A profile of Sumon in “Chillies” magazine, Myanmar
meet and work with the wonderful actors in our
the welfare of elderly people, single mothers and
industry, as well as some great new talent. I believe
young children from disadvantaged backgrounds in
every actor or actress is unique in his or her own way,
Myanmar. The income that I have been fortunate
and it is the job of the casting director to match them
enough to generate from acting and film gigs helps me
with the roles that suit them best.
to pursue my personalised charity projects in
One of my mottos in life is:
Myanmar. I have been flying regularly to Myanmar
Never forget the people who have helped you
almost every year since 2008 to implement these
throughout the journey and always honour and cherish
initiatives. I try to find people and groups that don’t
them for all the wonderful things they’ve done.
receive much support from the community, and those
While I was living in Myanmar for a few years as
a child, I saw extreme poverty in some areas and this
that not many people know about.
I take pride in our Myanmar hospitality, social
experience has changed my outlook on life. 12 years
values, beautiful heritage, respect for elders and
ago, I started to have a special interest in looking after
humble nature. And I will always keep in mind my