 And a very very warm welcome to Sunny Leone who's joined us over here today and made this conference even more special Thank you ladies and gentlemen a huge round of applause to her. Thank you so much Sunny we're gonna you know since you're here and you know you you're doing so much work You're doing so much work as an actress you're doing so much work as a Entrepreneur which role is it that you're really liking and you know how do you how do you sort of balance both these So much to do for you at the end of the day. I think the most fulfilling thing would be Creating something new being an entrepreneur my husband and I have been working so hard for so long and I'm sure there's many people here who will agree with me when you see this Small something whether it's a product or a brand or an idea or a thought or a dream And you watch it from the ground up grow. I it is the best I just got goosebumps. It is the best feeling to watch something You know that is a dream or or an idea and all of a sudden it's in your hands now So that's the most fulfilling See you know you're a global star you you've you've lived in Canada most of your life And then you move to India So as a celebrity as a star what was it that prompted you to sort of come to India? And then of course to come into Bollywood, which is very very competitive by its own self and also then to be an entrepreneur So what what prompted you to be? to your shift from Canada to India my shift from the US to here Was Not something that I planned wasn't something that I said hey, let's go to India tomorrow and work That wasn't you know the plan in my head But my husband was talking to colors, which is big boss and That's you know how it happened. I said yes to the show and the rest is history and now I'm here and then here for a very long time now and The entrepreneur part I was the little kid that went door-to-door selling things to people so my first business was shoveling snow and Making lemonade for I think the most I ever made shoveling snow was three dollars It was a great day because that meant 300 pieces of candy it was very young and So Lemonade is another thing that you know as a child that you know it's great to own your own lemonade stand So now you're today over here at the labels conference and the license in their show and you're launching the infamous line of cosmetics also you're Doing the boys fashion We're lying and you're a fashion diva yourself. So what does really fashion mean to you to you? What does it imply and you know, how does it don't make a woman more beautiful? Sure, I'm just gonna correct the names of the products are the brands The first one is starstruck, which is a cosmetic line that my husband I launched last year and it's doing thank God Very well, and we're very happy women are happy Wearing my product. It's something that again that I worked really hard on I tested the products myself for over the last I can't even tell you for how long it's a little obsessive to make sure that it's perfect and The inner wearer lingerie is something that we're gonna launch next and it'll be called infamous Lingerie by Sunny Leone. So I'm excited about that. That's something that is new and exciting and you know the next step sure You know so ladies and gentlemen for some of you who don't know out here she is the most Google star celebrity in the world and When you have that kind of global following and when you have that kind of fandom Not just in India, but outside India as well You have a huge responsibility that comes with it You know they always look up to you and expects you to do something or everything Which is probably going to make them happy, but at the same time They it puts a serious amount of responsibility on you So whenever you take a brand or you take any kind of endorsement, how do you sort of balance this? You know, how do you balance your fandom to say that while it has to be commercially manageable? But it also has to be responsible to my fans If it's a brand that I don't own and that I'm endorsing it just for me It has to be something that I like or I would use or that is not going to cause harm bodily harm to anyone Physically and then also emotionally. You don't hurt anybody. So that's pretty simple to say yes or no to Both, you know, everybody in my team. We all agree that certain products are no-nose and we don't endorse those at all as far as Products that we've created and things that we're we're working on It's all about passion. I think everybody here who's in business understands that just as much as I do That if you have a passion for something and you love doing something then I mean You're gonna work hard because you love it. You're going to push it more You're gonna push it out there more than the next person who has the same item that you do But there's no heart. So Everything that we're working on is something that I believe in my husband believes in or my team Sure. So do you I mean the the products that you support their environment friendly? My cosmetic line absolutely no animals were hurt while making Starstruck You know, we love to know the more personal side of you you're a mother You also do a lot of other charitable ventures to tell us a little more about yourself. I mean, you know How do you sort of I mean there's so much responsibility on you in your own professional career? But as a person and on your personal side, what is it that you like to do and what is it that you well this morning? I launched a art school slash learning center slash library That's something my Daniel and I who if you didn't know his name my husband I've been working on for a while now and We had a our daughter has a passion for art and being creative and So then we decided we should open up an art school So that's what I was doing this morning and I was using my magical job Okay, and I was getting everybody in line this morning Making sure everything was perfect Being a mom is definitely for mothers out there and even fathers who are extremely active with their children It's very difficult to keep children busy. How are you going to keep them busy? You put them in one place where they can learn they can play and they can also be creative So how did the art school idea really come up for you? I mean it came through our daughter, Nisha who we adopted almost two years ago and she has a real passion for Painting and arts and crafts. I mean if you walked into this little child's room from floor to ceiling is all her Artwork that she has worked on or made and then I have drawers Her artwork as well. So really the I the idea is simply her passion towards the arts You know, how do you feel about Indian women, you know What is your message to them that if they were to be financially independent? How do they sort of what what do they need to do? How do they find the power in themselves because Indian women have typically been very Home-bred and you know, they love to be in their homes, but it's important for a woman to be financially independent I think that's absolutely changing Right now. I meet so many different women out there and young girls and different millennials who are aspiring to be Something that they you know dream up or Women out there who work extremely hard. So I think that that's absolutely changing and it's probably about About time we say that a woman's not oppressed anymore. She's working towards, you know her own Freedom as a woman whether it's working or being a stay-at-home mom I know I have a lot of respect to those women who stay home and take care of their children It's not easy. Can I just say that I'll say it again It is not easy keeping children entertained all day and keeping them safe and feeding them and giving them baths and changing Their diapers and doing those one million things that you have to do. So those stay-at-home moms, even though they're not Let's say working in an office. They are definitely working extremely hard at home sure Sunny my question to you is that ten years down the line. What do you see yourself doing? You have such a huge celebrity status today and For women particularly we've always known in Bollywood that you know once you sort of cross a certain age threshold You have to be finding your own Essence your own power to be able to continue that celebrity status. So ten years down. How do you see yourself? What do you see yourself doing? How do you want to or what other areas of business or activities do you want to see yourself doing? Well, I hope I'm still doing exactly what I'm doing today is talking in front of amazing people who understand business and understand brand values and Want to work towards making great products? That's where I see myself. Yes being on screen does end at some point I have no idea when that's going to happen. It's usually when everything goes south here so The plan is to just work through these ideas and these Creative thoughts that I have or my husband has or as a team collectively that we think okay This is missing in the market or this is something that I we can tap into and we know that People will respond well You know makeup is easy for me Creating fragrances was easy for me this school is absolutely amazing wasn't easy, but It's been so much fun when the doors open and you see children and they come in and they're playing and it's amazing And the next is you know lingerie underwear. Why does Innerwear or lingerie have to be this big secret. Why can't it be this commercial idea that let's say a Victoria's Secret has created? No one here will say the word Victoria's Secret and go. Oh Yeah, what are you doing? Yeah, don't say any body my body hi hi No, it's why do we have to say that? Oh, no, no, no, I am not vote storming Man, age are you? You can say a sick up there So these silly thoughts I think should and it shouldn't be something that We should hide to do is women I think we should be able to do that and say okay husband or boyfriend or friend. I know this is boring I'll meet you in 20 minutes. I'm going to go buy myself some really nice lingerie or innerwear or Loungewear, whatever it is and be able to do that without feeling scrutinized. So that's something I'm very excited about So near since morning We've actually been talking about a lot of different form of content that is being produced today and with OTT and digital platforms There is a whole new opportunity that has opened up for content production. Do you see yourself? Doing something similar maybe a series on a Netflix or an Amazon Prime And do you see an opportunity for lots of other stars to be able to sort of maximize their time? in I would say in prime time entertainment through them I think that anything digital is something that It's it's here. It's not happening or it's not just beginning. It's here in India There was a time where you know, I would hear oh, I don't know about digital or oh I don't know about being on social media or I don't know about this type of content whether I should produce it or You know be a part of it and it's going only out to the digital world This is the time if you're not on that train you're gonna miss it and I think that a lot of different celebrities out there or artists out there that aren't Using this to the full capacity. I mean, they're just saying bye-bye corrors of money. What's wrong with them? So I think that it's it's something that an artist or someone who wants to express themselves Should definitely tap into this market if they haven't already I know as a team and as our entire company, you know digital is our base this is you know, this where a lot of you know, my viewerships come from or a lot of our sales through Starstruck and last which is a fragrance line and Starstruck as well, you know, a lot of these things are sold online And it does absolutely amazing. We're looking at you know, one-click buys You know, it's amazing or you know cash-on delivery who doesn't love cash-on delivery The greatest thing ever. I mean in America. They don't even have cash-on delivery. I love it So I think that if you're an artist out there your celebrity out there you're somebody who wants to Get their voice out there start using the tools that are right in front of you. And you know, I think I think they should use it sure and See, do you see yourself also producing something or these series in the coming times you You could be I mean you already are a producer and do you see yourself doing something similar? as far as Television series or digital series. I'm not too sure about film. I do have something in the pipeline We'll see how it goes whether it gets sold digitally first or whether it gets sold to be in theaters first Well, we can all we'll decide that later But it's but it's in the pipeline stories done production is you know It's on pace This is the personal question and we all go through different moments in life You've seen a lot of successes, but I'm sure you've also seen a lot of failures. So what what what did what learnings? Did they give you what was it that you sort of learned from them and it made you stronger as you went along? so since I've Come to India. It's a lot of people that you know wish that I wasn't here or a set that I'm not here or We don't see eye-to-eye on our opinions of life And it's those people that try and tear you down or it's those people that file the most weird like stories and you know make make up really weird crazy stories and There are been some moments that have been not so fun but through those we were able to grow a team that is Extremely strong and resilient and be able to work on the fly when things don't go so well or People are making up lies and how are we going to combat? Some of these things a lot of nonsense. We don't address serious nonsense. You know you have to But There's nothing that you can do about it. It's like hitting a speed bump It's like stopping at a red light the lights gonna turn green and you are gonna have to keep moving forward in life And that's the only thing you can do because if you let those people tear you down And you let those people stop you or you let them scare you into leaving the country or say no, that's it I I can't handle it anymore. I need to go home then they win They win. I don't I go home. I'm the loser I'm the one that has to then suffer. They don't suffer. They just find their next target. So That's not an option for me and that's not an option for my team. That's not an option for my husband That's not an option at all to quit or say this is not working or Say, okay, fine. Let's go back to the US Those people are a dime a dozen and they're like little leeches that will keep coming at you, you know Leeches and cockroaches. They don't really die that easily. You can smash them. You can cut them in half Nothing happens. They just keep going. So Maybe we should learn something from them and keep going That's a big part and indeed the right one too. So, you know finally we're gonna ask you You're you're one of the most followed stars on social media So what is this something you can teach us all about how to manage a good So your selfie game going I don't know You know everybody uses social media for different reasons I don't Like my real name is cut and jeep cut and jeep who's at home Who's making a look at piranha for my children and who has throw up on half my body? Or other weird things is not what you know people see it's not what they see on social media so what is shown on social media is a brand is Something that we're pushing forward To create and make bigger So there's definitely a difference know the difference between the brand and a person if you're a person on social media Just promoting yourself then hey go for it selfies tick-tock, you know, I know everybody's here Everybody here has done their funny tick-tock videos But as a brand have you done it. Oh, yes Many times But I think as a brand you just have to keep pushing You know your products out there and be relentless. It might be annoying, but you know, it's a numbers game So a lot of people who will agree with me that it's a numbers game You just got to get a certain amount of people to look at your product and press that button So a final word to all our audience and to all everybody out there who is young and vibrant and wanting to make it as an entrepreneur My only final words is follow your passions stick with it and Don't give up Because if you want to launch something you want to create something, you know, you have something different or amazing Then there's no room for Quitting there's no room for slowing down. There's no room to not hustle I know there's a lot of young people out there Let's say, oh, hey, my dad by a business man. I'm going to go. Oh, okay But that doesn't work anymore the child needs to work the you know the young adult needs to go after everything that the father or the mother had went after and If they don't then it just falls wayside So if you're a young person out there that wants to achieve some achieve something like, you know, I don't know Let's say Nike has Nike didn't get there from you know sitting on their couch wishing their father would tell them what to do or their mother would Tell them what to do they went out they hustled they worked they persevered They worked 24 hours a day and if you want it, you got to go out and get it Thank you very much, honey