In the 90s, Female Actors Would Do More Films Due to the Pay Gap: Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon also talked about having to do three shifts in different sets.

Raveena Tandon talks about her latest projects, working with Salman Khan, Govinda, Kader Khan, and more. 

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Raveena Tandon is one of the most popular actors from 90s Bollywood and her return to the screens with her OTT projects has proved that the stardom hasn’t faded. The Quint sat down with the star to talk about her journey as an actor, why she signed her first film alongside Salman Khan, dealing with gossip magazines in the 90s, her relationship with her kids, and much more. 

Speaking about her debut film Patthar Ke Phool, the actor said, 

“I was offered a lot of films but I specifically said yes to Patthar Ke Phool because Salman Khan was starring opposite me. My FYJC Mithibai friends said, ‘Please don’t reject this film. You can leave the industry after this, we don’t care but please say yes to this film. We’ll come and see the shoot happen.”

Raveena Tandon, Actor

As of May 2024, Raveena Tandon has had three OTT releases, namely Aranyak, Karmma Calling, and Patna Shuklla. Tandon believes that OTT has created a space for more ‘believable and identifiable stories’. 

“That is what I’m enjoying doing. There were times, in the late 90s, where I would stop in the middle of a scene and ask myself, ‘Am I really saying this ridiculous stuff?’ I would question my own sensibilities. The sensibilities are matching now. Maybe I was always more inclined towards the kind of work I’m doing now,” the actor added. 

Tandon went on to talk about how female actors would do more movies to balance out the pay gap, how her childhood influenced the way she parents, and more. 

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