Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1974) is an Indian actress, model and producer who works in Hindi films. She is the daughter of director Ravi Tandon, and was born and raised in Mumbai. She started her career in modelling and later made her acting debut in the 1991 action film Patthar Ke Phool, which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face of the Year.
After her engagement was called off, Tandon made a comeback by starring in a series of successful films such as Gharwali Baharwali (1998), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Dulhe Raja (1998) and Anari No.1 (1999), and garnered praise for her performance in the crime drama Shool (1999). In the early 2000s, she took on serious dramatic roles and ventured into arthouse cinema with roles in the 2001 films Daman and Aks, both of which garnered her widespread critical acclaim. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the former while the latter won her the Filmfare Special Performance Award. Further praise came for her leading roles in the political drama Satta (2003) and the Sahara One television series Sahib Biwi Gulam (2004).
Raveena Tandon is best known for her acting charms and versatility in Indian Cinema. The actress celebrates her birthday on 26 October. This year the Mohra actress will turn one year older to turn 47.
he actress doesn’t look a year over 30 as she has maintained her beauty. She was one of the most successful actresses of the 90s. Raveena has delivered many super hit films over the years. She often grabbed eyeballs for her beautiful features and impeccable acting skills.
In 1994, Tandon starred in five successful films including, the two top-grossing films, the musical action dramas Dilwale and Mohra. Her performance in the box office hit drama Laadla (1994), earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
As the actress will turn a year older this Tuesday to celebrate her birthday we have brought you 5 all-time hit songs of Raveena that will make you fall in love with her.
Actress Raveena Tandon has won many hearts since her debut film ‘Patthar Ke Phool’ in 1991 opposite actor Salman Khan. The film became a huge hit and Raveena grabbed a lot of attention with her first film.
Raveena Tandon was born on October 26, 1974, in Mumbai. She is the daughter of director Ravi Tandon.
She was one of the most successful actresses of the 90s. Raveena has delivered many super hit films over the years. She often grabbed eyeballs for her beautiful features and impeccable acting skills.
Raveena is also honored with a National Film Award for her brilliant performance in ‘Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence’.
As the actress celebrates her 47th birthday on Tuesday, Let’s take a look at some of her best films:
Mohra
Mohra is a 1994 film, starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Raveena in the lead roles. The film was loved by the audience and the song ‘Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast’ became one of the most popular and super hit songs.
Dilwale
Dilwale is a 1994 romantic action film. Raveena was featured opposite Ajay Devgn in the film. The film had amazing sound tracks and was one of the highest-grossing films of 1994.
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Raveena and Govinda appeared in many successful films together. They were amongst the super hit jodis of Bollywood. ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ is one the box office hits they delivered together. The superhit song ‘Kisi Disco Main Jaye’ is from this film.
Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence turned out to be her best performance. The films was directed by Kalpana Lajmi and released in 2001. She received a National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Durga Saikia.
Aks
Aks was a complete game changer for her career. The film was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena, and Manoj Bajpayee in the lead roles. Raveena won a special Filmfare award for her performance in the film.
Satta
Satta is a political drama by Madhur Bhandarkar, which was released in 2003. She played a strong character of Anuradha. She once again proved her prowess as an actress with this film.
Raveena is also honored with a National Film Award for her brilliant performance in ‘Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence. In the year 2004, Raveena married Anil Thadani on February 22. The couple is blessed with two children, daughter Rasha and son Ranbirvardhan.
