Natrang celebrates World Dance Day

Natrang Director Balwant Thakur felicitates choreographer Sunny Mujoo at a function in Jammu.
Natrang Director Balwant Thakur felicitates choreographer Sunny Mujoo at a function in Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 29: To celebrate World Dance Day, theatre group ‘Natrang’ here today organized a function in which Natrang Director Padmashree Balwant Thakur felicitated Sunny Mujoo, a prominent dancer and choreographer for his contribution in the enrichment of traditional and contemporary dance traditions of J&K. Thakur was joined by senior functionary of Natrang Neeraj Kant and others including Mohd. Yaseen, Kushal Bhat, Vishal Sharma, Chaitanaya Shekhar, Kananpreet Kaur, Mehak Chib and Lalita Devi.
Speaking on the occasion, Natrang Director 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 take inspiration from such aspiring outstanding artists.
Speaking about Sunny Mujoo, Thakur said that he was a witness to his performances in both the houses of British Parliament and historic Trafalgar square, London where he performed as the lead dancer showcasing the diverse dance traditions of J&K before the global audiences.
Thakur further said that Mujoo also acted and performed in ‘Rangla Jammu’, Bhaderwah Festival and prestigious G20 Kashmir as a choreographer.
In television, he started his acting career from the age of 9 years in 1994 as a child artist in Telefilm ‘Parvas’ for DD1.