Sunny Leone is the beautiful Canadian desi who is sizzling in the page three tabloids these days due to her grand bollywood debut in Jism 2, a steamy movie directed by Pooja Bhatt that traces the journey of a porn star. However, Sunny’s claim to fame is not as a Bollywood debutante but as an American porn star who has been cast in many adult movies. Born to Indian immigrants in Canada, Sunny was named Karen Malhotra and after first two jobs at a German bakery and a tax and retirement firm, she began her adult career with a photo shoot for the raunchy Penthouse magazine. Owing to her stunning looks and amazing sex appeal, Sunny’s adult career started reaching great heights. She was chosen as the Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and featured as a Hustler honey for the 2001 Holiday Edition of Hustler after which she signed a three-year contract with Vivid Entertainment for hardcore pornography. She started with lesbian movies and appeared in front of the camera for the first time in Sunny loves Matt with her fiancé Matt Erikson. Her talent as an adult porn-star won great recognition when she won the Web Babe of the Year in 2008.
Big Boss 5 – an important chapter in Leone’s career
Leone’s stint in the season 5 of the Indian reality TV show, Big Boss made her a household name in India. She finally got out of the dark rooms of porn lovers and won many Indian hearts owing to her simplicity through this reality TV show. Big Boss was indeed an important turning point in Leone’s career as Manish Bhatt spotted her here and a role in Jism 2 fell in her kitty and Ekta Kapoor signed her for the second sequel to Ragini MMs.
Sunny quits porn
Overwhelmed with the great response, which Sunny received from the India and Bollywood after Jism 2, she has decided to quit porn and shift her focus completely to feature films. However, she would still have to fly back and forth from Los Angeles to Mumbai, as she owns a company that deals with adult business back in LA which she cannot afford to ignore. She will continue to make adult movies in the West but will produce and supervise them instead of starring in them.
Ever since Leone has settled in India, she has been in contact with many filmmakers and is all set to start a new career in Bollywood. Critics are skeptical about her acting skills but with her confidence and looks, nothing is impossible for this Canadian desi!