Poonam Pandey reveals why she decided to go nude in public

Poonam Pandey was suddenly in the news when she vowed to strip down completely in the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, if India won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. India did life the World Cup later but Poonam could not fulfil her promise due to public disapproval. She eventually admitted that it was because the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did not grant her permission to pull off the stunt.

The former Kingfisher model is also known for sharing her semi-nude pictures on social media. She recently revealed that the real reason behind deciding to strip in public was for Bollywood to notice her:

"I was sitting with my journalist friends and we were discussing about doing something really big. I had done some 25-30 calendar shoots. All were big enough, but that recognition was missing. Then I saw there were so many girls in this industry who had worked with the Khans and the Kapoors, but people still did not recognise them as they know only Khans and Kapoors."

She further added,”In such a scenario, it's very difficult to get your own identity, especially if you come from nowhere. Hence, to get that identity and recognition, I thought only controversy could help.”