Sunny Leone using growing popularity to sell porn?

Amid speculations about Sunny Leone trying hard to sanitise her porn star image, what comes as a shock is that the adult film actress is still busy selling her porn films. 

Born in a Punjabi family in Canada, this lady moved to the US to initiate her career in the porn industry and since then has become a huge name. Though she has publicly admitted that she had no inhibitions accepting she is a porn star, crew members of her Bollywood flick ‘Jism 2’ are making desperate attempts to detach her past from her.


Sunny is still busy tweeting about her adult films. Moreover, a leading daily has also revealed that she is indeed capitalizing on the success she has garnered in India post her ‘Bigg Boss 5’ stint and is still uploading raunchy videos of hers on her official website even now. 

Her’s is a paid website where every video of hers is allowed to be viewed only after making a payment.

Even when the lady was very much inside the infamous house, she was accused of indirectly promoting porn and the channel airing the show was warned not to entertain such activities.

Sunny is not only an upcoming Bollywood actress now but also the face of PETA India’s campaign to support stray dogs.

Sunny has indeed grown larger than life.

We wonder if her Bollywood plan is only to double sales of her porn films!

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Suniel Shetty's bond with Sachin Tendulkar

When Sachin Tendulkar broke the nervous 90 jinx to hammer the 100th ton in Mirpur on Friday, actor Suniel Shetty was in Delhi to attend a conference. 

While juggling a hectic schedule, Anna kept a close tab on Sachin's record-breaking innings against Bangladesh. 

In fact, the actor even locked himself inside his hotel room in the final hour and refused to leave the TV set, determined to see Sachin in his winning moment. 

When the master blaster hit that mark, Suniel reacted, "It's an emotional moment. Our prayers have finally been answered." 

"I was in Delhi to attend a conference but I sought time out from there to watch the match. There was no chance I could have missed Sachin's crucial innings. Sachin often says, 'People sometimes throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones'. Today, he has proved his own words right. Despite being run down by people since a year now for not hitting this crucial ton, he didn't quit. I had to rush for a physiotherapy conference for which I visited Delhi, otherwise I would have danced for at least half-an-hour." 

When asked how he would celebrate the win, the actor replied, "Since Sachin is part of IPL'sMumbai Indians, a team I am a fan of, I am sure the team has plans to toast his feat in a big way... I will join in on the fun." 

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Hansika Motwani for a cause

Hansika Motwani is one actress who wears her heart on her sleeve. The 20-year-old had earlier celebrated her birthday by adopting 20 street kids in Mumbai. Now the actress has been signed up as a brand ambassador for an old age home in Mumbai.

"I am very thrilled to be associated with this project. I always wanted to build an old-age-home myself, so I immediately jumped at this chance. We have a lot of old people in our country, who are left homeless. If I can use my celebrity status to make a difference to the lives of some needy people, I would be very pleased," says Hansika, who adds that she is planning to hold an exhibition of her paintings and donate the proceeds to the charity.

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Women are blessed with a unique power: Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan gets candid and speaks on the power of women and issues which inspire her to be who she is. Excerpts from the interview...

Women power We have moved ahead in a lot of ways. Today women are asserting themselves and claiming their rights. However, this does not hold true for every part of the country. Women, especially in rural areas, are still deprived of basic rights such as education and have no control over their lives. We have made great progress but there is lot more which needs to be done. Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.

Accepting who you are As women we are constantly criticising and judging ourselves in terms of our body, how we dress, what profession we take up, how we fare in that. Indian women are gifted with certain body types and features which is healthy and we should accept that.

Size zero doesn't matter For me there has been no acceptable body type. Look at actors of yesteryears like Mumtaz, Rekhaji... everyone had their individual style. One should celebrate one's own self the way you are. And when you accept yourself, everyone accepts you. And I'm saying this after going through a confused phase in life myself.

I know nothing about fashion I went through a period of body image consciousness or adhering to 'a certain style' or fashion. But I am grateful to God that I went through that phase to be what I am today. I'm not fashionable and I know nothing about fashion, but I have my individual style and style is eternal.

Achieving my dreams My biggest dream was to become an actor and I have achieved my dream now. There is so much of critical acclaim for my films and such wonderful things are being said about me. People told me 'you are unconventional and this doesn't work forever, so it's just a fluke'. I thought before it turns out to be a fluke let me safeguard myself by adhering to the norms, but that was my biggest pitfall.

My inspiration I would say Shabana Azmi. I always wanted to do the kind of work Shabanaji did. Jayaji (Bachchan) is another person I'm in awe of. I believe she must have also undergone a lot of pressure to look glam, but she created her own style.

Am I the hero? I feel flattered when I hear people say I am the hero of the films I work in. But having said that my career has been following a unique course from the start. Today women are more comfortable in their skin; society is less judgmental. You will see more grey shades in films rather than black or white today. I'm here at the right time and making the most of it.

Protagonist/vamp/sex symbol A protagonist is the one who makes you believe in the story being told, a sex symbol makes you want her and as far as vamps are concerned I don't believe in the concept.

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We should be ashamed of ourselves: Rishi Kapoor

Last month while attending a Bollywood event at the London School of Economics Rishi Kapoor, never known to mince words, got into a heated argument with Rachel Dwyer-yes, the same Bollywood expert who has researched extensively on Hindi films and actors.

Apparently the well-informed lady argued with Rishi Kapoor over a vital question: which is Rishi Kapoor's first film? Every record of his achievements states it is 'Mera Naam Joker'. But Rachel Dwyer with her vast storehouse of knowledge on Hindi cinema, insisted it was 'Shree 420' where Rishi along with his brother Randhir and sister Reema made a fleeting appearance.

Apparently the question blew up into a heated argument between the actor and film historian with neither willing to concede defeat.

Rishi doesn't deny that he took on Ms Dwyer. "How can she claim 'Shree 420' was my debut? I was just a 2-year old kid cajoled into moving across one a frame for a song in the rain. I was so reluctant to shoot in the studio rain! Nargisji had to coax me into giving the shot with a chocolate. I wasn't even aware of what I was doing. So how can 'Shree 420' be considered my debut? It was only when I did 'Mera Naam Joker' with my father that I became aware of what it takes to be an actor."

The retrospect and a discussion on the cinema of Rishi Kapoor at the London School of Economics last week has left the actor stunned and dismayed. Prof Rachel Dwyer a Bollywood expert who teaches at the University of London, left Rishi stumped with her knowledge of Indian cinema and actors.

Apparently Prof Dwyer knew things about Rishi's career that he was himself unaware of. Says the still-stunned actor, "This Prof. Dwyer knows so much about our films. She speaks fluent Hindi and sang the entire Jan gan man. It made me feel ashamed of how little our own actors and technicians know about our past. The other day I was shooting with one of today's young and bright cinematographers (name withheld) . He didn't know who Radhu Karmakar was. Can you beat that!"

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The critics had written me off: Bipasha Basu

Her glam avatar in a recent film proved that she is still in the reckoning, says Bipasha Basu.....

After the disastrous outcome of her last film Players at the BO, Bipasha Basu claims that she did the film to silence critics, who had written her off after a ho-hum 2011. "Last year, I had done some arthouse films and a section of the media and critics had written me off," she says, adding, "That question needed to be answered and I did it with Players. I wanted to tell them that I am here to stay. It was a film that relied heavily on fashion and my look in the film was appreciated. I think I fit the action genre nicely," she says. As for the film being a dud, she adds, "The final outcome of the film is never in an actor's hands and it's not a given that every film is going to do well." 

Bipasha also put to rest rumours about her film Singularity, opposite Josh Harnett, which has been in the making for a very long time. "The media played up the news about Singularity. There was some crisis with the film, but everything's been sorted now. I'm going to shoot the rest of my scenes in April and the film will release later this year," says Bipasha, who will work on Raaz 3 after completing Singularity. 

"Raaz has a lot of lust, love and fear. That's how director Vikram Bhatt described the film to me. There is a certain freshness in my pairing with Emraan Hashmi," says Bipasha, who has coloured her hair a sexy red for the role. Films apart, ask her about TV actor and ex-Bigg Boss inmate Kamaal Rashid Khan's tweet about her Bipasha number, in which he said 'Believe me I go crazy when Bipasha move her b**bs on the song Bipasha', and she says, "There is a lot of filth in this world and I don't think we should give these filthy, lecherous remarks any importance." 

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Don't compare Indian awards with Oscars: Abhishek Bachchan

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Abhishek Bachchan feels it is futile for Indian media to compare Indian film award functions to a ceremony like Oscars because here most such functions are organised by the media houses themselves.

"Interesting to see-read a lot of the media comparing the Oscars to our Indian awards. Most seem to think that we need to improve, raise our standards... Wait a minute... Aren't most of OUR awards run and held by media houses," Abhishek wrote on Twitter.

"Take the initiative, we shall follow," he added, taking a dig at mediapersons, who hailed Sunday night's 84th Academy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles.

Some lauded the ceremony for its transparent system of winner selection, while some celebrities like Mini Mathur are impressed with the right titles to the awards.

"It's just so correct that an original screenplay n adapted screenplay gets judged in separate categories," tweeted Mini.

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Hrithik scoffs at discrimination of homosexuals

Mumbai: In recent times, the issue of legalisation of homosexuality is one that has been greatly discussed and debated, with the latest colour being added to it by the home ministry. Recently, their branding of gay sex as ‘immoral’ and ‘against social order’ has drawn devastating criticism from all terrains of the country. Actor Hrithik Roshan, too, raised his voice against the demeaning statements made by the home ministry.

While Additional Social General PP Malhotra’s argument against leagalisation of homosexuality drew sharp stares and gasps from the intelligentsia and commoners alike, actor Hrithik Roshan slammed the same by saying, “Discrimination against homosexuals is exactly that - discrimination. And ANY form of discrimination is WRONG. It`s taken us hundreds of years to evolve as a society and realize how ridiculous and preposterous discrimination against race/caste is. How many more years is it going to take us to be mature enough and learn to accept individual sexual inclination? Perhaps the starting point is to understand that homosexuality is NOT a matter of choice.”

ASG PP Malhotra had earlier argued that the society in India is not the same as that in other countries, and that there was “a high chance of spreading of diseases through such acts (gay sex)”. Hrithik went on to elaborate on homosexuality, “You cannot choose to be gay just because your friends are or vice versa. You cannot force someone to be attracted to someone they are not attracted to. It is perhaps genetically encoded. One is basically hardwired to be or not be attracted to the same sex. Which means it is a part of your genetic characteristic. You are born that way. Which means it is a part of and in alignment with the delicate balance of all the nature around us. Also it has existed since the evolution of man, so how can something that is part of nature and has existed forever be considered immoral beats me!”

The actor added, “Some of the most artistic, creative, genius, gifted minds in the world have had a similar sexual orientation. Any society that does not offer freedom to human beings to live as they are, to pursue their dreams, to express themselves as part of the human race is basically a society still in the clutches of the dark ages.” 

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