Born on October 26, 1974, Raveena Tandon is a complete Mumbai girl. She did her schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and then studied at Mithibai College, Vile Parle. The actress only completed her first two years at the college, as she dropped out later and decided to pursue her film career.
She was interning at Genesis PR, helping famous ad-man Prahlad Kakkar, when she got an offer from photographer-director Shantanu Sheorey. And that's how Raveena Tandon's acting journey began. On Raveena Tandon's birthday, here are some lesser-known facts about her She was 16 when she did her first film.
Raveena Tandon made her Bollywood debut in the year 1991 with Salman Khan in Patthar Ke Phool (1991) which was a hit. She went on to star in films such as Mohra, Dilwale, Laadla, which too became huge hits! Back in the '90s, Raveena Tandon did many commercial films like , Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Taqdeerwala, Vijeta, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, Rakshak, Ziddi, Daava, Ghulam-E-Mustafa, Aunty No. 1, Gharwali Baharwali, among others.
Raveen adopted two girls- Pooja and Chhaya when she was just 21 years old. 'They are a distant cousin's children. Due to certain circumstances in their family, they needed someone to love and take care of them.
Both have been a part of my life ever since. I have never hidden anything from them,' Raveena had told mid-day in an old interview. Pooja and Chhaya had featured along with Raveena Tandon in the Farooque Shaikh hosted Zee TV show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai i.