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In September 2009, an iPhone application consisting of a collection of non-nude photos, some videos and a porn star-penned blog[57] was approved by Apple for sale in the iTunes store, making it the first officially sanctioned application featuring a porn star.[58] By February 2010, the app had been removed by Apple from the store.[59]

Leone was voted number 13 (up from number 41 in 2007[60]) on Genesis magazine's "Top 100 Porn stars" list,[61] number 34 on Desiclubs.com's Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2004,[62] and one of the "40 under 40" ranking on AVN Online magazine.[63] In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn.[64] She was voted number 82 in the Top 99 Women for 2012 in AskMen.com's list.[65]

 

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Mainstream appearances

 

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Leone's first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she was a red carpet reporter for the MTV Awards on MTV India. She has also had a cameo in the film The Girl Next Door, performed in Ja Rule's video Livin' It Up and a video for Kidd Skilly.[66] Other credits include E!'s "Wild On!" and the Sundance Film Festival's 'After Dark'.[67] Leone was a contestant in the second season of the Fox reality show My Bare Lady 2: Open for Business, in which a group of adult actresses were given classes and training on how to pitch investment ideas and competed for success in the business world.[68] In addition to filming her scene for Debbie Does Dallas in 2007, Leone was also part of a Showtime documentary of the same name detailing the production of the movie and the personal lives of its stars.

 

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She has indicated that for the right price she would seriously consider a career in Bollywood.[69] She has been courted by Indian directors in the past but has felt uncomfortable with the roles that she would have played.[16][70] Director Mohit Suri reportedly asked Leone to play the lead role in his film Kalyug, but instead cast Deepal Shaw as he could not afford Leone's $1 million acting fee.[71] She has mentioned that Aamir Khan is her favorite Bollywood actor,[72] and that over 60% of her fans are from South Asia.[73]

 

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In 2008, Leone announced that she would be starring in a mainstream action adventure movie titled Pirates Blood, which was shot in Oman. The shooting was completed in two weeks and was to be released in winter 2008.[74][75] Leone also landed a role in Middle Men, producer Chris Mallick's indie feature about the birth of the online porn industry set for wide theatrical release in 2009.[76][77]

She appeared in the film The Virginity Hit playing a version of herself, where she is hired to take the virginity of the lead character.[78]

Leone has made appearances at events such as the 2002 SEMA International Auto Salon, the 2002 Extreme Autofest Pomona and the 2006 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.[79] Sunny has also been the hostess at events in clubs like the Mansion in Miami[80] and the Highlands in Hollywood.[81]

 

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In 2005, she was mentioned in Forbes magazine for a story on Vivid Entertainment.[82] Leone has also been featured in mainstream publications like FHM, Front and Jane magazine.[83] In 2007, along with the other Vivid Girls, she was seen in a 48' high holiday Billboard in Times Square at W. 48th Street and Seventh Avenue.[84] Leone is also one of the Penthouse Pets who appears in the PlayStation Portable game Pocket Pool. She was also featured in a coffee table book titled Naked Ambition: An R Rated Look at an X Rated Industry by Michael Grecco.[85]

In 2004, she was part of "No More Bush Girls", in which she and several other popular adult actresses shaved off their pubic hair in protest of the Bush presidency.[86] In May 2008, she shot a promotional video for Declare Yourself, a nonprofit, nonpartisan voter registration campaign targeting 18-to-29-year-olds.[87] She indicated that Barack Obama would be her choice in the 2008 U.S. election, primarily because she felt he was more business friendly to the adult industry than his opponent John McCain.[88] She also released a public service announcement on behalf of the ASACP, reminding adult webmasters to protect their sites from children by having an RTA label on it.[89]

 

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Leone has a strong interest in health and fitness, and has been featured in several mainstream fitness publications. Leone has modelled fitness clothing for the sports brand Fantasy Fitness[90] and shared that she keeps her body in shape by working out as much as she can despite her busy schedule and as quoted in Men's Fitness magazine, "I try to eat very healthy – lots of vegetables, drinking my milk every day."[91]

In 2013, Leone posed for a PETA ad campaign, encouraging dog and cat owners to have their pets spayed and neutered.[92]

 

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Bigg Boss

 

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In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality series Bigg Boss, entering the house on day 49.[93][94] However she refused to divulge her porn star status, and replied to fellow house-mate Pooja Bedi that she was a model and a TV star in America for the last ten years or so.[95] It was reported that she has caused a stir in the larger populace[96] with her Twitter feed gaining 8,000 new followers in just 2 days[97] and Google saying searches for her experienced a "breakout".[98] There have also been complaints lodged with the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting alleging that the Colors TV channel is promoting pornography by having Leone appear on the show; among those who have filed are the Indian Artistes and Actors Forum[99] and Anurag Thakur, member of Lok Sabha and head of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing.[100]

 

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Indian cinema

 

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During her stay in the Bigg Boss house, Sunny was approached by Bollywood film-maker Mahesh Bhatt who entered the house briefly to offer her the lead role in Jism 2 (the sequel to the 2003 film Jism). She accepted it, which resulted in Pooja Bhatt's production house, Fish Eye Network and Leone's agent discussing the movie further.[101] The first look of the film Jism 2 was released anticipating her entry in Bollywood.[102] Jism 2 was released on August 3, 2012, to weak critical reception but was commercially successful collecting almost US$5.7 million.[103] Sunny Leone signed her second Bollywood film which is Ekta Kapoor's Ragini MMS sequel, "Ragini MMS 2". Ragini MMS, a crossover horror movie was one of the most talked about sleeper hits of 2011.[104] Sunny Leone featured in an item number in the Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor's 2013 film Shootout at Wadala.[105][106] She further started filming for Kaizad Gustad's Jackpot in which she plays a femme fatale.[107] Jackpot released on 13 December 2013 and was panned by critics but Leone was praised for her performance.[108] A review from Bollywood Life compared her to Katrina Kaif and opined, "Sunny Leone reminds us of Katrina Kaif only a decade ago, but an aged version. Ms Leone would fare better than the superstar as far as the expressions and dialogue delivery departments are concerned even today".[109] She found additional support in Bollywood from actor Abhay Deol who stated in an interview that "I hope more porn stars come in to our industry as it fits in very well".[110]

 

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Her first release of 2014 was the much anticipated horror film Ragini MMS 2, which proved to be a major box-office hit.[111][112] Leone's performance received all round praise with critic Mohar Basu calling her work a "revelation".[113] Critic Taran Adarsh also noted that Leone," carries off her character with supreme confidence"[114] In November 2013, she had confirmed that she would make her Tamil film debut in Vadacurry which released in May 2014 and featured her in a special appearance.[115] She next appeared in the item number Pink Lips for the film Hate Story 2, which became a hit.[116] After giving a hit number Pink Lips, she appeared once again in a catchy tune Shake That Booty opposite Mika Singh from his film Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya. It was well appreciated by the critics. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film industry by appearing in a Cameo in Current Theega opposite Manchu Manoj and Rakul Preet Singh. She played a school teacher and also appeared in one song.[117]

 

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Upcoming Projects

 

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Leone has completed filming for the action thriller Tina and Lolo in which she is playing lead along with Karishma Tanna, to be produced by PEN India.[118] She has also completed filming for Milap Zaveri's sex comedy Mastizaade alongside Tushar Kapoor and Vir Das, which will be releasing in first quarter of 2015.[119] Leone will also appear in item song Seshamma Bagilu Tegiyamma in Kannada film DK, which will mark her debut in Kannada film industry.[120] She is currently filming for Bobby Khan's musical Leela, in which she will play a princess alongside Jay Bhanushali.[121] She has also started filming for the "dramedy" Kuch Kuch Locha Hai earlier titled as Patel Rap co-starring Ram Kapoor for which she is shooting in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia,[122]

 

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Personal life

 

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In June 2006, Leone became an American citizen,[14] but plans to remain a dual citizen of Canada.[123] On 14 April 2012, Leone announced that she was now a resident of India [124][125][125] explaining in an interview to The New Indian Express that she was an Overseas Citizen of India and that she was eligible for overseas citizenship because her parents lived in India. She applied for it prior to filming Jism 2.[126][127][128]

 

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Although bisexual, she has stated that she prefers men.[129] Leone was engaged to Matt Erikson, a vice-president of marketing at Playboy Enterprises but they broke up in 2008.[13][130][131][132] Sunny Leone had dated stand-up comedian Russell Peters for a brief period in 2008.[133][134] She mentioned in an interview at the start of 2011 that she was married to Daniel Weber.[135] During her stay in the Bigg Boss house later that same year, Leone indicated that she had married; Leone said she 'purposely arrived late' to their first date as she was not impressed with him, but he changed her mind by sending 24 roses to her hotel room.[136][137] She currently resides in Hollywood, California with her cat and drives an Audi A5.[10]

 

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In 2010, Leone's father died of cancer, which he had been first diagnosed with in 1999. In 2011, Leone along with Monique Alexander and Keni Styles ran in the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

 

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A 2008 Eye Weekly article reported that "Leone does her best to maintain a link to Sikh traditions, even if more in theory than in practice. But she's unlikely to disavow her career path due to religion" and that Leone said "Girls will leave the industry claiming that they found God. Well, the fact is, God has always been with them the entire time."[138] In a 2010 interview, she said "It's a community-based religion. You walk into a temple and you're greeted with the utmost respect... But, just like any religion it doesn't want you to shoot adult material. I mean, I grew up going to temple every Sunday. When my parents found out they knew my personality which was very independent. Even if they tried to stop me or tried to steer me the right way they would have lost their daughter. I'm too headstrong. And it wasn't a plan. It just happened and my career and everything just kept getting bigger and bigger."[11]

 

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In her spare time she enjoys abstract paintings, horse riding, reading, playing World of Warcraft,[139] watching The Simpsons and the Discovery Channel.[140] She used to play on a women's soccer league team in California.[2] Her favourite holiday destination is Hawaii,[14] and her favourite cuisine is Italian.[140]