Actress Sunny Leone has become one of the most famous Indo-Canadians after her success in Bollywood but she remains a deeply divisive figure in her hometown, where many refused to even talk about her for a new documentary film on her life. Born as Karenjit Kaur Vohra in the small town of Sarnia in the Canadian province of Ontario 35 years ago, Leone finds the community in her hometown unwilling to welcome her back. This is made clear in the documentary “Mostly Sunny”, directed by noted Toronto-based filmmaker Dilip Mehta, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). A still from the documentary, Mostly Sunny, that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Courtesy TIFF)When Mehta sent a camera unit to the gurdwara she worshipped at when young, its management called the police.
Source: Hindustan Times September 11, 2016 05:37 UTC