From endorsing a condom to Kapil Sharma refusing to shoot with her – 5 times Sunny Leone grabbed headlines for controversies

Before the Madhuban song controversy, here's a dekko at some of the major controversies Sunny courted in the recent past.

By Shivani Pawaskar
Published: December 27 2021, 00:15 AM IST

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Sunny Leone's Madhuban controversy — Image credit: Instagram

Sunny Leone's Madhuban controversy

A couple of days ago, Sunny Leone's indie-pop number, Madhuban was released by the label Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. The song is faintly inspired by Mohammad Rafi's classic song from the 1960s. In the song, Sunny is seen flaunting her sizzling dance moves. While the song received mixed reviews, it got backlash from the priests and Saints from the North who have alleged that the song and the actress have tarnished the name of the birthplace of Lord Krishna with the obscene dancing. Certain sections have called for a ban and have approached the government for the same. The song has hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus, said the protestants. A couple of hours ago, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa released a statement saying that they will make the changes within the next three days. Let's have a dekko at the controversies that the actress courted before now.

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Sunny denied permission to perform at New Years' Bash — Image credit: Instagram

Sunny denied permission to perform at New Years' Bash

A couple of years ago, Sunny Leone was denied permission to perform at a New Year's Bash in Bangalore. Bengaluru Police Commissioner denied the permission after several protests. Members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene had protested against Sunny's event. They burned her posters citing that the programme was an assault on their culture. They also reportedly threatened a mass suicide back then. The state president had said that they won't mind if she performed in a saree.

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Sunny's condom Ad controversy — Image credit: Instagram

Sunny's condom Ad controversy

During Navratri, billboards of Sunny Leone's ad endorsing a condom brand had landed her in controversy. A dozen or so billboards were taken down in Gujarat. Complaints were registered featuring the actress promoting the condom brand ahead of the festival of Navratri. It created an outrage for the slogan 'Play with love this Navratri.'

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Sunny rented Celina Jaitley's apartment — Image credit: Instagram

Sunny rented Celina Jaitley's apartment

Back when Sunny Leone and Daniel Webber were new in the country, actress Celina Jaitley had rented her apartment to them. The former actress had accused Sunny and her husband of leaving her home in a terrible state. As per a Hindustan Times report, Celina had faced immense problems ever since Sunny had rented her place.

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The Kapil Sharma Show — Image credit: Instagram

The Kapil Sharma Show

A couple of years ago, rumours were rife that Sunny was rejected from promoting her film on The Kapil Sharma Show. It was said that Kapil had allegedly refused to shoot with the actress. The rumours died down when she did make an appearance with Ekta Kapoor to promote Ragini MMS 2.

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Sunny's contract rumours — Image credit: Instagram

Sunny's contract rumours

Sunny Leone courted controversy when rumours floated around stating that the actress allegedly asked for HIV tests from her co-stars. However, they were found to be untrue. Sunny did not respond to the baseless rumours.

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Sunny vs Kamaal R Khan — Image credit: Instagram

Sunny vs Kamaal R Khan

Sunny Leone's name got embroiled in a controversy over a tweet. Kamaal R Khan lashed out at Sunny Leone when the actress's tweet went viral. Kamal tweeted, Ye lo... Sunny Leone says - Rape is not a Crime, It's just a Surprise Sex. Sunny denied posting it and said that her Twitter account was hacked.