Sunny Leone: It took a while but I was fortunate that people accepted me in Bollywood

Reflecting on her Bollywood journey, actor Sunny Leone calls it “very tough”, with a lot of ‘crazy thing’ that happened along the way.

“I want to come back so bad. India is my home, Los Angeles is just my vacation home. India is where my heart is,” actor Sunny Leone is clearly missing being here. She had flown to LA in May this year alongwith her family, husband Daniel Weber and three children — Noah, Asher and Nisha.

Actor Sunny Leone has been a part of films such as Ragini MMS 2 and Raees.

Describing LA as beautiful, she feels that though the pandemic gave people a chance to slow down and relax, compared to the hectic life before, “there is a sense of stress as well because nobody’s working or doing anything. I think it would be a mix of both. Normal life before the pandemic, for me, was working and going on sets. Going to the office, taking care of my children, and more than anything, just a lot of work. Now, it’s some work here and there, digital videos and stuff, taking care of kids and figuring out when the next step would happen. It’s not as exciting as before.”

Resuming work is definitely on the cards for Leone. The situation in India is what is holding her back. “Coronavirus is at it’s peak even right now. Now that proper transportation has been open, there could be another spike. I really want to come back and start working, but health and safety comes first. I miss it,” she tells us.

“I am so thankful for everything that has happened, and people here have been so inviting, caring and accepting. I don’t come from a typical ‘journey’, it’s been very, very difficult than almost everybody in Bollywood. It was tough, a lot of crazy things happened, and there is a lot more good than bad,” says the 39-year-old.

She goes on to add that the Hindi film industry is amazing, but it took time for people to accept her. Leone says, “My journey is so different from everybody out there, and I was fortunate that people accepted me. It took a while for people to do that, but even when I first got here, there was a vast majority of people who accepted me, and that is why I survived. It’s the fans who kept me alive, and kept everything going. If it was not for them, I don’t think I would be here.”

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