Sunny Leone is not quite ready to turn in her stripper heels if her Bollywood turn turns out to be huge. While plenty have question whether a porn star could, or should even have a shot at Bollywood success, Leone is certainly trying to make it work.
"Why would anybody watch a film where she is not doing the kind of things she is best known for?" says at least one Bollywood source to Bollywood Life. This concern seems to be echoed. Will people take her seriously with her clothes on? One basic theory is for Sunny Leone to try to downplay, almost never mention her star turns in the world of pornography. Perhaps by not calling attention to it, she may actually be taken seriously.
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Parno Mittra plays a hooker in Agnidev Chatterjee's next which has three women protagonists.
The other two characters are played by Swastika Mukherjee and Rituparna Sengupta. "Parno plays a sex worker who has been raped and seeks justice.
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After Anushka (Vedam), it’s now Charmi’s turn to play a sex worker. According to sources, Charmi will play the bold role of a prostitute in Notebook and 10th Class fame Chandu's new film which will go on the floors soon!
Confirming the news, Charmi said: "Although I essay the role of a high-profile sex worker, the film will not have any sleazy scenes as it’s on a different and aesthetic scale.” She said that she accepted the role as it was a love story and not a down market B-grade film.
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Mumbai: The Social Security Cell (SSC) of Mumbai Police arrested a 23-year-old sex worker and pimp from a 5-star Hotel in Shivajinagar on Saturday.
Both the accused are aspiring TV actors who had met during an audition a few months ago, Mid Day reported. The accuseds, identified as Yogita Madhukar Landhe (23) and Gaurav Panvar (28) are residents of Andheri. Panvar originally hails from Meerut in UP, the report said.
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Pakistani model and actress Veena Malik, who was recently in the news for a controversy over her nude image on FHM magazine cover, says she is uncomfortable in stripping for a film.
The actress, who is playing a sex worker in Rajeev Ruia's "Zindagi 50:50," says there are some "bold scenes" in the movie, but they are very "aesthetically shot."
While speaking to a leading daily, Veena said, "When Rajeev approached me with the role, he wasn't very confident about whether I would be able to pull it off. I prefer playing a bad girl rather than a cute, bubbly one. My ideal role has to be negative, strong and performance-driven," Zee News reported.
However, when asked about the rumors that she would be going naked in the movie, the actress replied, "I'm not stripping for any film. I have never gone nude nor does the film have such scenes. "
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