D O B October 26,1974
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Mumbai
Known For Actor, Director, Producer
Married Yes

Biography Raveena Tandon was born in Mumbai to filmmaker Ravi Tandon and Veena Her name is an amalgamation of her parents' name She attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and studied at Mithibai College She completed her first and second years at the college During her time as an intern she got her first film offer from Shantanu Sheorey which she accepted She dropped out of college and decided to pursue her film career Her father was a producer and director of some films in the s and s She has a brother named Rajiv Tandon Her cousin Kiran Rathod is a South Indian actress Raveena Tandon debuted with the film Patthar Ke Phool which was a hit she received the Filmfare Lux New Face Award for her debut performance Her next films Mohra and Dilwale were big hits at the box office whilst Laadla although an average performer still earned her a Filmfare nomination as best supporting actress Mohra was the second biggest hit of Her other releases of that year included the thriller Imtihaan and the comedy Andaz Apna Apna The former was an average performer whilst the latter was unsuccessful at the box office but has since gained More a strong cult following over the years She reportedly got into a fight with her co-star Karisma Kapoor on the sets of the film In she starred with Shahrukh Khan for the first time in Zamana Deewana the film failed to do well Her next few films also failed to do well at the box office and her career saw a drop in her success Her career was back on track with hit films like Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and Ziddi both being big hits each of its respective year In she was to play her first villainous role in Dus but the film was shelved after the director's death when of the film's shooting had been completed In Tandon had eight releases Her last release of that year Bade Miyan Chote Miyan co-starring Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda turned out to the second biggest hit of the year Coincidentally Tandon was offered the second lead in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which went on to be the biggest hit of but she turned it down Her other releases of that year were Gharwali Baharwali which gained a below average status and Vinashak Pardesi Babu and Aunty No all of which were un-successful In the s Tandon turned her career professionally She went on to work more with art film directors and realistic cinema It proved to be a good turning as films like Shool Bulandi and Aks won her huge acclaim She won many awards as well as the Filmfare Special Performance Award for her performance in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Aks Her years in the industry paid off when she won the coveted National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kalpana Lajmi's Daman A Victim of Marital Violence where she played a battered wife to an abusive husband She surprised critics and audiences with her performance in the film and received much appreciation for her work Critic Taran Adarsh said Raveena Tandon lends credibility to the role of a battered wife and walks away with the honours The pathos she conveys through her expressions makes you realise that she's a performer of substance Since then she has starred in a number of critically acclaimed films such as Satta and Dobara but has not had much box office success Her role as a middle class woman thrust into the world of politics in the former was praised Critic Taran Adarsh wrote Raveena Tandon delivers a bravura performance The actress takes giant strides as a performer giving the right touches to her character Here's a performance that's bound to be noticed Her role as a schizophrenic in Dobara was also praised with one critic saying Raveena is in sync with her character essaying her part with elaan Her only release in was Sandwich which opened to poor reviews and reception Tandon has also produced the films Stumped and Pehchaan The Face of Truth neither of which had much success at the box office