A couple of years back one saw how the press conference of a Deepika Padukone-starrer got delayed because Sunny Leone was on stage promoting Kuch Kuch Locha Hai . The media was refusing to let her go. The film sank without a trace but there has been no decline in Sunny’s popularity. It reflected when she recently visited Kochi for the promotion of a brand. Things were no different in Delhi this Tuesday when she turned up to talk about her much delayed film, Tera Intezar . Her co-actor Arbaaz Khan could sense the interest of the photographers and hence kept a low profile.
Like in most of her films, Sunny again seems to be playing a seductress. However, Sunny is not quite looking to play a typical Hindi film heroine. She is happy the way her career is shaping up particularly how her songs are being lapped up by youngsters.
“The word typical Indian woman is getting blurred at this moment. I don’t know what it means because every woman I have met in my life is different. No one is the same. What is amazing about actors such as Aishwarya Rai is that they have created their own path of how they wanted to be shown on screen. I choose films which storytellers like, and if it requires me to act or dress in a certain way then it is okay with me.”
Some feel language is proving to be a barrier for her. “For me language is not a barrier,” counters Sunny. “If someone told me to learn Chinese to do a film, I would. I understand Punjabi but because I have not been around I don’t speak it regularly, I have lost touch. I am improving. I have been offered regional films. There are couple of things on plate which look very promising.”
Love Salman’s films
Arbaaz has shown interest in casting her in the third instalment of his Dabangg franchise. “Any actor in Bollywood would say yes to the project. I would like nothing more; it would be amazing. But I do not put expectations on my friends or people around me. If something comes around they know I would love to do anything whether it is a song, scene or whether it requires me to only pass by. I became friends with Arbaaz during the making of Tera Intezaar . He knows how I feel. If the role comes up, it would be great; if it doesn’t I would still watch the film because I love Salman Khan films.”
Meanwhile, Sunny is diversifying off screen. After launching her perfume range, she recently launched her clothing line with designer Archana Kochhar. “I wanted to create a more hip urban young line as I felt there is not much scope for young people in terms of outfits. So I wanted to get into urban street wear. It has been inspired from the fashion scene in the U.S. It is something I feel like wearing.”
At home, she is a doting mother now with her adopted daughter Nisha asking for all her attention. “It has all changed for the better. She is life of our lives and will be till I die. She is such a special young lady; India has given me greatest gift of life. Daniel and I have our full schedule but we have manoeuvred it in a way that we don’t miss her.”
