Raveena Tandon Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. 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 New Face of ...

is an Indian actress known for her work in

Hindi films Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. She made her acting debut in the 1991 action film ''

Patthar Ke Phool ''Patthar Ke Phool'' () is an Indian 1991 Hindi-language action film directed by Anant Balani, produced by G. P. Sippy, written by Salim Khan, and edited by Deepak Sehgal. It stars Salman Khan as a police officer opposite debutant Raveena Tandon ...

'', which earned her the Filmfare Award for New Face of the Year. This was followed by a series of unsuccessful films including '' Ek Hi Raasta'' (1993) and ''

Parampara (1993 film) ''Parampara'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action romantic drama film starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Ashwini Bhave, Ramya Krishna, Raveena Tandon, Neelam Kothari and Anupam Kher. The film is produced by Fi ...

''. In 1994, she appeared in eight Hindi films, most of them were commercial successes. Among these were two of the top-grossing films the romantic musical drama '' Dilwale'' and the action drama ''

Mohra ''Mohra'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, edited and directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by his father Gulshan Rai. It stars Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon in the lead roles, along with Naseeruddin ...

''. The success of the latter marked a turning point in her career, establishing Tandon as a leading actress in Hindi cinema. The same year, her performance in the drama '' Laadla'', earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film was the comedy '' Andaz Apna Apna'', which though initially a

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, attained

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status over the years. Tandon subsequently played leading roles in the action thrillers ''

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi ''Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi'' ( ''Player of Players'') is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action film starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former WWF (now WWE) wrestlers "Crush" and Brian Lee as "The Undertaker". ...

'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1997). Both films were among the highest grossing Bollywood films of their respective years. In 1998, she starred opposite

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in the commercially successful comedies ''

Dulhe Raja ''Dulhe Raja'' (transl. ''Groom King'') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kader Khan, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra and Asrani. Plot K. K. Singhania a business tycoon buys an expensive hotel "M ...

'', and ''

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan. Produced by Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment, the film stars an ensemble cast with Govinda and Amitabh Bachchan playing dual roles as ...

''. Tandon had five film releases in 1999. While the comedy ''

Anari No.1 Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language language comedy film directed by Kuku Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah and Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles, with song ...

'' was a commercial success, her other four releases that year performed poorly at the box office. Nevertheless, she received praise for her performance in the crime drama ''

Shool ''Shool'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the li ...

''. In the early 2000s, she ventured into more serious dramatic roles and turned towards

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. She received critical acclaim for her performances in them. She won the

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for playing a victim of domestic abuse in the 2001 social drama ''

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''. The same year, her performance in the supernatural thriller '' Aks'' won her the

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. She received further praise for portraying a politician in

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's 2003 drama ''

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''. Later, she starred on the

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television series ''

Sahib Biwi Gulam ''Sahib Biwi Gulam'' is an Indian television series aired on Sahara One channel. The series is based on the 1953 Bengali novel '' Saheb Bibi Golam'' by Bimal Mitra. The series starred Raveena Tandon. The series was shot in Kolkata, West Beng ...

'',

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's adaptation of

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. After her marriage in 2004, she took a break from films, appearing occasionally on television. In 2012, she hosted a talk show titled ''Issi Ka Naam Zindagi'' on

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Films

*''All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Web series

Music videos

Music Song

*2003:Appeared in ''Hum Ko To Hai Poora Yakeen'' made by msn cricket and sports (MSN India) to support The Indian Cricket team for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003

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