and the movie with WSJ's Tanya Rivero. The 8-year-old boy, who had never acted before, also discusses how he prepared for the role.

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[davekast]

His performance in Lion was one of the best child acting performances of all time.

[MagaIstvan]

I've just saw the film, and this little boy probably the greatest child actor I've ever seen.
His performance was so natural, so touching.
I've cried my eyes out.

[janeweitzz]

This kid should be nominated for an oscar. His performance was breathtaking

[vish]

The film had Nicole Kidman, Mara and Patel and all have been nominated for major awards before but this kid sunny really stole the movie! Amazing!

[superjay]

What about Abishek, the guy who played Guduu, I enjoyed performance. That guy had the smile of kings.

[chinucat]

Adoarable kid.Hope he never loses that innocence.

[Themangotree]

I feel sad for Guddu 😢😢😢😢he was such a good brother

[Ayan]

look at the spark in his eyes... I love Sunny

[cloudydaez]

A mother lost two sons that night how can you not feel for this story of a mother and her sons and the performance of this little boy is nothing short of amazing!!

[canadaqbank]

For me, what was wonderful to see was the fact that he is in the movie for the first 53 minutes! After I saw the trailer, I thought he would have a small role, perhaps 10 minutes or so. But to see him in essentially half the film, was really amazing. It actually borders on being a lead role . . . if you think about it.

[sunnyonurlawn]

The scene where he was screaming and searching for Guddu is just incredible. You could hear the panic and emotions Saroo went through in that moment and the way he portrayed it so accurately is insanely good for a six year old. Sunny did a better job than a lot of adult actors who went to an acting school. Such a talented kid

[blancaypedrochiquifril]

his beautiful eyes shines so pure, I really like this kiddo!

[christinebrunton]

I casually clicked on the movie, thinking, "Oh this looks interesting. I'll give it a whirl." Now, I can't stop thinking about this movie!!! Sunny's realistic acting, his adorable voice, the way he ran!! I love everything about him and his big sweet brother Guddu!! I have even taken to calling my dog, "achchha bachcha, " (good boy).

[ajaycbaby]

Sunny definitely should have been nominate for best actor. There are seasoned actors that don't draw you in the way he does in this movie.

[irelandwalks]

I have legitimately never cried so much watching a movie. From the beginning to the end. This movie nearly mirrored my childhood except the running away from child capturues. I was born in Romania is the 90's where there was a huge percentage of unwanted children in train stations. I live there until I was 5 and was brought in a car to a children home where I was that year adopted to a Irish family which was unusual because I a lot of parents wanted newborns. I didn't know any English, and was literally starting to learn about escalators in airports, televisions, etc. I integrated very well the first year and was very excited about the whole thing. My sister who was also adopted from Russia two years later found it very hard the first years but is now fine. And I also graduated from a degree in Bachelor of Honours in Hotel Management which completely surprised me with similarly to the film. The reason why I feel so passionate is because this movie portrayed an essence of stories that are not being told enough. The cast was absolutely phenomenal and the movie was heart wrenching. Probably nobody is going to read all of this because it's like a thesis lol. Kudos to everyone in this film!!!

[blackdice]

He is such a cutie! I thought the interviewer did a great job too, making little Sunny comfortable and just being really lovely throughout. This was a delight to watch

[jlol]

He's so adorable! I already cried listening to his voice again.

[vinayaksharma]

am i the only one who likes the way the journalist says "naii" 😂😂😂😂

[Regina-Phalange]

To me This Kid and The boy who played Guddu really stole the show!! I mean Sunny was phenomenal but Guddu made me cry so much!

[brinasultana]

This cutie pie is now 17 years old and i still think of his performance in that movie. Such a star ✨