Indian model Poonam Pandey, who displayed glamour and audacity, has gained fame in India and on social media platforms. As a former model, she became a celebrated personality after she had vowed to dance naked on the streets of England in case India triumphed in the Cricket World Cup in 2011.
Even though she did not deliver on this promise, her provocative picture got her noticed, and she launched into the realm of movie acting.
Pandey initially appeared in the Bollywood film Nasha, which is rated R for being an erotic thriller. In it, she plays the part of a teacher who gets sexually involved with her student.
The movie, which features sexually explicit scenes, fits her persona on the big screen, but despite the controversy, it was critically acclaimed. However, Poonam Pandey became famous for the bold scenes she performed, and later on, she continued to work in movies, music videos, web series, etc.
She has also worked on other productions such as Malini & Co (2015) as well as The Journey of Karma (2018) that entail related audacious and erotic characters. She also targets taboo subjects in her movies, but due to this, she has been among the favored directors and has a strong presence on social media.
Journey From Model To Actress of Poonam Pandey
Poonam Pandey has become a bad girl, from model to actress, and she has gotten on to chasing controversy all through. Her fame began when she participated and emerged among the finalists in the 2010 ‘Gladrags’ modelling pageantry.
However, it was the statement she made which was to in effect strip if India won the 2011 cricket world cup which took her to national coming. Though the event itself was never actually in the process of occurring, it made Poonam a household name and cleared the way for her sensual public image.
She started acting in Bollywood in 2013 with a movie known as ‘Nasha’, which is a movie explaining prohibited romance between a teacher and her student. Her sex-appealing power acting part in the movie embraced her provocative image which attracted massive media interest.
Despite the mixed reactions to ‘Nasha’, Poonam launched into films through a fearless act, which took her from being an occasional model to an actress who has since been featured in films, music videos, and web series.
Previous Movie Details of Poonam Pandey
Poonam Pandey’s acting career has been more of an erotic movie combined with horror, starting with her movie debut in Nasha (2013). In this movie, Poonam involves a young, sexy teacher who has an extra-marital affair with her student.
Despite featuring provocative scenes, the movie ‘Nasha’ was not made as popular as it could have been. One must add though, that some people seemed to have enjoyed this daring performance from Poonam while the majority of the viewers thought the film was being sensationalist too often. However, there are always two options: either people liked the movie and appreciated her courage or they just hated her for being that brave in Bollywood.
In 2015, she acted in the Telugu action-romance movie Malini & Co., where she acted as a spy. While the theme of the movie involved action-memorable moments that were mere shadows of sensual scenes, the movie did not do poorly at the box office, yet her acting was again overshadowed, poorly by a poor storyline and the poor way it was executed.
In ‘The Journey of Karma’ (2018), Poonam attempts to play a young woman who wants to upgrade her socioeconomic status from lower middle class to upper class, but once again, the main theme of the film is involved in the exploitation and vulgar scenes which increased the rates of controversy for mere eroticism than empirical storytelling. Although the film never gained much appreciation from the critics, it did enough for Poonam to sustain her position in the industry.
This usually creates controversy about her work and keeps her relevant because of her courageous movie roles.
Criticism And Controversy
Poonam Pandey has been in the limelight for a brief period, and then there has been much controversy and her lustful appearances. Fatima Sheikh links self-respect to women’s sense of dress.
From her infamous promise to strip if India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup to her raunchy photoshoots, she regularly faced criticism for not setting correct norms for other women to follow.
Her movies particularly ‘Nasha’ and ‘The Journey of Karma’ were criticized for being vulgar and many people accused her of just using provocative scenes in her movies. However, Poonam has preserved her circle of devotees and has been experimenting a lot, and not shying away from overexposing herself on-screen and off-screen too.