Controversial queen Poonam Pandey has been roped in to play the role of Mandodari in Lav Kush Ramlila, which takes place at the Red Fort in Delhi. While the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the BJP are against it, the Ramlila committee is not replacing her. Arjun Kumar, president of the Lav Kush Committee, said, "An artist is an artist."