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In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality series Bigg Boss, entering the house on day 49.[102][103] However she refused to divulge her porn star status, and replied to fellow house-mate Pooja Bedi that she was a model and a TV star in America for the last ten years or so.[104] It was reported that she caused a stir in the larger populace[105] with her Twitter feed gaining 8,000 new followers in just 2 days[106] and Google saying searches for her experienced a "breakout".[107] There were also complaints lodged with the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting alleging that the Colors TV channel was promoting pornography by having Leone appear on the show; among those who filed are the Indian Artistes and Actors Forum[108] and Anurag Thakur, member of Lok Sabha and head of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing.[109]
Indian cinema
During her stay in the Bigg Boss house, Sunny was approached by Bollywood film-maker Mahesh Bhatt who entered the house briefly to offer her the lead role in Jism 2(the sequel to the 2003 film Jism). She accepted it, which resulted in Pooja Bhatt's production house, Fish Eye Network and Leone's agent discussing the movie further.[110] Leone's entered Bollywood in 2012 with the film Jism 2 to weak critical reception but was commercially successful.[111] Sunny Leone signed her second Bollywoodfilm, "Ragini MMS 2". Ragini MMS, sequel to Ekta Kapoor's crossover horror movie Ragini MMS.[112] Sunny Leone featured in an item number in the Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor's 2013 film Shootout at Wadala.[113][114] She further started filming for Kaizad Gustad's Jackpot in which she plays a femme fatale.[115] Jackpot released on 13 December 2013 and was panned by critics.[116]
Her first release of 2014 was the much anticipated horror film Ragini MMS 2, which proved to be a box-office hit.[117][118] Leone's performance received all round praise with critic Mohar Basu calling her work a "revelation".[119] Critic Taran Adarsh also noted that Leone," carries off her character with supreme confidence"[120] In November 2013, she had confirmed that she would make her Tamil film debut in Vadacurry which released in May 2014 and featured her in a special appearance.[121]She next appeared in the item number Pink Lips for the film Hate Story 2, .[122] After giving a hit number Pink Lips, she appeared once again in Shake That Bootyopposite Mika Singh from his film Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film industry by appearing in a cameo in Current Theegaopposite Manchu Manoj and Rakul Preet Singh where she played a school teacher.[123]
Leone then appeared in item song Sesamma Bagilu Tegiyamma in Kannada film DK, which marked her debut in Kannada film industry.[124] In April 2015, Leone appeared in Bobby Khan's musical thriller Ek Paheli Leela, where she portrayed dual roles as Leela, a village belle and Meera, a supermodel from Milan. The film was released on April 10, 2015.[125][126] The film met with mixed to negative reviews but was a commercial success with collections of ₹27.47 crore (US$4.3 million).[127][128] After a little gap, post the release of Ek Paheli Leela , she appeared in Devang Dholakia's Kuch Kuch Locha Hai was released on May 8, 2015. She essayed the role of a film star opposite Ram Kapoor, Evelyn Sharma and Navdeep Chabbra. The film emerged to be a critical and commercial failure.[129] She did her second Kannada song "Kamakshi" from the film Luv U Alia.[130] Last in 2015, she appeared in a cameo in Akshay Kumar's Singh is Bling.[131] In January 2016, she appeared in Milap Zaveri's adult comedy Mastizaade, released on January 29, 2016 where she portrayed twin sisters, Laila Lele and Lily Lele along with Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das. The film released to mixed reviews and was an average earner.[132] One critic said "Leone may not be better than this film, but she’s the best thing in it.”[14] Her next film was Jasmine D'souza's One Night Stand with Tanuj Virwani released on May 6, 2016. The film was released to mixed reviews but was a flop commercially.[133] Her last release of 2016 was Rajeev Chaudary's Beiimaan Love opposite Rajneesh Duggal that released on October 14, 2016. Her performance was widely praised but the film met with negative reviews and flopped.[134] She also appeared in song "Tu Zaroorat Nahi Tu Zaroori Hai" with Sharman Joshi in Fuddu and item song "Choli Blockbuster" for the film Dongri Ka Raja.[135][136] In December 2016, her song "Laila Main Laila" from Raees with Shah Rukh Khan was released.[137] In April 2017, she appeared in a cameo for Sonakshi Sinha's Noor where she is portrayed the role of an actress.[138] She then appeared in song "Piya More" with Emraan Hashmi in Milan Luthria's Baadshaho.[139] In addition, she appeared in song "Trippy Trippy" in Sanjay Dutt's comeback film, Bhoomi released on September 22, 2017.[140] She also made her Marathi and Bengali film debuts the same month with songs "Kuth Kuth Jayacha Honeymoon La" in Vishal Devrukhkar's Boyz and "Chaap Nishna" in Swapan Saha's Shrestha Bangali.[141][142]
Upcoming projects
As of September 2017, Leone has completed filming for Rajeev Walia's romantic-drama Tera Intezaar along Arbaaz Khan releasing on 24 November 2017.[143] She has shot a special song for Rajasekhar's upcoming Telugu film PSV Garuda Vega[144] She has also agreed to film a Jatt & Juliet Hindi remake opposite Manish Paul.[145]
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