Sunny Leone and Aamir Khan photographed in Mumbai. Photo: NDTV
AFP, IANS
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Wednesday spoke out in support of
actress Sunny Leone, who was at the receiving end of harsh questions
about her professional choices in a TV interview.
During the promotional TV interview with CNN IBN anchor Bhupendra
Chaubey, Sunny was asked that while she would like to work with Aamir
Khan, would Aamir Khan like to work with her.
Sunny faced it sportingly, and it is this spirit that has impressed Aamir.
"I think Sunny conducted herself with a lot of grace and dignity in
this interview. I wish I could have said the same about the interviewer.
"And yes Sunny, I will be happy to work with you. I have absolutely
no problems with your 'past', as the interviewer puts it. Stay blessed.
Cheers. Aamir," Aamir posted on his Facebook page.
He shared the same post on Twitter. Sunny acknowledged Aamir's support with a re-tweet, which read: "I
think my heart just dropped seeing this! Thank you so much for the
support. It means the world and beyond to me."
After reading his tweet on his interest in working with her, she
wrote: "Wow you just made my whole year saying that! I was just happy
you wrote me back. Respect you dearly!"
Sunny, who made inroads into Bollywood with "Jism 2", is awaiting the
release of her new film "Mastizaade". It is to promote this sex comedy
that she went in for the interview with Chaubey.
The interview was tagged as "disgusting and sexist" by a string of celebrities, who expressed support to Sunny.
Some of the questions asked were: There are lots of married women who
look at Sunny Leone as a threat to their husbands, do you not care
about all this?
A member of parliament, in his speeches, has held you responsible for corrupting Indian morality. How do you deal with that?
She was even asked: If Sunny Leone is becoming brand ambassador of New India, is that a dangerous trend to have?
The anchor didn't stop there. He also asked Sunny if she is the reason behind the growing porn watchers in India.
"Since you have come to Indian cinema, the number of people watching
porn has increased proportionately to the extent that we are now the
world's largest consumer of porn. Can you respond to that," he asked.
However, Sunny answered the queries with wit and poise, thereby garnering applause from known names of the film fraternity.
Rear Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed has been appointed as new chief of the naval staff. PHOTO: STAR
Star Online Report
The government today appointed Rear Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed as new chief of the naval staff.
The appointment will come into effect from 27 January afternoon when
he would be promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and incumbent Navy
Chief Admiral Farid Habib will go on retirement.
Ahmed will continue office for three years from the date of his
appointment, said a gazette notification by the ministry of defense.
The government recently uplifted the rank of vice admiral to admiral
and air marshal to air chief marshal to make it equal to the rank of
general in Bangladesh Army.
প্রাক্তন পর্ন কুইন। বেশ কয়েকটি ছবিতে অভিনয়ের পর এখনও ইন্ডাস্ট্রিতে
তাঁর কি এটাই পরিচয়? সম্প্রতি সানি লিওনের একটি টেলিভিশন সাক্ষাত্কার অন্তত
তেমন প্রশ্নের মুখোমুখি করছে বলিউডকে। ওই সাক্ষাত্কারে সানিকে যে সব
প্রশ্ন সামলাতে হয়েছে তা নিয়েই এখন উত্তাল সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া। সানিকে প্রশ্ন
করা হয়, ‘‘পর্ণ তারকা হিসেবে আপনার অতীত কি আপনাকে তাড়া করে বেড়ায়?’’ তার
উত্তরে সপাটে ব্যাট চালান সানি। বলেন, ‘‘যা করেছি বেশ করেছি। আমি ওসব নিয়ে
ভাবিই না।’’ এই সাক্ষাত্কার প্রচারিত হওয়ার পরই সমালোচনার ঝড় উঠেছে।
বিভিন্ন মহল থেকে প্রশ্ন উঠছে সত্যিই কি এ ভাবে কারও অতীত নিয়ে খোঁচা দেওয়া
সাংবাদমাধ্যমের কাজ? ক্যামেরার সামনে সানি লিওনকে বিব্রত করাই কি মূল
উদ্দেশ্য ছিল? এর সঠিক উত্তর না মিললেও সানির পাশেই দাঁড়িয়েছেন বলিউডের
একটা বড় অংশ।
