Chunky Pandey: Poonam ensures ‘Pandey’ surname stays badnaam!

Actor Chunky speaks about the hotter Panday - Poonam, and his superstar status in Bangladesh

He tickled our funny bone as the Indo-Italian 'Akhri Pasta' in "Housefull" and is now all set to leave us in splits in the film's sequel. Chunky Panday is all geared up for a busy 2012 and will be seen in another sequel, "Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum" ("KSKHH"). 

"I'd never acted in a sequel and suddenly, I'm acting in two! The 'Akhri Pasta' character is the only one which will be carried forward to the sequel from the original. Once "KSKHH" releases, I think the cast and crew have to apply for anticipatory bail because it's a total crazy film. This time, we've gone absolutely over the top with the slapstick comedy," says the actor who also stars in "Hum Hain Rahi Car Ke" starring Dev Goel and Adah Sharma in the lead. 

This Panday has company in showbiz - Poonam Pandey. "A lot of people have asked me if I'm related to her. I've looked up my family tree, but she's not even closely related to me," quips Chunky, adding, "But, I'm very happy for her. She has made a lot of noise and is ensuring that the Pandey surname stays famous and badnaam." 

It is a little known fact that Chunky commands a huge fan following in Bangladesh where some of his Bangladeshi flicks went on to become big grossers. Quiz him about his popularity across the border and he laughs out loud. "I keep telling Anil (Kapoor) - 'You went to Hollywood, I went to Bangladesh'. But yes, my movies have done well there and four to five flicks went on to become cult films. Right now, I'm caught up in Mumbai but my event management company is very much active in Bangladesh," he says. 

When he isn't working, the actor is one party animal, who doesn't just live it up in Mumbai's swish circles but also in Hollywood. Recently, he celebrated wife Bhavna's birthday in New Yorkand landed up at actor Gerard Butler's home after the party. "We celebrated Bhavna's birthday in the posh NYC nightclub, Box and it was quite exciting to meet Gerard. I'd previously metRobert Downey Jr as well at a charity dinner in LA and was absolutely thrilled because I'm a big fan of his. He was intrigued to know that he has a huge fan following in India. We even spoke about his sunglasses collection as I have a fetish for them too." 

Last month, Chunky even met Lady Gaga along with wife Bhavna and their two little daughters, Ananya and Rysa. "We all met Lady Gaga in Delhi and she even sang a song for Ananya on that day, which was her birthday. I keep pulling her leg saying, 'Lets see how your husband will match up to this. As a dad, I got Lady Gaga to sing a birthday song for you'," quips Chunky, who reveals that Lady Gaga even complimented his moutsached look in "Housefull 2". She thought Chunky looked like legendary rocker Freddy Mercury from Queen of "Radio Gaga" fame. Reportedly, it was this hit track that inspired her to name herself Lady Gaga. 

The Oomphiest Women of 2011

They are sexy, they spell oomph and some set the big screen on fire! Take a look at the women who changed the game of Indian showbiz in2011 

If there's one word that describes them, it has to be 'bold'. These ladies shed their inhibitions to show a new avatar. They can swear like a sailor, aren't afraid of shedding that extra piece of clothing and know how to use their sensuality as their weapon to talk to the masses. Check out the women who stirred up more than just a storm...

RANI MUKERJI

She debuted in films as a sweet and sexy girlnext-door. This year, though, Rani played a role that took everyone surprise. As the firebrand journalist in No One Killed Jessica, she smoked and swore, discarding everything that was ladylike. She was bold enough to enact a scene where she's in bed with her boyfriend. And when she had to rush for an urgent assignment, she tells her man to 'help himself '!

VIDYA BALAN

Who would have thought that the podgy, bespectacled girl from the television serial Hum Paanch would become the face of curvylicious sexuality. Vidya, as Silk in The Dirty Picture, proved to all detractors that she can not just be desirable but can even produce a blockbuster without an A-list actor starring in the film. And with her recently admitting that she is comfortable to do "anything in front of the camera", this lady seems to have changed Indian cinema today!

POORNA JAGANNATHAN

When she kissed Imran Khan in the end of Delhi Belly in a moving car, she had all the men rooting for a girl like that. Like Rani's character in NOKJ, Poorna too was the complete go-getter, who uses Imran as a pawn to make her psychotic husband jealous. This 30-something actress is yet another unconventional hottie, who's made 2011 all the more scorching!

POONAM PANDEY

When the entire nation was celebrating the fact that the Indian cricket team won the World Cup after nearly two decades, here comes an unknown starlet who offers to strip for their victory. Soon thereafter, Poonam Pandey became one of the most desired women of the year with more such proclamations. Reality television in India found a new star too!

SUNNY LEONE

If anyone wants to learn how to get an image makeover, they should meet Sunny. This porn star from the United States is currently starring in a reality show in the country. She seems to have made porn acceptable, with the audience rooting for her as their favourite. When she asked one of her fellow male contestants to apologise to her for making her feel 'uncomfortable' with his actions, the audience cheered!

VEENA MALIK

This Pakistani model-turned-actor has become a household name in India. Following her television stint last year, she was all set to find her spouse through a reality show. When the television industry here objected to the show, as she wasn't Indian, she did the best thing to get back on the 'most wanted' radar. She shed her clothes and posed topless (apparently) for a magazine cover, sporting an ISI tattoo.

Is Poonam Pandey India's next PORN STAR?

In the wake of gaining popularity, Poonam Pandey has been luring her followers on a popular social networking site, twitter with her semi-nude pictures claiming it to be a gift on her behalf for occasions like Christmas, Diwali, Eid et.al
She is currently going pretty strong with 90K+ followers with hundreds of numbers added to her kitty on daily basis whereas Sunny Leone, world's 7th acclaimed porn star who is just ahead of Poonam with a little over 114K followers. The social marketing fundamentals for both these sensational women has been more or less the same.

The social buzz still makes us wonder whether Poonam has already created her identity of becoming an Indian Porn star or those seductive bikini shoots & pictures are for gaining popularity momentarily! Well, we leave it up to you folks...