Kangana Ranaut mourns after Poonam Pandey's reported death, says 'this is so sad..'
In the picture Kangana Ranaut and Poonam Pandey
Model and social media star Poonam Pandey's death stunt has shocked the entire nation. Poonam, who has mostly been in the headlines for her controversies, lied about suffering from cervical cancer to raise awareness about the deadly disease.
On Friday, the news of her death was shared by her manager.
“This morning is a tough one for us. Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer. Every living form that ever came in contact with her was met with pure love and kindness. In this time of grief, we would request for privacy while we remember her fondly for all that we shared,' the statement read.
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Soon after the news became public, Kangana Ranaut shared a post reacting to the alleged death of the Lock Upp contestant.
Calling her death a 'catastrophe', she wrote on Instagram stories, "This is so sad, losing a young woman to cancer is a catastrophe. Om Shanti."
When the news of Poonam's death was announced, a lot of netizens thought it was fake and some kind of a prank. And, eventually, it did turn out to be a PR stunt.
Her manager told news outlet India Today, ''She was detected with cancer sometime back, and it was in the later stage. She was in her hometown in Uttar Pradesh and the funeral will take place there. We are yet to get more details''
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Who was Poonam Pandey?
Born and raised in Kanpur, Pandey started her career in modelling.She garneredlimelight when she announced that she would strip down if India won the Cricket World Cup in 2011. Poonam made her Bollywood debut in 2013 with Nasha.
She also participated in a reality show Bigg Boss and Lock Upp which Kangana Ranaut hosted.
