Sunny Leone turns into emotional each time she talks about her position in Kennedy, which premiered on the 76th Cannes Movie Competition as a part of the Midnight Screenings Part. “Unbelievable in every single way and so exciting” is how she describes the sensation. (Additionally learn: After premiere, Anurag Kashyap, Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat pose for photocall at Cannes. See pics)
Born in Canada as Karenjit Kaur Vohra to Indian- Sikh mother and father , Sunny has had fairly a journey. From being a part of the Grownup leisure business to her daring transfer to come back to India and take part in actuality present Bigg Boss, did she ever assume that each one of that can lead her to Cannes someday? “Completely not. Not even one p.c. I’ve had some loopy ups and downs in my life however Anurag Sir choosing up the cellphone and telling me I’ll be good as Charlie modified every thing. Simply that cellphone name made me so blissful.” she gushes.
How Sunny bagged the position of Charlie in Kennedy
Sunny goes on to speak about how she bagged the position. “Even though I had not done an audition in a long time I was confident about delivering my lines but I was super nervous thinking what if they don’t like me. The best thing that happened after he started showing people this film while it was still in the edit is that people who had never spoken to me till now would walk up to me and say oh we saw Kennedy and we really liked your part. Even if nothing else come out of this festival he (Anurag Kashyap) has provided me with so much love, care and respect that I’m forever thankful for it.”
How Sunny turned Charlie
A bevy of huge Bollywood divas have hit headlines for strolling the pink carpet at Cannes this yr however the honor to be current on the pageant together with her movie goes to Sunny Leone alone. Speaking to us about how she ready for her position Sunny shares, “Anurag Sir wanted me to have this particular laugh . I think we all know people who hide behind their laugh and smile. Who makes you feel like everything is fine whereas they are breaking inside. I can relate to this. I understood her character. After everything that has happened to me in the last 10 years, the judgments and comments… people see me from and think I’m super confident, someone who is not insecure, who doesn’t feel bad about trolls but they forget I’m human too and these things do affect you.”
It certain is a large second for Sunny and as she herself places it “The best feeling ever. I keep telling Anurag Sir, thank you for picking the phone and calling me because up till this point a director of his caliber has not. It’s a nice feeling.”
What’s subsequent for Sunny?
So what subsequent in retailer for her now that the Cannes dream has change into a actuality? “Impossible to predict the future”, she says. “For me it’s a moment I want to cherish. I can’t change the way industry is and start knocking on doors and ask people now will you work with me? I think it’s going to happen like its supposed to happen.”
When asked what would she like to tell her younger self Sunny replied, “I’ll tell my younger self to not worry. The sun is going to shine tomorrow. Everything I have done till now has not been easy, it hasn’t been handed to me. I had to work hard. So my story of a girl coming from one world entering a completely foreign world and somehow navigating and surviving it is proof that things work out. I’m most grateful to my husband for always being by my side.”