Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- A New Year's event featuring actor Sunny Leone in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura was cancelled after some priests raised serious objections to it, calling the event "inappropriate" in a religious city.

The Bollywood actor, who was also a former adult star, was set to perform as a DJ at a hotel in the city on January 1, even announcing her gig in a promotional video on her Instagram page. "I am super excited to tell you that I am coming to Mathura on 1st January as a DJ to kickstart the New Year with an unforgettable night," Leone said in the video.

After the details of the event, which was to be held for a limited audience of 300 people, became public, several seers, saints and religious leaders began objecting to the eve...