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In January 2016, an Indian TV host told former porn star Sunny Leone to her face that a member of parliament blamed her for a rise in rape cases. She didn’t flinch. By the next morning, the whole of India was talking about the interview, and it had backfired so badly that Bollywood’s biggest star came to her defense. In the video below, she sits in the hot seat while he goes after her past, question by question. She was born Karenjit Kaur to a Punjabi Sikh family in a small town in Canada. She met an agent, saw photos of the women he worked with, and didn’t think “vulgar.” She thought they looked beautiful and free. She became Penthouse Pet of the Year. Years later, she moved to India, walked into the Bigg Boss house and walked out a household name. Then came the films. But the host isn’t there to talk about films. He asks if Aamir Khan would ever work with her. “Probably not.” “Why?” “Because of my background.” He asks if her past will haunt her forever. She tells him it’s the media that says “haunt,” not her. He asks if she’d do it all again. “100%.” Then: “Pardon me if I’m being offensive, but how many people would think of growing up to be a porn star?” “No one.” Then he brings up the politician, and she smiles: “You think about me so much in your day you want to put me in your speeches. I’m waiting for Obama to make a speech about me.” He moves on to the government’s complaints about her new movie. She reminds him they still gave it a certificate. He asks whether we’ll ever see her in a sari. “Of course.” On camera, she never cracks. Afterward, she admitted she’d felt “completely alone,” “upset and scared.” She said she never imagined this is what she’d have to face. Aamir Khan said he’d be happy to work with her and praised her grace and dignity. Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor called her to tell her to stay strong. The host ended up publishing an open letter defending himself. A year later, she and her husband adopted a baby girl from a small town in India. Then they had twin boys. He spent the interview trying to make her ashamed of who she was. India ended up ashamed of him.