Sunny Leone's Early life, Career, Biography & Photo Shoots

Sunny Leone (born Karenjit Kaur Vohra; May 13, 1981) is an Indo Canadian actress, businesswoman, model and former pornographic actress. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows. She later made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and now works in Hindi films.

Leone was born in Sarnia, Ontario to Sikh Punjabi parents. Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother (who died in 2008) was from Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. As a young girl, she was very athletic and played street hockey with the boys, and ice skating on a nearby frozen lake.

Although the family was Sikh, her parents enrolled her in Catholic school as it was felt to be unsafe for her to go to public school. There she had her first kiss at 11, lost her virginity to a basketball player at another school at 16, and discovered her bisexuality at age 18. When she was 13, her family moved to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, then to Lake Forest, California a year later, fulfilling her grandparents' dream that the family be together in one place.

Before working in the porn industry, she first worked at a German bakery, a Jiffy Lube, and later a tax and retirement firm.

While studying to be a pediatric nurse in Orange County, a classmate who was an exotic dancer introduced Leone to John Stevens, an agent who in turn introduced her to Jay Allen, a photographer for Penthouse magazine. When picking a name for her adult career, she has said that Sunny is her real name and Leone was picked by Bob Guccione, former owner of Penthouse magazine. She posed for Penthouse magazine, and was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for the March 2001 issue, followed by a feature in the Holiday 2001 edition of Hustler magazine as a Hustler Honey. She has also appeared in other magazines including Cheri, Mystique Magazine, High Society, Swank, AVN Online, Leg World, Club International and Lowrider, while her online credits include ModFX Models, Suze Randall, Ken Marcus and Mac & Bumble. Her pictorial credits also include working with stars like Adriana Sage, Jenna Jameson, Jelena Jensen and Aria Giovanni.

In 2003, she was named "Penthouse Pet of the Year" and starred in the video Penthouse Pets in Paradise alongside Tera Patrick and Kyla Cole. In 2005 Adam & Eve appointed her as their West Coast Internet Sales Representative.

That same year, Leone signed a three-year contract with Vivid Entertainment with which she transitioned into the world of hardcore pornography, stating that she would only do lesbian scenes. Her first movie released was titled Sunny and was released in December 2005. Her next movie, Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone, was the first interactive title for Leone, who was the first Vivid Girl to make such a movie. Taking only four days to film, the movie won her her first AVN Award (Best Interactive DVD). She followed this with Sunny Loves Cher, which featured her first on-screen squirting, and The Female Gardner co-starring Mikayla Mendez and Daisy Marie.

Leone's last two movies under her contract with Vivid were It's Sunny in Brazil, which was filmed in Brazil. and The Sunny Experiment also starring Monique Alexander and Brea Lynn. The movies were released in October and December 2007 respectively.

In May 2007, upon re-signing her contract with Vivid for another six films, Leone agreed to perform for the first time with men on camera, but exclusively with her fiancé, Matt Erikson. That summer she also received breast augmentation, and shot her first movie under the new contract titled Sunny Loves Matt. The movie led to her to be nominated for three (out of six) AVN awards in 2009 in addition to being a choice for Female Performer of the Year. She followed up her first boy-girl title with The Other Side of Sunny in October 2008, which would be the last time she would perform with Erikson.

In January 2008, Leone revealed that she was no longer exclusive to Erikson, and had done scenes with other actors, most notably Tommy Gunn, Charles Dera, James Deen and Voodoo. In 2009, Vivid released her only movie performing with other male actors titled "Sunny B/G Adventure". Her final release under contract with Vivid – "Undress Me", once again made her exclusive to performing with just one male actor-Daniel Webber.

In August 2009, she announced the launch of her own studio, Sunlust Pictures, with Daniel Weber as her partner. With her new venture Leone plans to write, direct and create her own brand of adult movies with Vivid Entertainment as her distributor. Her first independent production, The Dark Side of the Sun, was released in March 2009, and was debuted at the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas. In June 2009, she held a casting call in Las Vegas for her second independent production titled Sunny Slumber Party (released September 2009).She followed up with three other self produced features Gia Portrait of a Porn Star (2010) which was nominated for multiple AVN awards, Roleplay (2011) and Goddess (2012) which featured her first anal sex scene.

No longer exclusive to Vivid, Leone has started working with other studios and performers since 2009. She has managed to leverage her online popularity by striking deals with firms like PPPcard, AdultPokerParty.com, Brickhouse, Flirt4Free, Totemcash and Imlive to sell and distribute her content over the internet and other media. She won the "Web Babe of the Year" at the 2008 Xbiz Awards. Her websites and business interests are run under her banner company Leone L.L.C. She indicated in an April 2012 interview that 80 per cent of the traffic on her website, and 60 per cent of her revenue comes from India.

In addition to her film career, Leone has been part of the Vivid Comedy Tour, and has modelled for the Vivid Footwear collection. Leone has also participated in events like the Vivid/ClubJenna Lingerie Bowl and Vivid's Hot Rod Night. Doc Johnson launched a pocket pal in 2006 moulded to her vagina, and in 2008 released the Sunny Leone Exciter vibrator. Control MFG currently uses Leone's image along with other Vivid girls to market their line of skateboards. She is paired with Gab Ekoe, one of the Team Control riders. She also indicated that she plans to launch her own line of lingerie and other Sunny-branded products including a diamond jewellery line.

In September 2009, an iPhone application consisting of a collection of non-nude photos, some videos and a porn star-penned blog was approved by Apple for sale in the iTunes store, making it the first officially sanctioned application featuring a porn star. By February 2010, the app had been removed by Apple from the store.

Leone was voted number 13 (up from number 41 in 2007) on Genesis magazine's "Top 100 Porn stars" list, number 34 on Desiclubs.com's Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2004, and one of the "40 under 40" ranking on AVN Online magazine. In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn. She was voted number 82 in the Top 99 Women for 2012 in AskMen.com's list.

Yaami Gautam's Nice Photos Collection

Ali Zafar might have faced a lot of trouble trying to please Yaami Gautam's on-screen mother (played by Kirron Kher) in their film Total Siyapaa, but the actress' real mother is mighty impressed with the actor. Yaami tells us, "My mom keeps asking me, 'Have you learnt something from Ali? He is such an intelligent, multi-talented guy!' I say, 'What do I learn in a month? Singing? Painting? Acting? What else do I need to learn?'"

So, did Ali give her any classes at all on the sets? "She didn't need any, to be honest," says a blushing Ali, and a laughing Yaami adds, "I was already a fabulous painter, singer, and actor!"

The film, directed by E Nivas, is a funny take on how all hell breaks loose when Aman, played by Ali meets his girlfriend Asha's family and they find out he is from Pakistan. Yaami says, "It delivers a message without being preachy." Adds Ali, "It's special to me because of the perception one has to face if they're from Pakistan, albeit in a very humourous way."

The stars hope the film encourages more cross-border marriages. But what if it ends up being chaotic? "No situation can be more chaotic than Total Siyapaa. Men about to meet prospective in-laws would gain confidence after watching the film," affirms Yaami.

Ali does know some real-life Indo-Pak couples. "Two of my Indian friends are married to Pakistani girls, and they are facing visa problems because rules allow the girl to go back only twice a year."

Produced by Friday Filmworks, Reliance Entertainment and ZEEL, Total Siyapaa releases today.

Delhi High Court lifts stay on 'Gulaab Gang'

The Delhi High Court has removed the stay on 'Gulaab Gang' on Thursday. The movie is going to be released all over India as scheduled, on the eve of International Women's Day.

'Gulaab Gang' is partially based on activist Sampat Lal Devi's life and Gulaabi Gang, that fought against injustice in rural UP. On Wednesday, Sampat Lal Devi, had moved to court to stay it's release saying that the producers did not take appropriate permissions from her. She also claimed that she has been portrayed wrongly in the movie, and a lot of the content is offensive and misleading.

She also sought financial compensation, saying there are certain scenes in movie which will effect her reputation.

However, the producers of the movie moved to court saying that Sampat Lal Devi's intentions were doubtful as she has waited for the last minute to gain publicity. The also argued that that Pal should not be granted any relief as she came to the court at the last minute despite knowing about the making of the film since March 2013, saying it found no merit in the contention.

'Gulaab Gang' is centred on the struggle of women in the country. Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla are coming together on the silver screen for the first time under the direction of Soumik Sen.

What is Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan’s special song in Fugly all about? View pics!

Here is a still from Akki and Sallu’s special song from the upcoming film, Fugly

Be it in films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and Jaan-E-Mann or for the Wallah wallah song in Tees Maar Khan, whenever Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have come together on the silver screen, they have managed to woo the audiences completely. And there is no denying it.

Now we hear that Akki and Sallu will share the screen space yet again. Yes, you read that right! The duo will be seen in a special song from the upcoming film, Fugly, which is being produced by Akshay himself. The film marks the Bollywood debut of India’s boxing champion Vijender Singh and Anil Kapoor’s nephew Mohit Marwah.

The Dabangg Khan and Khiladi Kumar have already shot the song few days back. We have come across a still from the song and looking at the picture, it seems that the set has been transformed into a construction site. While Akki is looking hot in the rugged avatar, Sallu on the other hand is looking his usual best. And we like how the Boss actor has folded one side of his pants. Trying to be all yo, are we?

Anyway, take a look at the picture and tell us if it builds your excitement levels.

Shiv Sena upset with BJP's attempt to win over MNS

Uddhav Thackeray - led Shiv Sena is reportedly upset with former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari's meeting with MNS chief Raj Thackeray yesterday and the party has hit back, saying the main opposition party faces a big communication problem.

Reacting to the Gadkari - Raj Thackeray meeting, the Shiv Sena chief wrote in party's mouthpiece "Saamana", “There is a big communication gap within the BJP created by those praising Congress and NCP leaders.”

The Shiv Sena chief also expressed his displeasure to BJP chief Rajnath Singh over phone and summoned the state BJP chief over the matter.

The reaction from the Shiv Sena came a day after ex-BJP chief Nitin Gadkari met Raj, triggering speculation that the saffron party is trying to win over the MNS chief into NDA for upcoming elections even as he said there is no reason for Shiv Sena to be annoyed by his meeting with Raj.

RPI (A) led by Ramdas Athawale, also an important constituent of the 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) led by BJP and Shiv Sena, said he would "welcome" Raj into the NDA-fold.

Gadkari, who is said to enjoy a good rapport with Raj Thackeray, met him at a suburban hotel in Mumbai, during which he reportedly asked the latter not to contest the Lok Sabha polls as it would divide votes of both Shiv Sena and the BJP.

MNS' high-pitch debut in 2009 elections had caused a large-scale division of Marathi votes ensuring the defeat of Shiv Sena candidates in Lok Sabha and assembly polls.

The development sent the political parties into a tizzy as Shiv Sena is a traditional bete noire of MNS and also an all-weather ally of BJP.

In the past also, the state BJP leadership had tried to woo Raj Thackeray but the efforts suffered a setback as Raj publicly criticised BJP's PM candidate for "harping on" the Gujarat model of development and skirting the mention of Shiv Sena supremo late Bal Thackeray during his rally in Mumbai.

Speaking to the media later, Gadkari said, "I discussed with the MNS chief the ways to get rid of the Congress government."

"There is no reason for Uddhav Thackeray to be annoyed over my meeting Raj...I meet everybody including Congress people," he said.

Asked if Sharad Pawar-led NCP will come over to NDA after the elections, Gadkari said anything can happen in cricket and politics. "We are confident of getting a clear majority on our own," the BJP leader added. When contacted, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said "we have nothing to say on the meeting".

Gadkari had last month attended the ground-breaking ceremony of Goda Park, which is said to be the dream project of Raj Thackeray, in Nashik where MNS is at helm with the support of BJP.

Adding credence to the speculations, Athawale said "we would welcome Raj Thackeray if he joins the Maha-yuti".

Interestingly, Athawale had in the past steadfastly opposed entry of MNS in the NDA-fold.