"The script of 'Jism 2' required an actor who was comfortable with her body and had no qualms in projecting herself as a porn star or filming intimate sex scenes. And that's exactly where I come in," said Sunny Leone, the 31-year-old sex icon who currently has Ekta Kapoor's 'Ragini MMS 2' in her kitty.
The Indo Canadian Porn star/actor made her Bollywood debut with Pooja Bhatt's 'Jism 2' co-starring Randeep Hooda and Arunodhay Singh in the lead.
After receiving rave reviews for her performance in her first ever mainstream films, Sunny admitted that her background of her prime profession had helped her bag the role and is not perplexed about the constant comparisons of her image as a porn star and of an actor.
When asked whether it hurts when people and a section of the Tinseltown tries to look at her more as a porn star by overlooking her acting skills, Sunny said:
"Everybody can have their own perception and their own way to look at everything. I can't change that. There will be people who won't like me and there are people who have given me love and support. Since I'm an actor, people should judge me according to my acting skills."
Born to a Punjabi family in Ontario, Canada, Sunny has been one of the superstars of the international adult film industry since 2001. Her popularity as a pornstar earned her the rare achievement of being named among the world's top 10 porn stars by the leading men's magazine Maxim in 2010. But Sunny, who had participated in several reality shows in the United States, struck gold when she was spotted by veteran Mahesh Bhatt in the reality show 'Bigg Boss 5' and was offered the lead role in 'Jism 2', the sequel to Anurag Basu's 'Jism (2003)' that had Bipasha Basu and John Abraham in the lead roles.
"My full concentration is now on Bollywood. I want to do different and all kinds of roles, especially meaningful characters. I want to give my hundred percent in establishing myself as a successful mainstream actor. I will stay in India for the next two-three years," said Sunny Leone, who on numerous occasions has reiterated that she is not ashamed of being a pornstar.
The Indo Canadian Porn star/actor made her Bollywood debut with Pooja Bhatt's 'Jism 2' co-starring Randeep Hooda and Arunodhay Singh in the lead.
When asked whether it hurts when people and a section of the Tinseltown tries to look at her more as a porn star by overlooking her acting skills, Sunny said:
"Everybody can have their own perception and their own way to look at everything. I can't change that. There will be people who won't like me and there are people who have given me love and support. Since I'm an actor, people should judge me according to my acting skills."
"My full concentration is now on Bollywood. I want to do different and all kinds of roles, especially meaningful characters. I want to give my hundred percent in establishing myself as a successful mainstream actor. I will stay in India for the next two-three years," said Sunny Leone, who on numerous occasions has reiterated that she is not ashamed of being a pornstar.
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