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Excited to be back at work after a difficult 2020, Sunny Leone is looking forward to a great year professionally. With some signed projects and talks going on for more, the actor has started the ride in 2021 with renewed vigour. “In 2021, a lot of things have been planned and a lot of things are going to be unexpected as well. After taking a break for so long, one doesn’t know what’s going to happen. I feel grateful to have work at hand. With everything that’s happening in the world, I’m hoping this year is going to be better and filled with surprises for everyone,” she says. Apart from her film Koka Kola releasing this year, Leone has Vikram Bhatt’s Anamika, a TV reality show and a film down South. “I’m not taking it slow and going back to shoot feels absolutely amazing,” adds Leone Charting her own path in the industry, the 39-year-old doesn’t believe in competition. “I don’t look at what other people are doing or the choices they’re making. I look at myself and my own family, what I need to do and how I need to get through my day. It’s as simple as that. I don’t compare myself with anybody else. I want to live my life the way I want to, do better work and enjoy with my family,” says the actor, adding that she’s content with the kind of characters she’s being offered right now. Ask if she too feels that there are not many female-fronted stories being made in Bollywood and Leone replies, “Most of the things I do are female centric or female fronted, so I would have to disagree. As far as playing strong women characters is concerned, I think it’s more about the story. Whether it’s a strong female or someone who’s weak or isn’t making it through… it really just depends on the story. That’s the great thing about cinema and now, digital has paved the way where we can play any character we want. So women can be strong, vulnerable, amazing or glamorous. I think it’s a mix of everything that matters now and not just one type of strong woman.” Shreya Mukherjee
I don’t look at what other people are doing or the choices they’re making. I look at myself and my own family.