Interesting Unknown Sunny Leone Facts You Might Not Know
by BOGGURU
(oct 2015)
The name “Sunny Leone” is more popular as a porn star, but she is also a businesswoman and actress right now.There have been many celebrities on Indian television who wooed the audiences but there is something really exceptional with the former adult-star Sunny Leone. Be it her groovy pole dance in Bigg Boss 5 or the way she portrayed various characters in her debut erotic thrillers or, okay! …her curves to die for and a winning smile, this Indo-Canadian ‘Babydoll’ caused a stir among the national audiences in just over a couple of years. Breaking out on social media and internet searches was just another story.I’m really a big fan of porn movies, but her sensual look in Jism 2 provoked me to check her history and I was very much impressed with the way she was and she is right now. Her recent flick Ragini MMS 2 releases this week and we would like to show you some interesting Sunny Leone facts which you might not know.
Sunny’s real name is Karenjit Kaur Vohra. She later picked up 'Sunny Leone' as a name for her adult career when she first posed for an adult men's magazine called Penthouse in March 2001.
Sunny Leone was studying to be a pediatric nurse before she could step into the Adult Industry. She joined the adult film industry at the age of 19.
She discovered her bisexuality at the age of 18.
Before working in the porn industry, Sunny worked in a German bakery, at Jiffy Lube, and later at a tax and retirement firm.
Sunny Leone is scared of bugs & insects
“Leone” Was Picked By Former Owner Of Penthouse Magazine ,She needed a fake name to start her career as a porn star, and since Sunny is her real name (sort of nick name) it was easy for the birth of “Sunny Leone”. Leone was picked by Bob Guccione, former owner of Penthouse magazine
Sunny was to make her debut in Bollywood with a cameo in the film 'Kalyug' but due to her financial expectations of a $1 million, director Mohit Suri retreated. 7 years later, she finally made a debut in Bollywood with 'Jism 2'.
Sunny Leone dated world famous comedian "Russell Peters" for a short while in 2008
Sunny Leone is not much of a party person.She like to spend her time reading.Now we bet you didn't know that
"Sauvignon Blanc" is Sunny Leone's favourite alcoholic beverage
She Has Her Own Studio Called Sun Lust Pictures : Sunny Leone started to go behind the scenes and launched her own studio called “Sun Lust Pictures”, thus making her into a typical business woman. Sun Lust Pictures Inc. was founded in 2008 as a partnership between Sunny Leone and Daniel Weber (her husband). They also partnered with Vivid for worldwide distribution, thus reaching masses.
First Officially Sanctioned iPhone Application Featuring A Porn Star : Not everyone takes their business to next level with the help of mobiles. In September 2009, she launched her very own iPhone application consisting of a collection of non-nude photos, some videos and a porn star-penned blog. It was in fact approved by Apple and available on iTunes for download. It was probably the first officially sanctioned application featuring a porn star. But unfortunately by February 2010, the app had been removed by Apple from the store.
Her First Movie Released Was Titled Sunny : Not everyone gets a chance to act in a movie which has their name in the title. Her first movie released was titled Sunny and it was released in December 2005.
Sunny appeared on the Indian television for the first time in 2005 as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Awards on MTV India.
Sunny Leone happens to be the first Indian adult film star to make an entry into mainstream Bollywood films.
Sunny, who loves to travel has been to India four times before she started working in the country.
In 2010, she was adjudged as one of the 12 top female stars in porn by leading men's magazine, Maxim.
"I informed my parents that I want to be a porn star after I won the Penthouse cover-of-the-year and 100, 000 dollars," she once revealed in an interview.
As a part of adult industry, Sunny Leone has directed 42 adult films and starred in 41 films. The actress is busy concentrating on her Bollywood career as an actress, but doesn't deny the chance to produce or direct Bollywood films in future.
Sunny learned to use Glycerine to cry during dramatic scenes on the sets of Jism 2.
Sunny was seen in Ekta Kapoor's horror flick Ragini MMS 2 in which she played a ghost. But in real life, the actress says that she isn't scared of ghosts and she has never had any such experience. However, Sunny is frightened of insects and bugs of any sort and is said to have a sort of phobia about them.
Sunny made her debut in Tamil film industry in 'Vadacurry' which released in May 2014 and featured her in a special appearance.
Sunny also appeared in item song 'Sesamma Bagilu Tegiyamma' in Kannada film DK, which marked her debut in Kannada film industry.
Sunny's favourite Bollywood actor is Aamir Khan ever since she has watched his film 'Dil'.
Sunny was once engaged to Matt Erikson, the Vice President of marketing at Playboy. The two broke up in 2008.
Sunny Leone had dated the world famous stand-up comedian Russell Peters for a brief period in 2008. In 2011, Sunny announced that she’s married to Daniel Weber, who was his former co-star and co-producer in the adult film industry.
The actress wants a healthy baby and about the same, Sunny in an interview said, "We definitely want to have children at some point. Danny wants a little baby girl and I want the baby to just be healthy, whether it's a boy or a girl. But I don't know when that will be, hopefully it will be soon."
Sunny is an avid pet lover and has been actively supporting and raising money for organizations like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). She owns two pets, Lilu and Chopper, one of which is a rescue.