Filmfare – July 2019

away(2008).Myfather

wassufferingfromcancer

sincelong.Sowewere

allpresenttherewhenhe

breathedhislast(2010).

I wishI couldhavebeen

withmymom,”shesighs.

I

t’snotbeena

cakewalkforthe

Canada-bornIndian-

Americanactressto

returntoherrootsin

India.Shefoundit tough

tolivedownherpast

careerchoiceandhadto

enduretrolling.Shedealt

withit allwithdignity.

“Attimes,whiledoingan

interviewwitha person,

they’dseemsoniceand

funny.Butthey’dgoback

andwritenastythings.

Thataffectedme.After

all,I’ma humanbeing,

nota robot.I blockpeople

onsocialmediawhen

theypostobscenematerial

orwriteoffensivestuff

aboutme,”shestates.

Shedoesn’tmindbeing

criticisedforherwork.

It’sthepersonalattacks

thatleaveherhurtand

disappointed.“Ifyousay

youractingis horrible,it’s

fine.Butthere’sa limitto

beingrude.”

n yousee

yourbabiessmileat youfirstthing

in themorning.DanielandI enjoy

feedingthem;changingdiapers,

tuckingthemin bed...

The braveheart seeks

refuge in the warmth of

her family. Sunny and

Daniel married in 2011

and are parents to Nisha,

whom they adopted and

twin boys Noah and

Asher, born through

surrogacy. “Motherhood

has completely changed

me,”she smiles. “It’s the

bestfeeling when you see

r babies smile at you

thing in the morning.

ave nannies to look

them but Daniel and

hands-on parents.

kedoing everything

r children. We enjoy

ngthem; changing

rs,putting them in

weenjoy it all,”

ams. “I’m good at

g things. I make

verything is running

hly.I read and try

reout what’s best

children. I’m the

one with the kids

nannies.”

rework is

concerned, her ‘plate is

full’.She’ll soon make her

full-fledged South debut

with Veeramadevi, a

period drama where

she’ll play a warrior

princess. Recently, she

also shared screen space

with megastar Mammootty

in Madhura Raja, in

which her dance number

Moha mundiri became

a rage. She’s as excited

about the Malayalam film

Rangeela featuring Salim

Kumar and Sujith. Arjun

Patiala with Diljit Dosnajh

and Kriti Sanon is another

plum project.

Finally, wrapping up

the conversation, she

comments, “I love the

film industry. I belong

here. I’m living a dream.

I can’t think of the US

as home. I’m at home

here in India.” „

distress in my life. He was
like a God-sent angel. He
was there to pick up those
broken pieces within me,’’
she says adding, “He’s
funny and cute too.”
Professionally, Sunny
is not apologetic about
her choices. She has
no qualms about her
journey as she believes
the experiences have
only enabled her to
evolve as a person. “I
made decisions, which
were good for me at that
moment. But personally,
I regret not being at home
when my mother passed

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Karenjit Kaur:

The Untold Stor y

Of Sunny Leone

Daniel Weber and Sunny Leone with daughter

Nisha and twin boys Noah and Asher