C OVER STORY
finally It’s time to meet
sunny leone
I
always thought that Sunny Leone's journey from an
adult star to a popular actor would have been a tough
ride. Emotional breakdowns, image correction, society
tauntings would have bothered her at some point in her
life, they would have broken her confidence... but the
charming personality stood tall against all odds. She is
not just an optimistic person but lives life with a live-inthe-moment attitude.She was a known name in India
much before her TV debut. Sunny, who entered Indian
showbiz via reality show Bigg Boss 5, went on to bag
a role in Jism 2 and from there on starred in films like
Jackpot and Ragini MMS 2. She has gyrated to item
numbers like Laila, Pink lips and super-hit track Baby
doll, and has already hosted a TV show MTV Splitsvilla.
In an exclusive interview to Boom (Skype), Sunny reveals that no one is to be blamed for how she lived her
life. Her choices in life were always hers. She also credits her past for helping her in finding easy foothold in
Bollywood.
Q) It takes years for a newcomer to find a foothold
in Bollywood. What do you think has worked in your
favour?
A) What has worked for me is "my past". I had a pretty
good size fan following before Bollywood and that gave
me leverage.
Q) You were a known name in India before you made
your TV debut with Bigg Boss, people loved you for
what you were and what you are today. How does
that make you feel?
A) It makes me feel great because my fans are very loyal. They have watched me grow up on camera and still
growing into hopefully a good actress.
Q) The professional choice that you made for yourself was your decision. Born to a Sikh family (even
I belong to the same), how difficult or easy was it to
get support from your parents?
A) At first like any parents they were upset but after
some time we grew to understand each other. They accepted me for who I was.
Q) How difficult has it been for you to survive in
Mumbai. Has the city accepted you as any other
woman?
A) Well it's not that difficult to survive here. Lol it's a great
city and I have a lot of things in my life that are set here
to make it easy.
Q) You have been part of mostly horror or sex com-
26 | BOOM