Why can't Sunny Leone be an actress: Mahesh Bhatt

New Delhi: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is all praise for Indo-Canadian adult movie star Sunny Leone, who will be seem making her debut in Bollywood with erotic thriller 'Jism 2'.

The 63-year-old director said that Leone did justice to her character of a porn star in the film and audience would be able to better relate to the character.

"Film's central character is a girl who is living on an image created by marketing her anatomy. This woman had to be a part of the porn industry. We were very clear from the very beginning that our protagonist would proudly proclaim - 'I am a porn star'. This was going to be her story and we couldn't compromise on the basic setting. It had to be Sunny," Bhatt said.

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  Going by the number of bold films being released this year, it seems Bollywood is experimenting more with erotica.

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  Director Pooja Bhatt's 'Jism 2' starring adult entertainer Sunny Leone is being called the boldest Bollywood film made so far.

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  Writer of the film Mahesh Bhatt claims that the 50 per cent of sensuous scenes in the film were removed by the censor board.

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  In most of the promos, Sunny Leone is seen dressed in a bikini. Her intimate scenes with Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh are the USP of the film. She plays a porn star in 'Jism 2'.

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  'Jism 2' has been released in India. As the film lacks a strong script, let's see if Sunny Leone's bold scenes can help the film in attaining commercial success.

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  Bengali actress Paoli Dam also made her Bollywood debut this year with 'Hate Story'.

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  Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, Paoli Dam played a journalist turned prostitute in the film.

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  Though the makers of 'Hate Story' made big claims and called it India's first erotic film, but the final product was hardly an erotica.

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  More than Paoli Dam's bare back, the cuss words used by her in the film grabbed attention.

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  The bold 'Hate Story' poster surprised everyone, but Paoli Damn failed to impress with the film.

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  The stunning Esha Gupta was seen romancing Bollywood's 'Kisser Boy' Emraan Hashmi in 'Jannat 2'.

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  Her low neck blouses and heavy make-up overshadowed her acting skills totally in her debut film 'Jannat 2'.

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  Esha Gupta is a former Miss India winner and looked extremely glamorous in 'Jannat 2'.

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  Despite her bold Bollywood debut, Esha can't match up to Paoli Dam and Sunny Leone's dare bare act.

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  Sunny Leone, Paoli Dam or Esha Gupta...who do you think deserves 'Boldest Performer of the Year' award.

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The 63-year-old director said that Sunny Leone has done justice to her character of a porn star in the film.

The producer says he wanted to rope in an actress who did not have inhibitions about doing bold scenes.

"By roping in a regular Bollywood leading lady, we would have had to restrict ourselves to just two-three erotic scenes in order to please audience. That would have been unfair to the subject," he said.

The 'Arth' director, who has alway believed in young talents and gave chance to star in his films, is leaving no stones unturned to promote Sunny for his film.

"Why can't Sunny deserve a place under the sun and be a quintessential feature film actress? No one can and should form an opinion about a creative person before seeing his or her work."

"Yes, we have seen Sunny's acts in the adult films. However movies are a different ballgame altogether. Our company carries certain credibility when it comes to believing in newcomers and giving them the right platform. Even Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham were newcomers when they were found a platform with 'Naam' and 'Jism'," he said.

'Jism 2' hit theatres on August 3 and it also stars Arunoday Singh and Randeep Hooda in the prominent roles.

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