FilmmakerAnurag Kashyap opens up on roping in Sunny Leone for film ‘Kennedy’
FilmmakerAnurag Kashyap opens up on roping in Sunny Leone for film ‘Kennedy’
Kashyap over a media interaction makes it known why he roped in renowned porn star Sunny Leone for his movie ‘Kennedy’. He required a woman over 40, sexualised by men around her in their 50s and 60s’ and he found that only Sunny Leone could do justice to the role.
In Kennedy, Leone essays the lead role. The neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, also features Rahul Bhat. ‘Kennedy’ is about an ex-insomniac police officer who is into a secret operation for the corrupt system and who lives in different conditions and goes on a lookout for salvation.
Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ was premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. It received a seven-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Grand Lumiere Theatre. A video of the same had gone viral on social media.
He needed to see a woman who was dealing with it all and using the same to “survive and navigate”.
As the audience broke into an applause, the film’s stars, Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, got emotional, and Anurag had the biggest smile on his face. The team thanked everyone who was present. Sunny told Anurag, “You did it,” and said, “Yeah I’m not crying.”
Sunny Leone in an earlier interview had mentioned how she nervous and excited when she auditioned for the role.
Present at the premiere of the film ‘Kennedy”at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 were actors Abhilash Thapliyal, Mohit Takalkar, Indian actress Megha Burman, Rahul Bhat, Sunny Leone, director Anurag Kashyap, Indian model and actress Karishma Modi
Anurag Kashyap, is known for his unusual take placed far away from mainstream conventual commercial movies, has talked about his pick for Kennedy movie-Sunny Leone.
Karenjit Kaur Vohra, known by her stage name Sunny Leone, is a Canadian-Indian-American actress, model, and a former adult movie actor. Leone had initially found it hard to find opportunity in Bollywood, shedding off the adult movie star image. No human is alien to the concept, how much Leone worked to establish herself on her acting prowess.
Kashyap also mentioned that he had watched Leone’s interviews before and had noticed ‘a certain sadness in her eyes’.
Leone, a mother of three, lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with her husband Daniel Weber.
In Kennedy, Leone essays the lead role. The neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, also stars Rahul Bhat. Kennedy shows an ex-insomniac police officer who operates secretly for the corrupt system, lives in different conditions and goes on a lookout for salvation.
Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it received a seven-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Grand Lumiere Theatre. A video of the same had gone viral on social media.
As the audience broke into an applause, Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, got emotional, and Anurag had the biggest smile on his face. The team thanked everyone who was present. Sunny told Anurag, “You did it,” and said, “Yeah I’m not crying.”
Sunny Leone in an earlier interview had mentioned how she nervous and excited when she auditioned for the role.
News input KV Raman
