Sunny Leone began her career in the Indian film industry with Jism 2 (2012), and later was seen in a number of songs in Hindi as well as South films. In the wake of the #MeToo Movement in the Malayalam film industry, following the Hema Committee Report, the actress shares her thoughts on how she believes women in the film industry need to speak up instead of suffering in silence and how she dealt with unpleasant situations.

Sunny feels it is important to raise an alarm and be a part of movements like #MeToo. She says, “You must speak up because if you don’t, then it will keep going on and on. And what if somebody does something extremely horrible to someone because you didn’t speak up? What if a life could have been saved? In a moment, a woman’s life can change. And it changes forever. And it’s not just her own, but her entire family’s life at stake. So, if you are going through a moment like this, speak up. We can always find another job, but we can’t deal with trauma like this.”

Ask Sunny whether she has faced any unpleasant situations, especially at the beginning of her career in India, and she replies, “Because of my background and how I entered the industry, I always had that shield around me.” The actress also credits her husband, Daniel Weber, for standing by her.

“My husband has been like a little angel on my shoulder so far in my career. He filters things before they reach me. Yet, did I meet people who gave me the heebie-jeebies? Yes, of course. I think whether you’re a man or a woman, you find these people that give you the creeps. But I have been very headstrong and always given people the don’t-mess-with-me vibe,” she adds.