1. Raveena Tandon was born on 26 October 1972 and is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films.
42 Facts About Raveena Tandon
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The daughter of director Ravi Raveena Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film Patthar Ke Phool, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
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Raveena Tandon established herself by playing the leading lady in the commercially successful action films Dilwale, Mohra, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, and Ziddi.
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Raveena Tandon earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1994 drama Laadla and in the late 1990s, she collaborated with Govinda in several successful comedies, including Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Dulhe Raja and Anari No 1.
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Raveena Tandon played against type in the crime dramas Ghulam-E-Mustafa and Shool.
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Post her marriage with film distributor Anil Thadani, Raveena Tandon took a break from films.
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Raveena Tandon intermittently appeared on television with shows like the Sahara One drama Sahib Biwi Gulam, the dance reality show Chak De Bachche and talk shows Isi Ka Naam Zindagi and Simply Baatien with Raveena.
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Raveena Tandon is an environmentalist and has worked with PETA since 2002.
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Raveena Tandon has four children, two adopted and two with her husband.
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Raveena Tandon is a niece of character actor Mac Mohan and thus a cousin of Manjari Makijany, his daughter.
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Raveena Tandon has a brother Rajiv Tandon, who was married to actress Rakhee Tandon.
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Raveena Tandon received her education at Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and attended Mithibai College in Mumbai.
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Raveena Tandon started her career as a model, but during her internship at Genesis PR, she got her first film offer.
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Raveena Tandon called and said he wanted to shoot with me.
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Raveena Tandon made her acting debut in 1991, with the film Patthar Ke Phool opposite Salman Khan, which was a box office hit.
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In 1995, Raveena Tandon starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan for the first time in Zamaana Deewana; the film failed to do well.
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Raveena Tandon's 1996 film Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi opposite Akshay Kumar, was a commercial success.
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Raveena Tandon appeared in two successful films in 1997: Ziddi opposite Sunny Deol and Ghulam-E-Mustafa opposite Nana Patekar.
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Raveena Tandon further achieved success as a leading actress in 1998 with two films opposite Govinda: Dulhe Raja and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, both of which emerged as the highest-grossing films of the year.
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In 1999, Raveena Tandon appeared opposite Govinda in Anari No 1, a commercial success.
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Raveena Tandon then appeared in the Kannada film Upendra opposite Upendra, which became a box office success.
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Raveena Tandon then received praises for her portrayal in Shool opposite Manoj Bajpayee, which later became a cult film.
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Raveena Tandon worked in films such as Bulandi and Aks, which won her critical acclaim.
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Raveena Tandon won several awards as well as the Filmfare Special Performance Award for her performance in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Aks.
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Raveena Tandon worked in the Sahara One television series Sahib Biwi Gulam, based on the 1953 Bengali novel Saheb Bibi Golam by Bimal Mitra.
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Raveena Tandon's performance was lauded and she gained critical acclaim for her performance.
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In 2021, Raveena Tandon made her OTT debut with the Netflix crime thriller web series Aranyak, and received positive reviews for her performance.
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Raveena Tandon then played in leading roles such as One Friday Night, Patna Shuklla and Ghudchadi.
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Raveena Tandon was the chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India from 2003, but from 2004 the actress began to get complaints that she did not attend the organisation's meetings and that she was not involved with the activities set up by the society.
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In September 2005, Raveena Tandon resigned from her post citing personal reasons.
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Raveena Tandon sued the owner of Satyanet Solutions, as they claimed that Tandon and her husband had met through the website.
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In November 2002, Raveena Tandon sang to support People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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Raveena Tandon has posed in many advertisement campaigns joining the likes of John Abraham, Shilpa Shetty and Amisha Patel.
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In 2023, Raveena Tandon became the first person from the entertainment industry, chosen to be a delegate at W20, the Women's empowerment engagement wing at G20 New Delhi summit.
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Raveena Tandon adopted two girls, Pooja and Chhaya, as a single mother in 1995 when they were 11 and 8-years-old, respectively.
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Raveena Tandon began dating film distributor Anil Thadani, during the making of her film Stumped.
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Raveena Tandon married Thadani on 22 February 2004 in Jag Mandir Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan according to Punjabi Khatri and Sindhi traditions.
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Raveena Tandon gave birth to her daughter Rasha, in March 2005.
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Raveena Tandon has often been regarded as one of the most popular actresses of the 1990s.
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Raveena Tandon appeared on Forbes India Celebrity 100 list of 2019, ranking 89th, with an estimated annual income of 24 million.
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Raveena Tandon appeared on Box Office India's list of three "Top Actresses" of 1994.
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Raveena Tandon is a celebrity endorser for brands including iAir, Lux, 7 Up and Emami.