Twenty-year-old Poonam Pandey is an average Indian cricket fan, but what's unusual is the commitment she has made to the Indian cricket team. Things started to go wild since Poonam Pandey, a Mumbai based model, has announced that she will bare all if India wins the world cup.

Winning is one thing. Losing your clothes for a win, another.

Small-time model Poonam Pandey, who has pledged to strip if the Indian team wins the World Cup, has written to the cricket board seeking permission for the same.

The big question at this moment of time is if Model Poonam Pandey will go nude if India wins World Cup final. India is not just waiting for our team to win the match against Sri Lanka but also to see if model Poonam Pandey will be able to accomplish what she had vowed.

She says in her letter to BCCI: "It is therefore my humble request to allow me to perform in the privacy of the Indian cricket team's dressing room or any other place of your choosing. (you may also choose a foreign land, so that the laws of india -if a hindrance, do not apply) This shall be a private therapeutic performance -with a psychologist's presence and hence cannot be an offence under any law if the team members have no objection and the BCCI gives the goahead."

The model is keen, but, is ensuring that she doesn't get into any legal tangle. So, she has mentioned in her letter: "Only appearing in the nude in public is an offense but in private with consenting adults for a therapeutic purpose is no offense."

Poonam Pandey has hit the headlines by offering the reward to her country's players if they triumph over the Sri Lankans in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Reacting to her proposal, Animal rights activists have asked the model to strip for the sake of animals instead of vowing to bare it all if India wins the World Cup.

"It's amazing how notoriety can make a nobody famous overnight. Someone called Poonam Pandey is willing to bare all if the Indian cricket team wins & everyone is excited???? Would have been more exciting if a famous Bollywood star had said that. Who wants to see Poonam Pandey strip? Def not me," Farah Ali Khan, daughter of veteran actor Sanjay Khan, posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Meanwhile, an FIR has been lodged against the Mumbai-based model Poonam. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) women's wing has sought police action against the Kingfisher model.

This is for you to read, if you were wondering where model Poonam Pandey is now that we have won the World Cup. Twenty-year-old Poonam Pandey is an average Indian cricket fan, but what's unusual is the commitment she has made to the Indian cricket team.

After going to the media with promises of streaking down the streets if and when the Men in Blue get the World Cup home, Poonam Pandey conveniently disappeared on Saturday. And even managed to switch off her cell phone.

Sources say the 20-year-old model was pestered by calls from people, either begging her to strip or threatening should she dare 'insult Indian culture'.

Winning is one thing. Losing your clothes for a win, another.

Small-time model Poonam Pandey, who pledged to strip if the Indian team wins the World Cup, had written to the cricket board seeking permission for the same.

“I don’t care if people have a problem. I am one of the most downloaded models online. I don’t need to do this for publicity. I am doing what I want to do,” she said when questioned about the public morality.

Poonam, who grew up in Mumbai, says that when she first announced her decision, her parents were surprised, but later expressed their happiness. She says, "My parents, and everyone else too, are very happy with my decision. Initially, they were surprised, but after that they've supported me fully. I am getting a great response from the country. People are supporting me so much in this endeavour; everyone's asking me to go for it."

She says in her letter to BCCI: "It is therefore my humble request to allow me to perform in the privacy of the Indian cricket team's dressing room or any other place of your choosing. (you may also choose a foreign land, so that the laws of india -if a hindrance, do not apply) This shall be a private therapeutic performance -with a psychologist's presence and hence cannot be an offence under any law if the team members have no objection and the BCCI gives the goahead."

The model is keen, but, is ensuring that she doesn't get into any legal tangle. So, she had mentioned in her letter: "Only appearing in the nude in public is an offense but in private with consenting adults for a therapeutic purpose is no offense."

Poonam Pandey has hit the headlines by offering the reward to her country's players if they triumph over the Sri Lankans in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Meanwhile, an FIR had been lodged against the Mumbai-based model Poonam. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) women's wing had sought police action against the Kingfisher model.

Complying with a court order, an FIR was lodged against Poonam, on the charge of obscenity. She defended her case saying this would be her way of expressing support to Team India and that she wanted to go the 'extra mileage'.

"Once all this gets over, I'll focus on my career. Of course, my dream is to become a very successful actress," she said in an interview. This stunt must have surely caught Bollywood's eye!

Poonam Pandey vouched to strip in public if India won the World Cup but obviously didn't stand by...... Thanks to all the publicity she garnered for her 'strip promise', model Poonam Pandey will soon be seen as a participant in Khatron Ke Khiladi 4.

Poonam Pandey has been retracting from her statements and decisions. The lady never stripped for her countrymen and team India as promised after the World Cup win. She garnered maximum publicity, and then backtracked from her promise.

Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 on Colors is readying to take off in Cape Town, South Africa, with Akshay Kumar returning as host after a season's break.

The 19-year old model Poonam Pandey, who promised to strip down in public if India raises the Cricket World Cup 2011 has been cast as a contestant in the reality TV show Khatron Ke Khiladi to be hosted by Akshay Kumar.


Although the Kingfisher model didn't keep her 'naked promise', she got all the eyeballs in her direction. "It is always good to have masala in reality shows. More the spice, more the possibility of garnering eyeballs. TV viewers would definitely like to see Poonam Pandey and her antics in their drawing rooms," a source told the tabloid.

The channel's spokesperson confirmed the news, "Poonam Pandey is in Khatron Ke Khiladi 4."

Now she has the chance to win the prize money of Rs 50 lakh in the show.

Apparently, Poonam was slated to appear in another show, Comedy Ka Maha Muqqabla, but she backtracked (there as well) at the last moment.


She reportedly told the broadcaster that she was already contractually bound to do ‘KKK - Fear Factor 4’ and therefore could not be part of ‘Comedy Ka Maha Muqqabla’ which is aired on the rival channel.

Meanwhile, coming to her promise of stripping, the lady has been throwing one excuse after another.

“Hey guyz whatz up? You Sounding bit Disappointed, don’t be so.. i will be Back in Action.. Just stay tuned ... muaaaah Luv u all!!!!!!!!!!!” she wrote on her Twitter page.

She’s been promising this ‘action’ since the day India won and has been repeatedly exhorting her followers to be patient and ‘stay tuned’. Perhaps till the next world cup.

Skinny Kingfisher model Poonam Pandey, who had promised to go nude if Team India wins World Cup, said she would not strip onscreen.

Although, BCCI turned down her request to go nude but she gained a lot through the gimmick.

"The letter that I had written was refused by them. I felt bad and was hurt when they did not allow me to go bare. I was upset. They just said BCCI does not give permission for such things," she said.

To a query, the 19-year-old said she has not planned to meet the BCCI officials personally to pursue the matter.

"We were all born nude. People take nudity as vulgarity. I see it in a different way. If I keep it as an offer for bringing the World Cup to India, which incidentally worked (laughs), I see no harm in it," Pandey said in an interview.

She has grabbed a reality show Khatro Ke Khiladi Fear Factor 4. Hosted by Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, the show will be shot in Cape Town, South Africa.

"I am preparing myself for the show, I practice underwater swimming. It is very different from other reality shows. They are just fake," she said.

Poonam is also looking forward to meet Akshay, who has been her favourite since childhood.

"I have been watching his films since childhood. He is a great actor. I am looking forward to meet him," she added.

Poonam said that she has also been offered variety of roles from Bollywood but would not any role demanding her to strip.

"After I said that I will strip, there were a lot of people who supported and understood my sentiments. I don't understand why few people had to behave like the way they did and create an issue out of nothing," she said.

But her parents were certainly upset. So, what Poonam has to say about it?

"Frankly, when I gave the statement my parents felt very bad. But when I explained to them why I made the offer, they were relieved a bit," she said.

She said that she was scared for her life and this was the reason she wasn’t coming out openly after the Indians came out victorious in the World Cup Finals. “I was getting calls from people, who were threatening me to bear the consequences,” Poonam said.

Poonam, who faced the camera for the first time during Gladrags and went on to become a Kingfisher model, says she is keen on working in films and wants to become a successful actress.

She is super excited about her new innings with television and Bollywood.

Poonam surely knows all the tricks to fame. As a contender for Khatron Ke Khiladi 4, she stands a chance to win a whopping sum of Rs 50 lakh.

The whole nation is going crazy for model Poonam Pandey, who is all set to strip for Team India soon. After a brief disappearance following the threatening calls, Poonam was back on the twitter on Monday (04-Apr-2011) evening.

Indian model Poonam Pandey, who rose to fame after announcing bare-all act if India win World Cup, said she is sticking to her commitment. The daring babe has asked her fans to have patience for her nude show.

Poonam Pandey certainly kicked up a lot of fuss for nothing this weekend. She's 20, Indian, and absolutely gorgeous.

Following India’s win, Poonam’s Facebook page was inundated with comments questioning why the promised strip had not taken place.

However, model Poonam Pandey may or may not get to strip for the Champions, but she's sure become the talk of the town, all thanks to her bold desire.

She had told earlier, "I am ready and willing, at any place and time of the Indian team's choosing, to go in the nude to boost their sporting spirit to perform better!" It has now emerged that Poonam may choose another country such as France for her striptease, to avoid controversy in India.

Now rumours are swirling that she may choose to get her kit off in Paris, to avoid controversy over nudity in India.