DNA (April 9, 2015)

Sunny Leone’s Ek Paheli Leela is up for release. Then there’s also Dilip Mehta’s documentary on her life. And while this docu would be the first of its kind for a Bollywood actress, there has been a bit of a premature PR overdrive around its desired destination.

It was reported that the documentary would be premiered at the Sundance Film festival, with Leone’s husband Daniel Weber being quoted as confirming the premiere.

Mehta is not amused and says, “I begin editing this film in May. So, there is no question of premiering it at either Toronto, Sundance or Cannes. Some well-wisher with an overactive imagination is the root cause of this misinformation. And I can’t imagine Daniel Weber adding fuel to the fire either.”

Concludes the filmmaker, “Would we like the film to be at these amazing venues? Absolutely. But that’s another story, isn’t it?”

Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; April 4, 2015)

Sunny Leone’s life- story is no less than a typical Bollywood potboiler, which is perhaps what inspired Dilip Mehta, brother of filmmaker Deepa Mehta, to make a documentary on her. It will premiere next year at the Sundance Film Festival in the US.

Sunny’s husband, Daniel Weber, confirms the story, saying, “The documentary captures both Sunny’s and my life story. Dilip Mehta shot us over 18 months and it has gone to the editing phase. It will release at the Sundance Fest next year.”

Born to Sikh parents in Canada, Sunny was studying to be a paediatric nurse when one of her classmates introduced her to the photographer of a lads’ mag. After that, she ventured into the porn film industry. About a decade later, she took part in reality show Bigg Boss here in 2011 and was noticed by Mahesh Bhatt. She made her Bollywood debut with Pooja Bhatt’s Jism 2 (2012). Since then, there has been no looking for her. Today.

Sunny is counted among the most sought-after actresses the Hindi film industry. Her husband steps into Bollywood with a project titled Dangerous Husn.