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Raveena Tandon is a Bollywood actress best known for her performance in Hindi cinema. One of the most successful leading ladies of the 1990s and early 2000s, she made a successful transition from commercial films to critically acclaimed performances, such as her National Film Award-winning role in Daman. She received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honor, in 2023.
Raveena Tandon was born on 26 October 1972 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to director Ravi Tandon and Veena Tandon. Her name, Raveena, is a mix of both her parents' names, Ravi and Veena.
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Raveena studied at Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and then at Mithibai College for further studies. She, however, became a star pupil by leaving midway through her second year after getting a movie offer during an internship to become an actress and a model. Initially, she did not plan on being an actress, having wanted to be an IPS officer or a pilot at one point.
Raveena Tandon entered Bollywood with the 1991 action movie Patthar Ke Phool, which starred Salman Khan. The film was a success at the box office and earned her a Filmfare Award for New Face of the Year.
She soon became a top star of the 90s with her striking features and dynamic dance numbers, best seen in the song "Tip Tip Barsa Pani" from the action movie Mohra (1994). Her box office successes are Dilwale (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), and the comedy hits Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) and Dulhe Raja (1998) with Govinda.
Raveena Tandon is the daughter of director Ravi Tandon. She became a single mother during the 1990s by adopting two daughters, Pooja and Chhaya. She started dating film distributor Anil Thadani in 2003, and the two got married on February 22, 2004, in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The couple has two kids together: a daughter, Rasha (born in 2005), and a son, Ranbir (born in 2007).
Raveena Tandon's net worth, as per recent estimates, stands at about $20 million (approximately ₹166 crore), which she has earned through her long and varied career in movies, modeling, production, and television.
During her career, Raveena Tandon was associated with a couple of high-profile issues, including
Public Breakup: Her romance and eventual engagement to co-star Akshay Kumar in the 1990s were extensively covered by the media. They broke up, with reports attributing this to problems arising from her dissatisfaction with his "flamboyant ways" and other hookup rumors.
CFSI Role: She was made the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) in 2003 but subsequently had complaints lodged against her for not attending and participating in the activities of the society, forcing her to resign in 2005.
Legal Action: She sued an online matrimonial website in 2005, alleging they were posting unauthorized photos of her and leading people to believe she and her husband had found each other using their service.
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