Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon
Tandon in 2021
Born (1972-10-26) 26 October 1972 (age 52)
Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Anil Thadani
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(m. 2004)​
Children4
FatherRavi Tandon
Relatives
HonoursPadma Shri (2023)

Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films. She is a recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award. In 2023, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian honour.[1]

The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film Patthar Ke Phool, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Tandon established herself by playing the leading lady in the commercially successful action films Dilwale (1994), Mohra (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), and Ziddi (1997).[2] She 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 (1998), Dulhe Raja (1998) and Anari No.1 (1999). She also played against type in the crime dramas Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997) and Shool (1999).

In the 2000s, Tandon ventured into arthouse cinema with roles in the 2001 films Daman and Aks, both of which garnered her critical acclaim, winning the National Film Award for Best Actress for the former and a Filmfare Special Performance Award for the latter. Post her marriage with film distributor Anil Thadani, Tandon took a break from films. She intermittently appeared on television with shows like the Sahara One drama Sahib Biwi Gulam (2004), the dance reality show Chak De Bachche (2008) and talk shows Isi Ka Naam Zindagi (2012) and Simply Baatien With Raveena (2014). After several years of hiatus, Tandon starred in the thriller Maatr (2017) and received praise for her leading role in the Netflix crime thriller series Aranyak (2021), winning a Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress.[3] Tandon had a supporting role in her highest-grossing release, K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022).[4]

Tandon is also an environmentalist and has worked with PETA since 2002. Tandon has four children, two adopted and two with her husband.

  1. ^ Deb Roy, Lachmi (27 January 2023). "EXCLUSIVE | Raveena Tandon on Padma Shri honour and the success of SRK's Pathaan". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Top Actresses". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ Kumar, Anuj (21 December 2021). "'Aranyak' season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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