Raveena Tandon: the reluctant actor
The Hindu
Introducing her web series debut, ‘Aranyak’, Tandon says making time for life was worth it
About three decades ago, Raveena Tandon stepped in front of a film camera for the first time. Being the eldest daughter of director Ravi Tandon (Khel Khel Mein, Majboor) meant film offers started pouring in as soon as she finished school but acting didn’t interest her. That was until a film starring Salman Khan came her way. The film was GP Sippy’s Pathar Ke Phool.
This month she makes another debut with Netflix’s Aranyak and it comes from the Sippy stable again, this time produced by Rohan Sippy. As she has done through most of her film career, the actor went through many scripts before picking the thriller. “I wanted to wait for something that ticked all the boxes and felt right for me. I fell for Kasturi Dogra,” she says about her character – a cop in a small town in the hills of North India.
The Hindu Weekend met the actress recently in Lonavala on the sidelines of the launch of the show’s trailer. Directed by Vinay Waikul, the show that also stars Parambrata Chatterjee and Ashutosh Rana revolves around a dead tourist, a harried local cop desperately trying to balance her work and personal life, and a town full of mysteries.
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