Poonam Pandey in 'Nasha'
Poonam Pandey in ‘Nasha’

Looks like director Amit Saxena will do whatever it takes to drum up publicity for his upcoming flick Nasha, including throwing former colleagues under the bus! Saxena, who helped propel Bipasha Basu to sultry stardom with his movie Jism, has now taken on the tall task of turning none other than Internet sex kitten Poonam Pandey into Bollywood’s next sex siren – and if his words are to be believed, so far he likes what he sees. In a recent interview with TOI, Saxena boasts:

“Poonam is a natural when it comes to facing the camera. She grasps the script so well that working with her is a cakewalk.”

And then he dropped this bombshell:

“Poonam is a director’s actor. I think she is far more talented than Bipasha. The future looks very bright for Poonam in Bollywood.”

Skeptical? Don’t be! Apparently the film crew agrees: according to “a source on the outdoor set,”

“Just watching Poonam on the sets is amazing. She is very passionate about her work and her concentration shows how focussed she is.”

Based on Poonam’s previous work on outdoor sets, we’re pretty sure we know what “focus” the source was concentrating on, but hey, who knows, maybe the Internet sensation will surprise us all? 😉