A Canadian porn star appearing in
The busty Sunny Leone, best known for her roles in films as
Not Charlie's Angels XXX and The Virginity Hit, made her entry this week in the
Bigg Boss, India 's
version of the show Big Brother.
"Hi I am Sunny from California," Leone introduced
herself to her fellow inmates at the plush Bigg Boss house in heavily-accented
Hindi after showing off a few Bollywood-style dance moves.
Leone, a 30-year-old Canadian of Indian origin, said she
decided to join the Bigg Boss programme not because of the money on offer but
because she was addicted to the show.
"I'm really excited to be a part of it. I think I’d
look great cooking... and doing the house chores in pencil heels and sexy
clothes that I'm comfortable in," she told the Hindustan Times before
joining the show.
In an article headlined "The XXX Factor" on
Thursday, the Mail Today tabloid asked "Is porn slowly mainstreaming into
our society through Sunny Leone on TV and PETA's adult site?"
Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) is to launch a porn website this year that will also show animal
mistreatment.
The site peta.xxx will present visitors with
"tantalizing images", followed by graphic ones of cruelty to animals.
"Who will check children from voting for Sunny Leone...
and surfing the net to get tutored about her?" asked writer Sangeeth
Sebastian. "These are pertinent points because sex is still taboo in India
On microblogging site Twitter, reactions ranged from the
lascivious to the outraged.
"It is shameful that TV shows are now bringing in porn
stars to boost their viewer ratings," college student Payal Saxena wrote.
"I will not watch this show anymore and will urge my other friends to do
so."
Indian cinema and television shows refrain from showing
anything that is deemed to be indecent, largely out of fear of running foul of
strict obscenity laws and the powerful state censor.
The Bollywood film industry is famous for its "air
kissing" -- kissing on the lips is still rare -- and sex is only ever
hinted at by suggestive scenes.
Past guests on Bigg Boss include former Baywatch star
Pamela Anderson and the late British reality TV star Jade Goody.
This AFP article was
published on November 24, 2011
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