Faced criticism due to the mindset of society'
Against the odds, Sunny survived criticisms by the society and established herself in the industry. The actor recently revealed that she started facing criticism from the age of 21.
1 April 2018 4:02 PM GMT
Hate mails and criticism were part of what Sunny Leone faced much before she made the transition from an adult film star to Bollywood. She says the brickbats didn't come her way because she is in India, but due to the mindset of the society as a whole. Sunny's life story is set to be unveiled in an upcoming biopic Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone.
"Many people have the misconception that people started criticising me when I decided to come to India, but that is not true. I started getting hate mails and criticism when I was around 21 years old.
"So it has nothing to do with the country, but society in general. That was the first time I faced real hatred," Sunny told in an interview.
The show 'Karenjit Kaur', which will soon start streaming, revolves around the journey of Sunny, who was born as Karenjit Kaur in a middle class Sikh family in Canada. It will trace her transition from being a little girl to becoming an adult film actor and from there to her rise in Bollywood. "Like many families, there are some problems in our family too. There is love, hate, emotional moments in all our lives, but our parents protected my brother and me from all the negativity, as much as they could.
"But at the age of 21, when you see people are saying really nasty things about you, it affects you so badly... I was vulnerable and broken from within emotionally," said the actor, whose sensational dance moves have added glamour to songs like 'Baby doll', 'Laila main laila' and 'Pink lips'.
On how her parents dealt with the hate that came her way, Sunny said: "Reverse psychology always happens and that was definitely the case with me and my parents. They were thinking
that if they forcefully stop me, I might just gain more curiosity and then I might not return from that world."
"Of course, I went to a different direction that my parents did not want me to... But I want to say that I love my life the way it is and everything happens for a reason. I have no complaints."
Sunny's big ticket to India came with a season of 'Bigg Boss', after which she landed her Bollywood debut with Jism 2.
Since then, the actor has appeared in several films like Ragini MMS 2, Ek Paheli Leela, Mastizaade, One Night Stand and Tera Intezaar. She has also appeared in youth television reality shows like 'MTV Splitsvilla', 'Box Cricket League: Season 2' and 'Man vs. Wild with Sunny Leone'.
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