Pakistani Movie Actress Veena Malik has defended a recent photo-shoot in an Indian men's magazine, saying she was "topless" and "covered" but not "nude".
Ms Malik is seeking $2m in damages from FHM India, alleging that they "morphed" the images to make her appear naked. The magazine denies the claims.
Ms Malik told the BBC that she did not get paid for the photographs, which have caused controversy in Pakistan.
She said she had refused another offer from an agency for a nude photo-shoot.
Regarding the photos in FHM India magazine, she said: "If you look at my shoot, I do admit that I have done a topless shoot."
"But it was not that topless - a proportion of the body was covered with my hands," she said.
"I liked the idea of a bold shoot, but I did not do a nude shoot - that's why I am standing here today, because I have to prove it.
"I won't allow anybody to remove my bikini or my shalwar (loose trousers) or my dupatta (scarf).
"If I want to do it, I will do it myself. And if I do it, I will own it," she told BBC's World Have Your Say programme.
Asked about reports that her father has disowned her and has called for her to be punished, Ms Malik said, "My father is angry."
"They are my family - I love them," she continued.
"Once I am done with this case... I will go back to my family and I will convince them, and I still love them."
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