Sunny Leone Height Weight Bra Size Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. Karenjit Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981), known by her stage name Sunny Leone (/liˈoʊni/), is a model and an actress in the American and Indian film industries. She is a former pornographic actress. She was born in Canada to an Indian Sikh family. She has Canadian and American citizenship. Her pet name is Karen. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010.
She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films, and television series. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. She also has hosted the Indian reality show Splitsvilla.
In 2012, she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt’s erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014), Ek Paheli Leela (2015), Tera Intezaar (2017), and the Malayalam film Madhura Raja in 2019.
Apart from her acting career, she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaign with a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spayed and neutered.
Early life
Karenjit Kaur Vohra was born on May 13, 1981, in Sarnia, Ontario, to Sikh Indian Punjabi parents. As a young girl, she was a self-described tomboy, very athletic and played street hockey with the boys.
Although the family was Sikh, her parents enrolled her in Catholic school as it was felt to be unsafe for her to go to public school. When she was 13, her family moved to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, then to Lake Forest, California, a year later, fulfilling her grandparents’ dream that the family be together in one place. She had her first kiss at 11, lost her virginity at 16 with a basketball player, and discovered her bisexuality at 18.
Personal life
In June 2006, Leone became an American citizen, but stated she planned to remain a dual citizen of Canada. On April 14, 2012, Leone announced that she was now a resident of India, 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.
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 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 milk every day.”
Although bisexual, she has stated that she prefers men. Sunny Leone had dated Indian-Canadian stand-up comedian Russell Peters up until they broke up in 2007. Leone was then dating Matt Erikson, a vice-president of marketing at Playboy Enterprises. After being engaged to Erikson, they broke up in 2008. She mentioned in an interview at the start of 2011 that she was married to Daniel Weber, an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur. 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.
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.” 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.
Sunny Leone Measurements Height Weight Bra Size Age
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Karenjit Kaur Vohra |
| Nickname | Sunny |
| Profession | Actress and Former Pornographic Actress |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4” |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 13 May 1981 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 41 Years |
| Birthplace | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Hometown | Southern California, USA |
| School | Catholic school |
| Educational Qualifications | Pediatric Nursing |
| Debut | Film: Jism 2 (2012) TV: My Bare Lady 2: Open for Business (2008) |
| Family | Father– Not Known (Died due to cancer) Mother– Not Known (Died) Brother– Sundeep Vohra Sister– N/A |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Hobbies | Horse riding, sky diving, abstract paintings, reading, travelling, cooking |
| Controversies | • Once comedian Kapil Sharma refused to invite Sunny on his show because of her past as an adult star, and that his show has a lot of family audience. But, after sometime Sunny came to the show with Ekta Kapoor to promote Ragini MMS 2. • Her film Ragini MMS 2 (2014) had a kiss scene with female star Sandhya Mridul. It created a lot of controversy as activists of a religious group started a campaign against Sunny. • In 2016, a complaint was filed against her in India over singing the national anthem incorrectly at a sports event. • Though she was supposed to perform in Bengaluru on New Year’s eve, the activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene protested against her performance, even threatened “mass suicide.” After she saw protest rising, she declined to perform in Bengaluru, due to safety reasons. • ‘Madhuban mein Radhika naache’ song: Soon after the release of the song ‘madhuban mein Radhika naache,’ featuring Sunny Leone, on 22 December 2021, the song attracted controversy for hurting the sentiments of Hindus. On 26 December 2021, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra warned the actress and the makers of the song to take legal action against them if the song was not taken down in three days. Mishra said, “Some people continuously hurt Hindu sentiments… there are temples for Radha… we pray to her. Saqib Toshi (the music composer) can make songs concerning his religion, but such songs offend us. I will take legal advice and action will be taken if the video is not taken down in three days.” Following Mishra’s warning, music label Saregama said the company will “change” the name and lyrics of the song. • The ‘infamous interview’: In an interview that she gave in January 2022, the actress opened up about her infamous televised interview with Bhupendra Chaubey that went viral in 2016. In the infamous interview, the questions asked by the journalist was termed misogynitsic, and amny actors from the industry supported Sunny. |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Lasagne, steamed lime fish with sliced chillies, parathas and Italian cuisine |
| Actors | Aamir Khan, Johnny Depp |
| Actresses | Marilyn Monro, Madhuri Dixit and Anushka Sharma |
| Films | Bollywood: Dil Hollywood: The Goonies |
| TV Show | American: Chuck |
| Musicians | Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez |
| Songs | Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift, Sorry by Justin Bieber |
| Colour | Red |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Fashion Designer | Alexander McQueen |
| Travel Destination(s) | Florence and Los Angeles |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Lexi Marie (American Pornstar) Jezebelle Bond (American Pornstar) Avena Lee (American Pornstar) Lux Kassidy (American Pornstar) Daisy Marie (American Pornstar) Lacie Heart (American Pornstar) Courtney Simpson (American Pornstar) Matt Erikson (Was engaged to the Vice President of marketing at Playboy, but they broke-up in 2008) Brea Lynn (American Pornstar) Russell Peters (Stand-up comedian) Dave Navarro (Guitarist) Daniel Weber (Actor, Guitarist and Business Manager) |
| Sexual Orientation | Bi-Sexual |
| Husband | Daniel Weber (Actor, Guitarist and Business Manager – m.2011-present) |
| Marriage Date | 20 January 2011 |
| Children | Sons– Asher Singh Weber (born in 2018, surrogacy), Noah Singh Weber (born in 2018, surrogacy) Daughter– Nisha Kaur Weber (adopted in 2017) |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | Maserati Quattroporte, BMW 7 Series, Audi A5 |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | INR 5-6 crore/film |
| Assets/Properties | • A bungalow in Sherman Oaks, just 30 minutes away by car from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles • A 4,365-sq ft apartment in Andheri, Mumbai (worth INR 16 crore) |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $3 million |
Upcoming projects
In January 2018, Leone started filming for the Hindi remake of 2012 Punjabi film Jatt & Juliet opposite Manish Paul. She is also stars in Veeramadevi a period war Tamil film in full-fledged lead role directed by V.C. Vadivudaiyan. The shooting for the film commenced in February 2018 and will be released in Telugu, Hindi & Malayalam.
Writer
Sweet Dreams is a collection of 12 short stories written by Sunny Leone. They were published digitally as an e-book and launched on April 22, 2016, by Juggernaut Books through their mobile app. A story was made available on the app at 10pm every night. A 200-page paperback edition was also launched in 2016.
The work was well received by the Hindustan Times, which commented, “Sunny’s stories are relentlessly optimistic. The characters are not complicated or unpleasant and exist in a world that veers on the border of Valentine’s Land with its floating pink hearts and soft focus lighting.”
Sunny Leone in an interview to Press Trust of India explains that the book is written from the perspective of both men and females, as well as being written for both genders but mainly for women; “I wrote these stories, from what I thought a woman would like to read.” Sunny Leone add that it is “the first time (she has) written something like this.” In the interview she mentioned how Juggernaut Books had come to her with this idea of writing the book.
Sweet Dreams was Elle’s Book of the Week in April 2016 and in the review they go on to write “don’t go looking for creative fantasies or fetishes; as a writer, Leone is playing safe.” Another review in Bollywood Hungama goes on to note if there was any real contribution from Sunny herself towards the book other than her picture on the cover. The review goes on say that there is “no note by (the) author, acknowledgments section, or forward from some known entity.”
Marriage and family
In July 2017, Leone and her husband Daniel Weber adopted their first child from Latur, a village in Maharashtra. The baby girl, whom they named Nisha Kaur Weber, she was 21 months old at the time of adoption. Actress Sherlyn Chopra first confirmed the news by writing a congratulatory message on social media on July 20, 2017. “Never in my life did I think that I want to adopt a child. People doing such amazing work at the orphanage changed my mind,” Daniel Weber told Hindustan Times.
On March 4, 2018, Sunny Leone and her husband announced the birth of their twin boys, born through surrogacy. They named the boys Asher Singh Weber and Noah Singh Weber.
Sunny Leone lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She moved into their new house with husband Weber and children on Ganesh Chaturthi, which took place on September 13, 2018.
Controversies
A police first information report was filed against her in May 2015 after a woman at Mumbai, India, complained that Leone’s website, sunnyleone.com, was destroying the Indian culture. Thane police’s cyber cell at Ramnagar booked her for sections 292, 292A, 294 which could have landed her a term in jail, fine or both. Senior police inspector JK Sawant stated, “We cannot block the website, but will ask the operator to remove objectionable content.”
In the 2017 new year, a pro-Kannada group Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene protested against the event Sunny Night in Bengaluru NYE 2018 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Sunny Leone was to perform at this event and the group argued that due to her pornographic past, she should not be allowed in the event. The protesters threatened a mass suicide and Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy denied her permission to appear at the event.
In 2018, a social activist lodged a complaint against Leone at the Nazarethpet police station in Chennai. He stated that the actress was promoting pornography which is against the Indian nation’s law. He also added that this would majorly dent the Indian culture and spoil the moral fabric of the society.
Producer and distributor Bharat Patel has accused Leone of not returning a signing fee which she had taken to do a special dance number for his film Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi after her role was cancelled.
Filmography
Bangladeshi films
| Year | Title | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bikkhov | Item girl in Chap Nishna | Bangla |
Nepalese films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Password | Item girl in “Aajako Sham” |
Indian films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jism 2 | Izna |
| Jackpot | Maya | Hindi |
| 2013 | Shootout at Wadala | Special appearance in the song “Laila” |
| 2014 | Ragini MMS 2 | Sunny Leone |
| Vadacurry | Herself | Tamil |
| Hate Story 2 | Hindi | Special appearance in the song “Pink Lips” |
| Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya | Hindi | Special appearance in the song “Shake That Booty” |
| Current Theega | Sunny | Telugu |
| 2015 | DK | Herself |
| Ek Paheli Leela | Leela / Meera | Hindi |
| Kuch Kuch Locha Hai | Shanaya | Hindi |
| Luv U Alia | Herself | Kannada |
| Singh Is Bliing | Airline passenger | Hindi |
| 2016 | Mastizaade | Laila Lele / Lily Lele |
| One Night Stand | Celina / Ambar Kapoor | Hindi |
| Beiimaan Love | Sunaina Verma | Hindi |
| Fuddu | Herself | Hindi |
| Dongari Ka Raja | Hindi | Special appearance in the song “Choli Blockbuster” |
| 2017 | Raees | Hindi |
| Noor | Hindi | Cameo appearance |
| Baadshaho | Hindi | Special appearance in song “Piya More” |
| Boyz | Marathi | Marathi film debut, Special appearance in song “Kuth Kuth Jayacha Honeymoon La” |
| Bhoomi | Hindi | Special appearance in song “Trippy Trippy” |
| Shrestha Bangali | Bengali | |
| PSV Garuda Vega | Telugu | |
| Tera Intezaar | Rounak | Hindi |
| 2019 | Jhootha Kahin Ka | Herself |
| Arjun Patiala | Baby Narula | Hindi |
| Madhura Raja | Herself | Malayalam |
| Motichoor Chaknachoor | Hindi | Special appearance in song “Battiyan Bujhaado” |
| TBA | Rangeela | TBA |
| Veeramadevi | Veeramadevi | Tamil |
| Shero | TBA | Lead Role; Filming |
| Oh My Ghost (OMG) | Sunny, “The Ghost” | Lead Role; Filming |
| Koka Kola | TBA | Hindi |
| Helen | Naina | Filming |
| The Battle of Bhima Koregaon | TBA | Special appearance in song |
| Untitled Eeshaan Surya film | TBA | Telugu |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Saree Wali Girl | Girik Aman | Girik Aman |
| 2015 | Super Girl From China | Kanika Kapoor, Mika Singh | Kanika Kapoor |
| 2017 | Loca Loca | Ariff Khan, Shivi | Ariff Khan, Rap by Raftaar |
| 2018 | Lovely Accident | Taposh, Harjot Kaur | Kaushik Akash Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 |
| 2019 | Hollywood Wale Nakhre | Upesh Jangwal | Tanveer Singh Kohli |
| 2021 | Barbie Doll | D Cali | Meet Sehra |
| Pardesi | Asees Kaur, Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | |
| Machli | Shahid Mallya, Pawni Pandey | Karan Lakhan, Oye Kunaal | |
| Panghat | Kanika Kapoor, Arindam Chakraborty | Shaarib Sabri, Toshi Sabri |
2022 Sharam Lihaaj
American films
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Girl Next Door | Herself | English | Hollywood debut; Cameo appearance |
| 2008 | Pirate’s Blood | Sunny | English | |
| 2010 | The Virginity Hit | Sunny | English | |
| 2016 | Mostly Sunny | Herself | English | Documentary biography |
P@rnographic films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Penthouse Video: Virtual Harem | Sunny |
| 2003 | Deadly Stingers | Hot Tub Hussey |
| 2004 | Mystique Presents H20hh | |
| Busty Cops | Taluca Lake | |
| Lingerie: The Secret Art of Seduction | Sunny | |
| 2005 | Centerfold Fetish | |
| Sunny | ||
| Alabama Jones and the Busty Crusade | Queen of the Jungle | |
| 2006 | Busty Cops 2 | Taluca Lake |
| Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone | Sunny Leone | |
| Sunny & Cher | Sunny | |
| The Female Gardener | ||
| 2007 | Debbie Does Dallas … Again | Corky |
| Sunny Loves Matt | Sunny | |
| It’s Sunny in Brazil | ||
| The Sunny Experiment | ||
| 2008 | The Other Side of Sunny | |
| Dark Side of the Sun | ||
| Descent Into Bondage | ||
| Costumed Damsels in Distress | Gypsy girl | |
| The House of N@ked Captives | ||
| 2009 | Undress Me | |
| Deviance | ||
| Naughty America 4 Her 6 | ||
| Sunny’s Slumber Party | Sunny | |
| Sunny’s B/G Adventure | ||
| 2010 | Live Gonzo | |
| Shut Up and Fuck Me | ||
| Sunny’s Casting Couch: I Wanna Be a Pornstar | ||
| All Sunny All the Time | ||
| Sunny Leone Loves HD Porn | ||
| Sunny Leone Loves HD Porn 2 | ||
| Girlfriends 2 | ||
| Hocus Pocus XXX | Townsfolk | |
| Gia: Portrait of a Porn Star | Gia | |
| Not Charlie’s Angels XXX | Kelly | |
| 2011 | Roleplay | |
| Sunny & the Suitcase | Sunny | |
| Lies: Diary of an Escort | ||
| Bang Van Blowout with Nick Swardson | ||
| 2012 | Sunny Leone: Goddess | |
| Lesbian Workout | ||
| Sunny Leone: Erotica | ||
| Home Alone | ||
| 2013 | Charlie’s Girl: Georgia Jones |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MTV Awards | Reporter | |
| 2007 | Debbie Does Dallas | Herself | |
| 2008 | My Bare Lady 2: Open for Business | Contestant | |
| Co-Ed Confidential | Stripper | ||
| 2011–2012 | Bigg Boss (season 5) | Contestant | 6th place |
| 2014 | Haunted Weekends with Sunny Leone | Host | |
| 2014–present | MTV Splitsvilla | Host | |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League (season 2) | Contestant | Team Member of Chennai Swaggers |
| 2018 | Man vs. Wild with Sunny Leone | Host |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone | Herself | Zee5 |
| 2019 | Ragini MMS: Returns | Meena | ALTBalaji |
| 2020 | Bullets | Tina | MX Player |
| 2021 | One Mic Stand | Herself | Amazon prime |
| 2022 | Anamika | Anamika | MX Player |
Other media appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Livin’ It Up | Dancer | Videoclip | Song by Ja Rule |
| 2007 | Pocket Pool | Penthouse Pet | PlayStation Portable game |