what are the facts about Poonam Pandey?

Actor-model Poonam Pandey on Saturday revealed that Friday’s posts from her team claiming she had died from cervical cancer were a stunt. Her team had made the announcement on her Instagram account on Friday, writing, “Every living form that ever came in contact with her was met with pure love and kindness.” On Saturday, she posted, “I’m alive”.

Poonam was no stranger to controversy, mostly because of the provocative content she shared on social media. Here’s everything you need to know about her.Born in Kanpur on March 11, 1991, Poonam began her career as a model. She was one of the top nine contestants of the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest and even graced the magazine’s cover. She debuted on-screen with the 2013 film Nasha, which saw her play a teacher in a relationship with her student. The film’s poster generated controversy with a group of protestors tearing posters and setting them on fire.

Poonam’s rise to infamy

Poonam was popular on Instagram and X for sharing provocative pictures. In 2011, she promised to strip for the Indian cricket team if they brought home the World Cup. She did not keep her promise because she claimed she was denied permission by the BCCI. In 2012, she posed nude after Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL. She developed an app that was banned by Google for not meeting their terms, it was later available on her website.

An unconventional career

After Nasha, Poonam acted in Bhojpuri, Telugu and Hindi films, apart from featuring in special numbers. A 2018 film called The Journey of Karma was her last release, with the actor opting to release erotic videos on her website and app behind a paywall after that. She also participated in TV shows like Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 and Lock Upp. She played Jalebi Bai in shows like Total Nadaniyaan and Pyaar Mohabbat Ssshhh.

Love and marriage

Poonam married her long-time boyfriend Sam Bombay on September 1, 2020 in Mumbai. On September 11, Poonam filed a complaint against Sam, claiming he molested, threatened and assaulted her, leading to his arrest in Goa. She told PTI at the time that she suffered from brain haemorrhage because of his assault. He was later released on bail and the couple patched up. In November of the same year, Poonam was arrested for filming a nude video in Goa. The couple separated in 2021.Actor-model Poonam Pandey faked her own death from cervical cancer to spread awareness about the HPV vaccine. Let that sink in. A day after numerous celebrities, fans, and know-alls went back and forth about the circumstances of her ‘death’ and her family and PR team evading calls, Poonam released a video on Saturday declaring she’s well and alive. However, while some of the conversations did revolve around cervical cancer, like she supposedly wanted with Friday’s death stunt, here’s why her publicity gimmick did more harm than good.

Dwindling the importance of the vaccine

Poonam Pandey pulled her death stunt just a day after it was announced that the government intends to include the HPV vaccine for girls aged 9-14 in the country’s immunisation programme. Instead of spreading awareness about why it’s imperative people get their children vaccinated, her stunt did the exact opposite. What could have and should have been a healthy conversation around women’s health was reduced into a tone-deaf stunt.

Her intentions can’t matter

A PR team somewhere sat down, discussed it and greenlit this idea for her to pull off. They coordinated to pull a fast one not just over the media, but also Poonam’s friends, fans and social media followers. While Poonam claims she had nothing but good intentions, while pulling this stunt, you can’t help but wonder why they couldn’t have found a better way to ‘spread awareness.’ Right now, the only thing the stunt managed to do is keep Poonam in the news.The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has issued a statement demanding an FIR against model-actor Poonam Pandey. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, AICWA said that ‘using the guise of cervical cancer for self-promotion is not acceptable’. Poonam’s team on Friday shared a statement on Instagram saying that she had died from the disease.

AICWA slams Poonam

AICWA’s statement read, “The fake PR stunt by model and actress Poonam Pandey is highly wrong. Using the guise of cervical cancer for self-promotion is not acceptable. After this news, people may hesitate to believe any death news in the Indian film industry. No one in the film industry stoops to such levels for PR.”

AICWA demands FIR against Poonam

It also read, “Poonam Pandey’s manager had confirmed the False News, so there should be an FIR against Poonam Pandey and her manager to prevent anyone exploiting their own death news for personal gains (PR). The entire Indian film industry, along with the entire nation, paid tribute.”With the premiere of Episodes 7 and 8 on Thursday, the first season of Hazbin Hotel finally came to an end. Reflecting on the biggest moments of the adult animated musical comedy, the series creator, Vivienne Medrano, spoke to Screen Rant. In the interview, the 31-year-old animator highlighted major plot points and also hinted at what fans can expect from Season 2.

Vivienne Medrano’s favourite recording session

When asked about the recording process, Medrano told the outlet that one of the biggest moments for her was hearing “Erika Henningsen as Charlie.” She also revealed that since it was the very first recording session, it was special for her, adding that Erika’s performance left her spellbound.

What can fans expect from Hazbin Hotel Season 2?

When asked about the Season 2, Medrano said, “I’m so excited. I think it’s made pretty clear in the ending episode that the Vees are going to be a bigger part of season two, because now they’re kind of empowered with the reality and the realization, ‘Oh, we can fight back actually. That’s the thing we can do.’ And obviously, with characters as power hungry as them, it just only makes sense for that to be their go

“So I’m very excited because season two, yes, definitely centers around the Vees and Vox specifically. And it’s going to get into much more of his relationship with Alastor, how it got there and how with Vox being the threat, how that affects Alastor and the other characters in the hotel. So I’m very excited for that, because I love those characters and I think it’s going to be really fun,” she added, per Screen Rant.

Medrano’s biggest takeaways from Hazbin Hotel Season 1

Reflecting on the production process of the first season of Hazbin Hotel, Medrano said that the biggest lesson she learned was “just making a show for the first time with another studio and with another team.” She added that after spending considerable time together with the production crew, she is now able to be more “upfront” about what works for the show and what doesn’t.

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Poonam Pandey said she understands how people ‘would have perceived this in bad taste’ as she issued a fresh statement about her faking her death.