Achieved whatever I wanted through controversy: Poonam Pandey

Hyderabad: Model-turned-actress Poonam Pandey who made her debut in the Bollywood movie 'Nasha', said here today that she achieved whatever she wanted through earlier controversies."At one point, I preferred controversy. After getting so much of work, I don't need to do anything controversial now. I achieved whatever I wanted through controversies," she said at a press conference here today, to announce her Telugu debut in an action thriller called 'Malini & Company'.[caption id="attachment_2024781" align="alignleft" width="380"] Courtesy: ibn live[/caption]The movie, which is a mix of fantasy and romance, with terrorism as the backdrop, has Poonam donning the lead role, movie director Veeru K said."It's a performance-oriented role. Mine is a special character. You may see me in bikini, but I am doing much more. I had many offers but this is really different. It has action, emotion and more," Poonam said.The film has been produced by Mahesh Rathi under the banner of Manisha Films. "Malini & Company, is a heroine-oriented film. We have just completed songs at locations in Bangkok and the film will be released by next month end. This film shows the power of women. What a woman is capable of doing is portrayed in this movie," Veeru said.Viewers would see a "different" performance in this film as "experienced people" behind this film have ensured a better performance and made it a "different" package, Poonam said.PTI