Raveena Tandon, she of the classically beautiful Indian
face, has come a long way. From the typical Bollywood film bimbo
to National Award winning actress in Daman and on to being the
President of the Children's Film Society of India. Recently, she
got married in princess-style at a palace to distributor Anil
Thadani in Rajasthan. Here, all the spice on the actress and what
she intends to do in the future.
One can't help talking about the personal side of the actress
first. She already has two adopted kids. Marriage to Anil, she
says, has made her feel very secure and it shows in her glowing
face. Did she have to change her routine to suit marriage?
Luckily for Raveena, she didn't. After all, Anil is a distributor
and he understands his wife's profession completely. Logically,
the next step would be to start a family, right? Wrong, she
clarifies quickly. With her commitments, she would not be able to
do justice to a baby, she feels. When she feels responsible
enough, she will have a baby - as simply put as that.
What about politics? Surprisingly, she does not go the
way of the typical Bollywood actor by denying that she has any
interest in politics. She admits that she will join politics when
she has enough experience. However, she will always continue
doing her social work. Her priorities, she says, are family, her
duties as President of the Children's Film Society of India (CFI)
and social work. Her commitments as actor, film producer and
television actor are only next on her priority list.
To bring that smile back on her face, just ask her
about her favorite co-stars. She grins as she names Govinda and
Jackie Shroff. Her future projects include Dobara and
Ek Se Badkar Ek. Her favorite films include Patthar He
Phool, Shool, and super hits like Dilwale. She also
has fond memories about acting with Amitabh Bachchan in
Aks. Though she had acted as his sister in Bade Miya
Chote Miyan, Aks was definitely a heavier role. She hardly
spoke to the Big B during shooting since she wanted to ensure
that she delivered the dialogues in the confrontation scenes
really well!
Considering her commitment towards social work, one
wonders if she will do a film on a social issue. To that, Raveena
replies that she will - but only with a very good director and
cameraman. That said, the actress is also very vocal about her
views on child labour and children begging on the streets. It
saddens her to see that adults can actually bring children into
this world and then not be responsible for their upbringing and
education. It is difficult to imagine that the socially
responsible, mature, intelligent woman in front of you as the
sweet young thing you saw in a typical Bollywood film. But it is.
Bollywood actresses are not bimbos in real life - Raveena is
living proof of that.
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