Raveena Tandon is one of the much-loved actresses in Bollywood. The diva reigns in the hearts of her zillion fans, courtesy of her acting talents, bold personality, intelligence, and so much more. The daughter of the famous Indian director and producer, Ravi Tandon, Raveena stepped into Bollywood with the movie, Patthar Ke Phool. Apart from that, she worked in several movies like Dilwale, Mohra, Ziddi, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, and Dulhe Raja, and many others, and won hearts with her incomparable acting chops. However, despite being the daughter of the famous director, Raveena's journey was not a bed of roses, and she had to work hard to get to the position where she is now. In a recent interview, Raveena opened up about the same.
Raveena Tandon recently sat for an interview with Zoom, wherein she talked in detail about her professional journey. The actress stated that in the first place, she never aspired to be an actress, but things took a turn when she was discovered by a talent scout and offered to act in a Sunsilk advertisement, followed by which Raveena also got an opportunity for a photo shoot with the photographer, Shantanu Sheorey. Raveena shared that although her father was a renowned face in showbiz, he never reached out to people to make the actress' career, and she made her career herself. Raveena remarked that she didn't have any godfather in the industry, and it was her destiny. In Raveena's words:
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"Things just happened to me. It was not that my Dad reached out to people. He was also like, ‘Really?’ He told me what’s wrong and right and how to deal with things but I made my own career. I didn’t have a godfather sitting on my head. It was purely destiny that got me whatever work I got.”
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Raveena Tandon, in the same interview, shared a turning point from when she started to be grateful for everything in life. Raveena said that she was deeply moved by the poor living condition of the people of the Mumbai slum, and witnessing that from her expensive car made her realise that people should be grateful for whatever they have, although it's the result of their hard-earned money. Raveena stated:
"On that night, I saw the living conditions of people in a slum and realised what am I crying about? I have this expensive car. Though I earned that car, it was my hard earned money."
Going further in the interview, Raveen Tandon mentioned that everyone has to go through tough times in their lives. She stated that even her father had to face some obstacles. Raveena recalled the times when she used to carry Rs. 1 in her pocket and used to travel by bus. Sharing that to reach where she is now, she had to work extremely hard, and it was not easy. Raveena can be quoted as saying:
"Everybody goes through hard times. My father also faced a lot of hardships. There were times, I used to travel by bus and would have only Re 1 in my pocket for the fare. I have also lived through that. Everyone doesn’t have life of roses that the trolls want Everybody to believe. We have worked hard for that money."
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Raveena Tandon's personal life also garnered a lot of attention. Moreover, it was her infamous relationship with Akshay Kumar that often used to make headlines back in the '90s. For the unversed, the duo's past relationship even reached the stage of engagement, but it was short-lived, and they parted ways. Raveena got married to Anil Thadani back in 2004, and they are parents to two adorable kids, Rasha and Ranbirvardhan. Rasha is also stepping up to make her debut in Bollywood.
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