Journalist tried to target Sunny Leone on her past and this is how she won hearts
Mumbai: The moment a short excerpt from a 20-minute long interview with a well-known journalist found its way on the internet, it spread like a wildfire, catching everyone’s major attention.
The short excerpt showed Sunny Leone being targeted again and again by the journalist on her past and career choices. While the video made many cringe, it was just a small part of what was yet to come. The full interview shows Sunny being an object of the journalist’s misogynistic and backward views, which were thrown at her dressed as questions.
Do you think Aamir Khan will work with you?
How many people would aspire to be a porn star?
In typical Bollywood terms, you're an 'item girl'.
Does it worry you that your past as a ‘Porn Queen’ will continue to haunt you?
I wonder if I'm being morally corrupt by interviewing you.
Statistically you have led to a rise in the consumption of porn in India.
These were some of the questions and statements made by the journalist towards Sunny.
While the interview showed the journalist’s “clear” views on the actress, it also showed everyone a different side of Sunny. While many would have walked out or landed a fine print of their palms on the journalist’s face, Sunny sat calmly on the “hot seat” and dodged every misleading and degrading question with smile on her face and a smart reply on the tip of her tongue.
The actress not only won the interview but also the Internet, making everyone fall in love with her brave personality.
Ever since the interview was broadcasted, social networking sites have been ringing with positive messages for the actress. Apart from the audiences, even Bollywood came forward and showered Sunny with the love and support that she truly deserves.
It all started with one tweet. Yes, with Rishi Kapoor encouraging tweet, people started wondering what the whole fuss was about and thus the news reached every corner of B-town.
@SunnyLeone respect. Few could have been as composed dignified and classy as you were. ðŸ‘👠you sure showed men it's a woman's world. Boom!
— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 20, 2016 One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.@SunnyLeone im a fan!
— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) January 20, 2016 Just Saw the Interview Respect @SunnyLeone https://t.co/imfMDhua25
— Kartik Aaryan (@theaaryankartik) January 20, 2016 To be intelligent honest firm and hugely dignified-All at once... @SunnyLeone you knocked it out of the park... Loved your interview! :)🎈â¤ï¸
— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) January 20, 2016 I have become a @SunnyLeone fan after watching her IBN interview... What a graceful & dignified lady.
— Arshad Warsi (@ArshadWarsi) January 20, 2016 Omg @SunnyLeone hats off to you!!! You answered those stupid questions with so much of graceâ¤ï¸ Lots of love to you Sunshine!!!🌸
— Elli Avram (@ElliAvram) January 20, 2016 @SunnyLeone Truly inspired by the grace and dignity you have stood upto to anyone publicly humiliating women in India! Thank you
— Mohit Suri (@mohit11481) January 19, 2016 Very unfair& rude interview with Sunny Leone on CNN IBN.She is taking it on her chin sportingly,obviously in the interest of her coming film
— rishi kapoor (@chintskap) January 17, 2016 @sunnyleone, Kudos to you for being so grateful, poised & courageous in the face of ignorance. I'm a fan :) pic.twitter.com/XuFidgQThN
— Jai Singh Rathore (@AnilKapoor) January 19, 2016 @zmilap @SunnyLeone hats off to this graceful lady
— Suresh Menon (@sureshnmenon) January 19, 2016 This downright distasteful interview shows d journalists intellect & lack of basic human respect & nothing else.kudos @SunnyLeone
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) January 19, 2016 Prejudice and misogyny, thy name is Chaubey. Well done @SunnyLeone. https://t.co/3VcMPhnbym
— Nikhil Chinapa (@nikhilchinapa) January 19, 2016 An all time low for journalism in our country.. Interview done in such bad taste.. Kudos @SunnyLeone for tackling a retard so well 😊âï¸
— Saqib Saleem (@Saqibsaleem) January 19, 2016 Well done @SunnyLeone !! You are a very hardworking professional and u have respect for others and yourself! I'm proud to be ur friend..
— Rannvijay singha (@RannvijaySingha) January 19, 2016 @bhupendrachaube 'a interview of @SunnyLeone was the most sexist,holier-than-thou one I have seen lately.He wanted you to crack,you DIDN'T!
— RichaChadha (@RichaChadha_) January 19, 2016 So disappointed to see such disrespect towards a woman.. Is this Journalism??.I don't know @SunnyLeone personally but what a dignified lady.
— Genelia Deshmukh (@geneliad) January 19, 2016 Sunny Leone displays far more dignity than these self appointed moral custodians of society.
— vidya balan (@vidya_balan) January 19, 2016 Appalled by the journalist and his lack of intellect, humanity and respect. Bravo @SunnyLeone in complete support.
— Radhika Apte (@radhika_apte) January 19, 2016 Don't think many would've held their own as @SunnyLeone did!Total respect!point proven where more men need2b taught respect in this country!
— Geeta Basra (@Geeta_Basra) January 19, 2016 That was literally NOT an interview.. Just hyper opinionated statements with a question mark at the end!!! No Grace? Chivalry? Ridiculous!
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) January 19, 2016 How beautifully u held your own in that stupid interview @SunnyLeone .Some1 should have taught him how to respect a woman when he was a kid.
— Sushant S Rajput (@itsSSR) January 19, 2016 Prejudice and misogyny, thy name is Chaubey. Well done @SunnyLeone. https://t.co/3VcMPhnbym
— Nikhil Chinapa (@nikhilchinapa) January 19, 2016 Here's hoping Mr Chaubey's next interview explores something other than his own prejudice.
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) January 19, 2016 He asks the same question for 20minutes. Because she doesn't satisfy him with the response he's looking for.#Respect https://t.co/RkG4B0C5d2
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) January 19, 2016 Full marks to Sunny Leone for the grace she showed. Most would've walked out of that cringe fest of an interview.
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) January 19, 2016 You aren't a lady unless you have grace.@SunnyLeone well done woman.your grace overtook the idiots crass.
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) January 19, 2016 Well done @SunnyLeone keeping it together in the face of opinionated misguided questions👠#mortifyingjournalism https://t.co/DwsdAFtVxT
— shruti haasan (@shrutihaasan) January 19, 2016 Yes and such stupid questions!He is so googly eyed & patronising while @SunnyLeone holds her own so beautifullyðŸ‘🼠https://t.co/KKPlaUB8sw
— Mini Mathur (@minimathur) January 19, 2016 A rockstar being interviewed by a misogynistic idiot. You owned this one @SunnyLeone with your grace & poise. Bravo! https://t.co/LeCVt9bxmw
— Shruti Seth (@SethShruti) January 18, 2016 She is a rockstar! My #MastizaadiSunny Love her! https://t.co/WXX1s16rmR
— Mastizaada Milap (@zmilap) January 19, 2016 After her interview, the actress releases a short video on her official Twitter account, thanking everyone for all the love and support.
On set and I feel this really needs to be said right now! Thank you and love you!! pic.twitter.com/SHSZSU7pij
— Sunny Leone (@SunnyLeone) January 19, 2016 