Published 14:51 IST, September 26th 2019
Sunny Leone: Education, childhood and journey of Karenjit Kaur Vohra
Sunny Leone is an actor, model and dancer of Bollywood. Her many talents and skills have made her one of the most famous actors in India as well as worldwide.
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Sunny Leone has come a long way since her first appearance on the reality TV show Big Boss and then making her debut in Bollywood with Jism 2. She carved her place in Bollywood by working in many projects and has also started a makeup line named Star Struck by Sunny Leone. She also released a biopic series named Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, which sketches her years of struggle in the industry. Here are some facts about the Ragini MMS 2 actor.
Sunny Leone was born in a Sikh- Punjabi family in Ontario, Canada
Childhood and Education
Sunny Leone was born as Karenjit Kaur Vohra on May 13, 1981, in Sarnia, a city in the Ontario state of Canada. Sunny has a younger brother Sundeep Vohra. She was enrolled in Catholic School by her parents. When she was just 13 years old, her family shifted from Canada to Southern California. Leone wanted to become a nurse and thus enrolled in Orange County for its training.
Career
Karenjit took the name of Sunny Leone once she became the part of the adult film industry. She joined this industry when she was just 19 years old and worked for almost 13 years as an adult movie star. Her Bollywood debut Jism 2 was an Indian erotic thriller. Boxofficeindia declared the film to be a "Semi-Hit" as it collected 349.7 million in three weeks. She has worked in other movies like Ragini MMS 2, Jackpot, Ek Paheli Leela, Kuch Kuch Locha Hai, and Mastizaade. She has done many cameos in other movies like Singh is Bliing, Raees and Baadshaaho.
Family
Sunny is currently married to musician and business manager Daniel Weber. The pair tied the knot in 2011, and they have three children. They adopted their elder daughter Nisha Kaur Weber and have a set of twin sons named Asher Singh Weber and Noah Singh Weber. She is currently hosting the reality TV show Splitsvilla alongside Ranvijay Singh.
Updated 19:41 IST, September 26th 2019