Sunny Leone says hubby Daniel might act if his dialogues are in English

Bollywood actor Sunny Leone, who’s set to produce her first Hindi feature film, says that female fans ‘love’ her husband Daniel Weber, and that ‘his philosophies are hilarious’ when it comes to acting.

Bollywood actor Sunny Leone is the latest celebrity to join the league of stars who front their home ventures — her company is producing its first Bollywood feature film. “We’ll be doing our first Hindi film and I’m looking forward to it. I’ll be a part of the project,” says Sunny with palpable excitement.

Sunny Leone recently shot for a song and dance number in the upcoming Bollywood film Arjun Patiala. (Raajesh Kashyap/ Hindustan Times)

Along with her films and TV projects, Sunny also has her own beauty and production business. Plus she is a hands-on mother to her three children — toddler daughter Nisha, and infant sons Asher and Noah. That’s a lot of hats to juggle, and Sunny shares that her husband and business partner, Daniel Weber, supports her at every step.

That begs the question if Daniel, with his substantial female fan following, might consider an entry into acting. “I think girls love him. He is very cute. He actually loves the business side of things more than [being] in front of the camera,” says Sunny, adding with a laugh how Daniel views acting: “His philosophies are hilarious when it comes to this acting and all. I think he’d be open to acting if his part [was] in English.”

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About her new venture, the Hindi film, a source close to the actor shares, “Pre-production work and casting are in full swing.” But details aren’t available yet. Sunny says, “We’re currently working on the formalities. We’ll start shooting for the film either at the end of this year or early next year.”

Meanwhile, the actor has recently released the second season of the web series based on her life, and shot for a dance number in Arjun Patiala (starring Kriti Sanon and Diljit Dosanjh). In fact, in her last few films — with A-listers such as Shah Rukh Khan (Raees, 2017), Ajay Devgn (Baadshaho, 2017), and Sanjay Dutt (Bhoomi, 2017) — Sunny only had dance numbers. Are meaty film roles still not coming her way? “I think I’m going to show my web series as my audition tapes — I’m quite happy how both [the seasons] have turned out,” she says laughing. “Everything takes time. I love everything I’ve done. It was fun and amazing doing all these songs; otherwise I wouldn’t have done them. I love working.”

Bollywood and song-and-dance go hand in hand, says Sunny. “I’ve also watched [dance numbers] while growing up. I was never told by my parents to change the channel because ‘these are bad and I can’t watch them’. I, too, never felt that way. Most people in India are like me. There’s only a handful that reacts differently,” she asserts.

Happy as she is to go with the Bollywood flow and to build her business, Sunny would love it if one thing comes true — a film with Aamir Khan, who had said earlier that he’d be happy to do a film with her. She says, “I’m looking forward to when that happens. It would be the most amazing thing ever. I did meet him a few times and we were cordial, but nothing concrete happened. But it was really kind and nice of him to say it for me and that’s the memory I want to keep (smiles).”

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