Anurag Kashyap said on choosing Sunny Leone for Kennedy, ‘A woman was needed who…’

Kashyap’s Kennedy It was screened at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. It was attended by actors including Kashyap and Leone.

Karenjit Kaur Vohra, better known by her stage name Sunny Leone, is a Canadian-Indian-American actress, model and a former adult film actress. Ditching the adult movie star image, Leone initially had difficulty finding opportunities in Bollywood. No one is alien to the concept of how much work Leone put in to establish herself on her acting skills.

Kashyap In an interview, he said that he has chosen Sunny Leone for his film. KennedyBecause they needed “a woman over 40 who is sexualized by the men around her, men who are in their 50s and 60s.” ,

Kashyap also mentioned that he had seen Leone’s interviews before and noticed ‘a certain sadness in his eyes’.

Leone, a mother of three, lives with her husband Daniel Weber in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

In KennedyLeon plays the main role. The neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap also stars Rahul Bhat. Kennedy Shows an ex-insomniac police officer who secretly works for a corrupt system, living in various situations and searching for salvation.

Anurag Kashyap Kennedy It premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it received a seven-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Grand Lumière Theatre. A video of the same went viral on social media.

As the audience applauded, the stars of the film, Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone got emotional and Anurag had the biggest smile on his face. The team thanked everyone present. Sunny tells Anurag, “You did,” and says, “Yeah, I’m not crying.”

Sunny Leone in an earlier interview had mentioned how nervous and excited she was when she auditioned for the role.

Updated: May 27, 2023, 10:15 PM IST