Poonam Pandey shared her spiritual experience at the Maha Kumbh on Instagram, captioning a photo of her holy dip with, "Sab papa dhul gaye mere [All my sins have been washed]."
The year witnessed several high-profile controversies. Salman Khan’s feud with Lawrence Bishnoi escalated after fresh death threats, highlighting celebrity dangers tied to criminal networks. Shah Rukh Khan became a target of a death threat, with extortion claims involving Faizan Khan. Divya Khossla Kumar accused Jigra of box office manipulation, leading to a public feud with Karan Johar. Kangana Ranaut’s slap by a CISF officer sparked solidarity from Bollywood stars. Nayanthara and Dhanush clashed over a film clip used in her documentary, while Allu Arjun's arrest following a fan’s death raised questions about crowd control. Rahman’s separation and Poonam Pandey’s death hoax also made headlines.
Earlier this month, news of Pandey's "death" from the disease dominated headlines and led to intense debate, which later turned out to be a stunt pulled off by the actor and her team to spread "critical awareness" about cervical cancer
A case should be registered against Pandey to make an example of her for those who resort to such stunts to promote themselves, said Tambe, an independent member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
Poonam Pandey said in an Instagram video on Saturday that she intended to raise awareness about cervical cancer and hence, faked her demise.
Poonam Pandey was thought to be dead after her team put out an Instagram video on Friday, but took to the platform on Saturday to confirm that she was alive and the whole drill was to create greater awareness about cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer: Poonam Pandey has done a disservice to this already 'no one talks about me' illness. The fact that she did NOT die of this, is going to make more people lax.
Model-turned actor Poonam Pandey apologised for causing panic and shock to her followers after her team shared on Instagram on Friday that she had died of cervical cancer.
Actor Poonam Pandey said on Instagram on Saturday that she did not die because of cervical cancer and only wanted to raise awareness about the disease.
Update: Poonam Pandey faked her death as part of a campaign to draw attention to cervical cancer. She is alive.
Update: Poonam Pandey faked her death as part of a campaign to draw attention to cervical cancer. She is alive.
Update: Poonam Pandey faked her death as part of a campaign to draw attention to cervical cancer. She is alive.
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