Watch fans go nuts in theaters when Sunny Leone appears as 'Laila' in 'Raees'

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Sohini Mitter
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It is no secret that Sunny Leone is wildly popular in India. The adult entertainment star, by virtue of her second innings in Bollywood, is not only the most searched personality on Google India, but also a rage-driver offline.

Sample this. Leone's dance moves as Laila in the recently released film Raees, starring Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, sent crowds into a tizzy at theaters across India.

Twitter users have shared videos of live crowds breaking into jigs en masse as soon as Leone appears on the big screen. And an evidently amazed Leone has been retweeting them calling it "the greatest thing" she's seen.

The song, which was released on Dec. 21 as a part of pre-release promotions for the movie, has already garnered over 86 million views on YouTube.

Raees, co-produced by Red Chilies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment, has witnessed a crackling opening at the theaters garnering $6.85 million in just two days. Collections will shoot up as the weekend dawns.

By virtue of Red Chilies' content deal with Netflix, the film would be available for global viewing sooner rather than later.

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Sohini Mitter

India staff at Mashable. Formerly with Forbes India magazine and The Financial Express newspaper.

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