Playing games with Sunny Leone

Gulf News

Read the full article here: https://gn24.ae/88a9b792c33f000  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos/Best of Bollywood  Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Bollywood actress and former adult star Sunny Leone talks make-up, mother-hood, beauty and her unconventional life choices in an exclusive interview with Gulf News as she visits our newsroom.   #SunnyLeone #Bollywood #BeautyTips

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00:00We have a game for you. We do this with every celebrity who enters our newsroom.

00:05So we are going to play the game Never Have I Ever.

00:07Oh my gosh, so original.

00:10Oh my god, I've not played this game ever in my life.

00:14The good thing is, is I'm in Dubai, so I know these questions are going to be PG rated.

00:18So yes!

00:21Never have I ever lied on my resume.

00:24Yes is a green and red is a no.

00:27No, I haven't lied on a resume.

00:28No horse riding skills that you don't have?

00:31No, you know, when I was making the resume, I was quite young.

00:34So I didn't know that maybe you should lie on your resume.

00:38Maybe I would have got the job. Who knows?

00:41So I haven't.

00:42Slept with my makeup on.

00:44And as a person who actually launched and promotes her own brand of makeup,

00:49have you done the crime?

00:50Yes, I have. A long time ago.

00:53Before I knew that you're not supposed to sleep with your makeup on.

00:56And those were, you know, most of those no, you know, washing of the face nights

01:04is nights I don't really remember.

01:08So let's just say it was a fun night.

01:10I had a great time.

01:12And hey, I woke up with some makeup on.

01:14What's the big deal?

01:15But now you know better though.

01:17Yeah, that's a big crime.

01:18Palmed off diaper duty.

01:19No, I haven't.

01:20I haven't passed on diaper duty to anyone.

01:22Both Daniel and I in the middle of the night can change diapers within maybe 30 seconds.

01:27We're so good.

01:29He has one child, I have the other.

01:31We're in and we're out and we're gone.

01:33Never have I ever had a crush on my Bollywood co-star.

01:36No.

01:36No? Okay.

01:37Never have I ever posted a positive review of your friend's movie,

01:41although you secretly hated it.

01:42No, because most of the time I...

01:44This is no.

01:46Usually when I post, you know, something about a friend, it's because I've seen it.

01:51And I do believe in posting things that are true.

01:56Because I have to see them again.

01:58So I'd rather not lie.

01:59Never have I ever used my fame and public figure clout to jump a queue

02:04or get a dinner table reservation.

02:05No, that is done.

02:06I'm very sorry.

02:08The queue part, I will gladly wait because I understand, you know,

02:12everybody should wait in line.

02:13I have no problems doing it.

02:14But what happens is that somebody's like, man, this way.

02:18So I say, okay, fine.

02:20I'll go.

02:21Thank you so much.

02:23So yeah, they are the ones pampering you.

02:25It's not you asking for those.

02:26No, no.

02:27Or if somebody's like hounding me at the airport,

02:29asking for photos over and over again.

02:32I say, you get me through the line and I will take your photo.

02:35Nice. I like it.

02:36That's called using your clout.

02:37It's barter deal.

02:38Hello.

02:38Yes, exactly.

02:39Never have I ever cheated on a test.

02:43Maybe.

02:44Like when I was really little.

02:46Yeah, I have.

02:47I wasn't, you know, one of those smart children in school.

02:50I was a C student.

02:51So I was always striving to be smarter.

02:53But, you know, it didn't work out in school so much.

02:57Okay.

02:57But I'm okay.

02:58You wanted to be a nurse?

03:00Yes, I did.

03:00Oh, it was true.

03:01Okay.

03:01I thought Wikipedia is not very reliable.

03:03I wanted to be a pediatric nurse.

03:05I wanted to work with children.

03:07And luckily for, you know, myself and my husband,

03:11we just opened up a children's art school.

03:13So I am not taking care of children in hospitals,

03:17but we have opened up this amazing school in Mumbai.

03:21Never have I ever pretended to like a director's work for a role.

03:24No, I haven't.

03:27Because if I have to pretend,

03:29that means that either I don't like it

03:31and I want to work with them, right?

03:33Is that what that means?

03:33That's right.

03:34No, I haven't.

03:35Never have I ever cried from exhaustion.

03:37I don't know if it's cried from exhaustion

03:40because I know it's exhaustion.

03:42It might be that someone has pushed my button so much

03:46and I'm so tired that maybe I have.

03:50Never have I ever Googled my own name.

03:52No, no, I have.

03:53Because I have to see what's popping up

03:55and what nonsense people are writing about.

03:58Okay.

03:58Yes.

03:59So responsible.

04:00Gulf News, I have to tell you, is very responsible.

04:02But having said that, what did you,

04:04what trial do you up recently?

04:06Recently, nothing too much recently.

04:10I think it's when I hear that there's just craziness happening,

04:14mainly in India.

04:17And I have to see what, you know, what's happening and why.

04:21Never have I ever stalked a celebrity on social media.

04:24No, no.

04:26Like stalking is a very strong word.

04:29Have I looked at somebody's page?

04:31Absolutely.

04:32Have I followed?

04:33Yes.

04:34Have I stalked them?

04:36No.

04:36Given someone a fake number.

04:38Absolutely.

04:40Most girls in this room will agree with this

04:44because they probably have done the same.

04:46It's just part of, you know, growing up.

04:48Never have I channeled any of the characters from Friends.

04:51No, no.

04:52But Seinfeld, yes.

04:56Elaine's dancing, you know.

04:59Love it.

04:59Never have I ever listened to the Canadian singer Brian Adams.

05:02I probably have.

05:03I grew up in Canada.

05:04So yeah.

05:05And never have I ever snuck out of the house.

05:07When I was a teenager.

05:08Yes, I did.

05:09You can see that in my biopic series.

05:12I'm sorry?

05:13You were a rebel with a cause.

05:14Yeah, I wanted my freedom.

05:16And you know, sometimes you have to break the rules.

05:21I know you're a mom of three.

05:22And you are trying to design this five-minute makeup kit,

05:25which is for women on the go, which is what we all need.

05:29How far along are you with it?

05:31The reason I want to create this kit

05:33is because I literally have in the morning,

05:35I have 30 minutes left to shower, change, put myself together,

05:40dry my hair, you know, put on makeup.

05:44And I have to be out the door

05:45because my kids have to go to school and they can't be late.

05:48And so that's why I'm trying to create different products

05:51that you put on.

05:53It's quick.

05:54It looks amazing.

05:55And you know, that's what really matters to any working mother

05:59who's, you know, on the go.

06:00And then finally, you look at yourself at lunchtime

06:03and you get a second to sit down.

06:05You're like, OK, I still look put together.

06:08This is good.

06:09You know, nothing's like, you know, some weird smearing this way

06:13or the makeup's coming off.

06:14And we all hate that.

06:16Anything goes in beauty, you think?

06:17Or should we follow rules?

06:19Like they say, right?

06:20I mean, at night, try to wear darker colors, et cetera.

06:22Or you think just wear what suits you.

06:24I think that, you know, in the night,

06:26you definitely can add, you know, more makeup.

06:29And in the day, if you're walking around with full glam,

06:32I mean, it might look a little too much.

06:35I believe in the idea of people, women who wear makeup

06:41to look naturally beautiful and just highlighting the things that look great.

06:45Of course, that takes work.

06:46It's not, it's the same effort, right?

06:50It's the same effort that you would take in the nighttime.

06:53It's just about knowing what colors go with your skin tones.

06:56And, you know, what's going to happen when you step out in the light.

06:59What do you think of contouring, though?

07:01And baking, is that because it takes time and to perfect it, it's not easy.

07:06So would you recommend that?

07:07And are you planning to also have your own palette, perhaps?

07:10I'm not sure if you do already, but do you have your own contouring palette?

07:13We have that in the making as we speak.

07:16And I think that contouring is definitely something that looks great on a lot of people.

07:21But if you over-contour, you tend to look older, I feel.

07:27Than looking young and fresh and beautiful.

07:31There's like a fine line with contouring, I feel.

07:34Than, you know, someone who's just like layering the contour on.

07:39It can either make your face look older or will make your face look,

07:43you know, more defined and beautiful.

07:46So I think that there's a definite line.

07:48Like I do minimal contouring, especially during the day.

07:52And even at night, we do some contouring, but nothing too heavy ever.

07:56Do you think the art is to blending?

07:58I mean, is blending everything?

08:00Because people keep talking about all these Insta, IGTV videos and beauty tutorials.

08:05Keep telling you, blend, blend.

08:06They're right.

08:07There's a reason why everybody says this, because they're right.

08:10And I think having the right tools, that will help you.

08:14Because if you're someone who's just starting to figure out how to do makeup,

08:21I feel less is better.

08:22Or finding the right brushes that will help you do that.

08:26Like with contouring, so you don't get those lines, use like this big fan brush.

08:31Yes, of course.

08:32That's like really soft.

08:33So it's only picking up a little bit of, you know, the makeup.

08:36Like a gladiator thing.

08:37Right.

08:37Yes.

08:38Yeah.

08:38Or a mohawk.

08:39Tell us about what's happening in the world of movies.

08:42I know you are also doing Malayalam and songs.

08:45You're trying your hand at South Indian films as well.

08:47So what should we know?

08:48What's next for you?

08:49I have a Hindi film.

08:50It's called Coca-Cola that will hopefully come out by the end of this year.

08:55And a South film called Rangila.

08:59What is it?

08:59Rangila.

09:00Okay.

09:01And what else?

09:02There's a few songs that I did.

09:04Okay.

09:04That's fantastic.

09:05I mean, you've already done a biopic.

09:07You know, which on Zee5 and you really liked it, right?

09:10You sanctioned it.

09:12You approved it.

09:13And you're in it.

09:14So are you happy with the kind of responses?

09:16Do you think people know you better after watching you in that biopic perhaps?

09:20I think that they definitely got a sense of, you know, my upbringing.

09:23And I don't think that the things that happen in my life

09:26are so extraordinarily different than anybody in this room.

09:31We all have things that happen.

09:33We all have sad things that happen.

09:35People who pass or, you know, our own struggles.

09:38It's about, sure, some of my decisions were not like anybody else in this room.

09:43But the core of like growing up and a lot of those struggles, I think are relatable.

09:51Um, the decision itself that maybe is not relatable.

09:56But I think a lot of the things that happen living in a, you know,

10:02a family that's come from India, first generation family in a different country

10:07and all the different things that you go through.

10:09I think that all that stuff is very relatable.

10:11And you're the queen of reinvention.

10:12You've done so many things now.

10:14I have to say, in terms of brand, you know how to build a brand.

10:17Is there really, I mean, is everything that you do in your life

10:20actually orchestrated as well?

10:22There's a lot of thoughts that goes into who you are.

10:24Like you're now a brand.

10:25I mean, if I look at it and I'm like, this is how you should actually roll.

10:29But not many can.

10:29But yeah.

10:30I personally don't give it too much.

10:32You know, as far as some orchestrated thing, like, okay, from here,

10:37this time to this time, we'll do this and this time.

10:40It's not like that.

10:41I think it's about going with the things that are happening around you

10:45and being aware of what are the in things to do or with the digital world

10:53or even with makeup or just anything.

10:58It's about doing things that I want to do.

11:01And if it presents itself and I have the opportunity to do it,

11:04then, of course, I'm going to.

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