Sunny Leone makes it to BBC’s 100 most influential women of 2016 list

Actor Sunny Leone has made it to the BBC’s list of 100 most influential women.

2016 marks the fourth year the BBC has put together the list.

BBC  once again included a mixture of high-profile and influential women including entrepreneurs, engineers, sportswomen, business women, fashion icons and artistes

Sunny Leone, who is celebrating her fifth year anniversary in Bollywood, debuted on Indian screens by participating in the controversial reality TV show Bigg Boss in 2011.

She went on to star in Bollywood films like Jism 2, Jackpot and Ek Paheli Leela.

Apart from the actor, the list also includes four Indian names - Gouri Chindarkar (Sangli), Mallika Srinivasan (Chennai), Neha Singh (Mumbai) and Saalumarada Thimmakka (Karnataka), read a statement.