Sunny Leone: News

Karenjit Kaur Vohra, widely known as Sunny Leone, is an actress and model born on May 13, 1981, in an Indian Sikh family in Canada. Leone’s first mainstream appearance was in 2005 as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she also took part in the reality TV series 'Bigg Boss'. Leone made her Bollywood debut with Pooja Bhatt's 2012 erotic thriller ‘Jism 2’. She turned to mainstream acting with movies such as ‘Jackpot’, 'Ragini MMS 2’, ‘Ek Paheli Leela’, and 'Tera Intezaar’, among others. In addition to her film career, she's been part of the Vivid Comedy Tour and has modeled for the Vivid Footwear collection, too. A former pornographic actress, Leone was named by 'Maxim' among the 12 top porn stars in 2010. She also authored ‘Sweet Dreams’, which is a collection of 12 short stories, launched in 2016. Leone is also known for participating in several activism campaigns, including the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon organized by the American Cancer Society, and has also featured on many of PETA’s ad campaigns.

29 Jul 2024

Jackie Shroff

'Quotation Gang' starring Sunny Leone as fierce assassin reschedules release

Sunny Leone's highly-anticipated film Quotation Gang, which has got fans excited with her departure from her usual glamorous image to portray a ruthless assassin, is set to hit theaters on a new date.

02 Jun 2024

Anurag Kashyap

Sunny Leone says 'Kennedy' will release on OTT 'very soon'

Sunny Leone, the co-lead actor in the film Kennedy, has spoken about the film's possible release in India.

29 Apr 2024

Beauty

Charting the success of Sunny Leone's numerous business ventures

Sunny Leone, who started her career in Indian showbiz by appearing on the reality show Bigg Boss in 2011, has become a popular name in the art and entertainment industry.

05 Apr 2024

Kangana Ranaut

KTR's response after Kangana Ranaut calls Netaji 'India's 1st PM' 

The Bharat Rashtriya Samithi (BRS) working president, KT Rama Rao, mocked Kangana Ranaut on Friday after she called freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose "India's first prime minister."

28 Mar 2024

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut defends controversial remarks on Urmila Matondkar

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut defended her past comments about fellow actor Urmila Matondkar at the Times Now Summit on Wednesday.

07 Mar 2024

Shatrughan Sinha

'Gangs of Ghaziabad': Shatrughan Sinha to make OTT debut

Bollywood legend Shatrughan Sinha is set to make a grand OTT debut with Gangs of Ghaziabad. It's been a while since we saw him on the big screen, with his last appearance in Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se... (2018).

16 Dec 2023

Malayalam Movies

Sunny to mark Malayalam OTT debut with 'Pan Indian Sundari'

Sunny Leone is all set to make waves in the Malayalam entertainment scene with the upcoming web series, Pan Indian Sundari.

31 Jul 2023

Ameesha Patel

What's Ameesha Patel-Sunny Leone's non-payment controversy all about

Ameesha Patel and Sunny Leone have been embroiled in financial-legal soup for some time now.

09 Jun 2023

Bollywood

Sunny Leone speaks about dropping 'adult entertainment industry actor' tag

Sunny Leone has been in the Indian film industry for more than a decade. The actor is currently basking in the glory of her recent success with Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy. Leone has been type-casted in Bollywood and the Kashyap directorial which received a seven-minute-long standing ovation at Cannes, reinvents the actor.

25 May 2023

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes 2023: Sunny Leone's red carpet moment is daring, dramatic

The D-Day for Sunny Leone finally arrived! As she mentioned in her Instagram post, it was the "proudest moment of her career" when, on Wednesday, she walked the red carpet for the midnight premiere of her upcoming film Kennedy.

23 May 2023

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes 2023: Sunny Leone makes a lasting first impression

One of the Cannes debuts that India was eagerly looking forward to, was that of actor Sunny Leone. She is on the French Riviera to attend the Cannes Film Festival 2023 for the screening of her upcoming film Kennedy.

16 May 2023

Anurag Kashyap

When Anurag Kashyap lost his cool, abused police

Anurag Kashyap is known for not mincing his words and his unabashed and unapologetic opinions. Recently, actor Abhimanyu Singh recalled an incident from the sets of Gulaal where the adept director lost his cool and ended up having a verbal altercation with a local cop.

15 May 2023

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes 2023: When will Anurag Kashyap's 'Kennedy' be screened

Anurag Kashyap is one of the most prominent faces in world cinema. Over the years, the director has made films that have gained international acclaim and achieved modern classic status. His upcoming directorial Kennedy is set to premiere at the coveted Cannes Film Festival this month.

14 May 2023

Cannes Film Festival

'Kennedy' to 'Agra': Indian films premiering at Cannes Film Festival

The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is fast approaching. Ahead of it, Indian films set to be premiered at the event are generating significant buzz.

14 May 2023

Ileana D'Cruz

Mother's Day special: Actors who defied customs to embrace motherhood

Motherhood is often defined as the most remarkable phase of a woman's life, enabling her to summon the strength she didn't know she had in herself.

13 May 2023

Bollywood

Happy birthday, Sunny Leone: Dance numbers you can't miss

Sunny Leone has enthralled the audience not only with her on-screen presence but also with her sizzling dance numbers. She has been a part of several superhit songs, showing off her effortless moves.

14 Apr 2023

Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap reveals first looks from upcoming directorial 'Kennedy'

Anurag Kashyap revealed the first looks of Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone from his upcoming directorial Kennedy, a day after the film was selected for a midnight screening at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

12 Feb 2023

TV News

Hamid Barkzi, Soundous Moufakir win MTV Splitsvilla Season 14

MTV Splitsvilla Season 14 concluded with the grand finale on Saturday as Hamid Barkzi and Soundous Moufakir emerged as the winners of the show.

11 Feb 2023

TV News

MTV Splitsvilla Season 14 grand finale today: Details here

MTV Splitsvilla is one of the longest-running reality television shows in India.

04 Feb 2023

Bollywood

Bomb explosion at Sunny Leone's fashion show venue in Imphal

A powerful explosion took place near the venue of a fashion show, which Bollywood actor Sunny Leone is scheduled to attend on Sunday, in the Hatta Kangjeibung area of Manipur's capital Imphal.

09 Nov 2022

Karnataka

Karnataka: Sunny Leone's photo on TET admit card, probe ordered

In a faux pas, the hall ticket of a candidate appearing for the Teacher's Eligibility Test (TET) in Karnataka was found bearing the photo of Bollywood actor Sunny Leone instead of the candidate.

13 May 2022

Bollywood

Sunny Leone birthday: 5 hilarious pranks pulled off by actor

Sunny Leone has earned the reputation of being quite the prankster.

03 Mar 2022

Bollywood

5 top OTT series/movies to look out for in March

Even though most of the theaters are functioning in full capacity in the country, thanks to COVID-19 making a retreat, makers of many films and series are still opting to take out their products in the OTT space.

02 Mar 2022

MX Player

Trailer out: Sunny Leone takes on agent avatar in 'Anamika'

Actor Sunny Leone is all set to try out the spy-thriller genre with her upcoming web series, Anamika.

27 Dec 2021

Music Review

'Machhli' review: When Sunny Leone scorches, rest all fall flat

Glam Angel Studio has released a single on its official YouTube Channel.

27 Dec 2021

Bollywood

'Madhuban' controversy: Minister Narottam Mishra settles issue, #ArrestSunnyLeone trending still

Sunny Leone's recent song Madhuban has invited a lot of ire.

22 Dec 2021

Entertainment

'Madhuban' review: At least Sunny-Kanika's 'Baby Doll' had good beats

Back in 2014, Bollywood playback singer Kanika Kapoor voiced a dance number, Baby Doll, picturized on actress Sunny Leone.

13 May 2021

Bollywood

'Ragini MMS' turns 10: Looking back at the erotic-horror flick

Ragini MMS was a game-changer in terms of what Bollywood had been offering as horror.

13 May 2021

Daniel Weber

Happy birthday Sunny Leone: Bollywood's 'baby doll' turns 40 today

Bollywood sensation Karenjit Kaur Vohra, aka Sunny Leone is celebrating her 40th birthday today.

06 Feb 2021

Kerala

Sunny Leone questioned by Kerala Police in cheating case

Actor-model Sunny Leone was questioned by the Crime Branch of Kerala Police on Friday evening, acting on a complaint filed by a person alleging that she has duped him of Rs. 29 lakh.

19 Feb 2020

Saif Ali Khan

Dabboo Ratnani's 2020 calendar is out. Take a look

Bollywood's go-to star photographer Dabboo Ratnani has released his 2020 calendar.

30 Oct 2019

Instagram

Should be taken as compliment: Sunny Leone after plagiarizing painting

Actor and television host Sunny Leone recently addressed the online backlash over plagiarizing a painting.

13 Aug 2019

Shah Rukh Khan

Sunny Leone beats PM, becomes 'Most Googled Celebrity' in India

Sunny Leone, who was last seen in Arjun Patiala, emerged as the most searched personality in India for the eighth consecutive year in 2019.

03 Aug 2019

BBC

Sunny Leone apologizes to man for revealing his phone number

Recently, a Delhi man alleged harassment by Sunny Leone's fans, who asked him for "shameful favors."

31 Jul 2019

Patiala

Sunny's phone-number from 'Arjun Patiala' becomes nightmare for Delhi man

Diljit Dosanjh's Arjun Patiala landed in a controversy, after a man alleged that fans of Sunny Leone have been calling him demanding "shameful favors."

11 Jul 2019

India

After cosmetics and fragrance, Sunny Leone launches innerwear brand

Three years after actor Sunny Leone launched her own perfume line 'Lust,' the 38-year-old ventures into the lingerie business with her own innerwear brand called 'Infamous'.

23 May 2019

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

When Arnab Goswami called Sunny Deol Sunny Leone on TV

Counting of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections is underway, and everyone is either glued to their TVs, laptops or smartphones in excitement.

13 May 2019

Instagram

Sunny Leone turns 38, husband Daniel says 'sexiest woman ever'

Sunny Leone turned 38 today, and her husband, Daniel Weber took to Instagram to wish her, and boy! was that a wish.

21 Feb 2019

Bihar

Bihar: "Sunny Leone" tops draft list of Junior Engineer exam

If you thought Sunny Leone only possesses the skills of looking pretty and dancing on Indian item number songs, you can't be more wrong.

14 Dec 2018

India

India ranks third on Pornhub traffic, 30% of them women

If one thinks banning pornography content or websites in India will drive the libido away from the citizens, one cannot be more wrong.

30 Nov 2018

India

Delhi-restaurant serves dish named 'Sunny Leone Chaap'

In India, small eateries and restaurant owners often ignore the concept of intellectual property or copyright law.

08 Oct 2018

Karnataka

Kannada activists protest against Sunny Leone's show in Bengaluru

Pro-Kannada activists staged a protest today calling for a ban on Sunny Leone's show in Bengaluru on November 3, saying it was against Kannada culture.

24 Sep 2018

Deepika Padukone

#TodayInWaitWhat: Sunny Leone refused a role in 'Game of Thrones'

'Game of Thrones' is the biggest television show on earth right now.

25 Aug 2018

Times of India

UP: In voters' list, Durgawati becomes Sunny Leone

In a major embarrassment to the officials, a scantily dressed woman resembling Sunny Leone found a place in the voters' list. So did an elephant, a deer and a pigeon.

24 Aug 2018

Rakhi Sawant

Rakhi Sawant claims her condom-brand is better than Sunny Leone's

Rakhi Sawant never misses an opportunity to gain publicity.

21 Aug 2018

Daniel Weber

Sunny Leone opens up about husband Daniel Weber

Sunny Leone opened up to Facebook page 'Humans of Bombay' about her love story with Daniel Weber, and it is worth a read.

15 Aug 2018

Celebrity

Daniel Weber talking about Sunny Leone and kids is heartwarming

That Sunny Leone and husband Daniel Weber have adopted a kid named Nisha was a surprising and heartening news. Now, the couple also has two twins born out of surrogacy.

10 Jul 2018

Bollywood

I may be 'soft-target', but don't consider myself 'victim': Sunny

Sunny Leone says whenever her name is dragged into controversies, she may feel like a "soft target" but doesn't identify as a "victim".

06 Jul 2018

Bollywood

'Karenjit Kaur' unravels Sunny Leone's journey from adult-films to Bollywood

Sunny Leone is all set to bring to the fore her real-life journey through a web-series titled 'Karenjit Kaur: The Untold Story of Sunny Leone', the trailer of which was released yesterday.

22 Jun 2018

Bollywood

Sunny Leone hospitalized after falling sick during 'Splitsvilla' shoot

Bollywood actor Sunny Leone was rushed to Brijesh Hospital Kashipur in the Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand on Thursday for gastroenteritis.

11 Jun 2018

Sridevi

Hardik Patel: Sunny Leone deserves as much respect as Sridevi-Madhuri

In a rather quirky statement, Patidaar leader Hardik Patel has said that in order to change for the better, the country needs to respect Sunny Leone as much as it does other mainstream Bollywood heroines.

19 May 2018

Disha Patani

'Veermahadevi' first look: Sunny Leone impresses as a warrior queen

Sunny Leone will be making her acting debut in the South Indian film industry with 'Veermahadevi', the first look of which was released yesterday.

05 Mar 2018

Bollywood

Twin boys complete Sunny Leone, Daniel Weber's family

Sunny Leone and husband Daniel Weber have welcomed twin boys into their family and are now proud parents to three kids.

14 Feb 2018

Celebrity

Sunny Leone is scaring farmers away in Andhra Pradesh

Former porn star and now a Bollywood sensation, Sunny Leone, has come to the aid of a farmer from Andhra Pradesh, who is using a sultry poster of her and not a scarecrow to "ward off evil eye".

20 Jan 2018

Delhi

Sunny Leone will be the newest addition to Madame Tussauds

From being a rather infamous adult star to a known face in Bollywood, Sunny Leone has come a long way.

11 Jan 2018

Bollywood

Ram Gopal Varma shoots video with porn star, Mia Malkova

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma recently shot a film with adult movie star, Mia Malkova in Europe, for which he is grabbing headlines.

15 Dec 2017

Karnataka

Protesters threaten mass-suicide if Sunny Leone's New Year bash happens!

In a shocking turn of events, protests against the New Year bash of Sunny Leone continue. Members of pro-Kannada group, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene burnt posters of the actress, saying that her participation in the program is an insult to their culture.

01 Dec 2017

Bollywood

Your Weekend Watch: Firangi or Tera Intezaar?

This week two movies 'Firangi and 'Tera Intezaar' have made their way into the theatres.

27 Nov 2017

Delhi High Court

You won't believe why this Sunny Leone's film was sued!

In a recent turn of events, the makers of Sunny Leone's upcoming film 'Tera Intezaar' was issued a notice from the Delhi High Court for using the word 'Barbie' in a song featuring Leone, without permission.

26 Oct 2017

Bollywood

Chulbul Pandey is back, Dabangg 3 shooting to start mid-2018

Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan finally confirmed the third installment of Salman Khan's super-hit Dabangg franchise -Dabangg 3- will start shooting in mid-2018.

22 Sep 2017

Section 295A

Sunny Leone, Manforce slammed for suggesting condom use during Navratri

Ahead of Navratri, Manforce released a new ad featuring Sunny Leone, urging Gujaratis to practice safe sex during the festivities.

11 Sep 2017

Virat Kohli

Premier Futsal returns for its second season

The Premier Futsal league returns for its second season on September 15.

06 Sep 2017

Bollywood

I was boycotted at award shows: Sunny Leone admits

If we had a penny for everytime Sunny Leone left us impressed, we would be millionaires. From taking the big world of Bollywood by storm, to taking on people like Bhupendra Chaubey and building an empire around Brand Sunny, she has won in every venture.

20 Jan 2016

Bollywood

Sunny overwhelmed by audience reaction to sexist interview

Sunny Leone thanked her supporters on Twitter for the overwhelming show of love and also, posted a Facebook video thanking her fans, which has been viewed by 2,00,000 supporters within an hour.