Synopsis: Sunny Leone has reinvented herself as one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. She has more than 100-million fans and 20 million+ followers on social media and is India’s most ‘Googled’ celebrity for the fifth year running. This documentary tells the remarkable story of this Canadian-born, American bred adult film star who is pursuing her dreams of Bollywood stardom. Even more astonishing is that Sunny was born into a strict Sikh family in small-town Canada before being discovered as Penthouse “Pet of Year.”
It’s a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ glimpse of an extraordinary life – one that exposes the conflict between traditional cultural values held sacrosanct by immigrant parents and the lifestyle choices being made by their children under and within the influence of Western society. Determined to succeed as a mainstream actress in a country in the midst of its own transformation, Sunny is unapologetic as she challenges the modern notions of independence, celebrity and feminism while forcing the birthplace of the Kama Sutra to confront its paradoxical relationship with sex. Is her ambition blind or bold and how is India responding to this provocative and unabashed bombshell as she continues to take the country by storm?
Executive Producers: David Hamilton, Craig Thompson
Produced by: Craig Thompson
Edited by: Decebal Dascau
Written by: Dilip Mehta, Deepa Mehta, Craig Thompson
Creative Consultant: Deepa Mehta
Directed by: Dilip Mehta
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