Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Raveena Tandon

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon 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 the Year. She established herself by playing the leading lady in the commercially successful action dramas Dilwale (1994), Mohra (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), and Ziddi (1997). Tandon earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1994 drama Laadla and in the late 1990s, she collaborated with Govinda in several successful comedies, including Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Dulhe Raja (1998) and Anari No.1 (1999). She also played against type in the crime dramas Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997) and Shool (1999).

I was this roly-poly kid at school.
I have been to Kargil, and I have seen the tragedy that both the Indians and the Pakistanis faced.
When I am depressed, I watch these three films: 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi,' 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron,' and 'Padosan.' They really make me laugh. — © Raveena Tandon
When I am depressed, I watch these three films: 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi,' 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron,' and 'Padosan.' They really make me laugh.
To be honest, neither 'Satta' nor 'Stumped' needed songs and music. But when we recorded a good soundtrack album, everyone suggested we create credible situations for songs.
I have never been scared, and people know that.
I always said that to get India stronger, first strengthen its roots, and all our roots are our country's interiors, rural areas, and villages.
Don't ask me why the same producers cast me in their films. Maybe someone up there likes me as much as people down here.
Acting is in my blood.
Your skin and your face is a mirror to your soul. When people ask me why I'm looking so good, I reply, 'My heart is happy.'
I suppose it is easy for an actress to act maternal at any age, since all women have a nurturing instinct after 20, perhaps even earlier.
I've done the glamour doll, song-and-dance routine, the works. I've reached a stage in my career where I'm ready to experiment.
I wish every international or national corporate would be given a rule to set up companies in rural areas, where they would have to provide hospitals, schools, low-cost housing and free medical care, training, and then employment - but not on agricultural land.
I have done performance-based roles earlier, films which revolved around me. 'Kshatriya' was one such solid role. And, at that time, people had written good things about it.
Computers used to petrify me before I figured it was just a matter of getting used to them. — © Raveena Tandon
Computers used to petrify me before I figured it was just a matter of getting used to them.
What you eat shows on your skin. So have fresh fruits and vegetable juices.
In 'Maatr,' we do not justify taking the law into our hands. That's not the right thing to do. We are not promoting that.
The glamourous aspect of my career began with 'Shaher ki ladki,' which is how I sort of restarted my career.
If I don't try and bring variety in my appearances, I will get bored with films, so I can well imagine how bored the audience would get watching me.
People fall in love when they are working together constantly.
The purpose of an actress is not to just look beautiful and strut around like a peacock but act, too.
The response to my role in 'Aks' has been more than I expected.
When I see people scratching and clawing towards ambition and greed, I wonder why they are doing it and for what.
I play antihero; I play hero... I'm not image-struck.
It's overwhelming and humbling to be the recipient of a National Award, and I only hope to find scripts now that will solidify that honor.
There are some people in this world who always turn and twist the spoken word out of proportion.
Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.
I never thought I would become an actress.
I have always said what is in my heart.
I never did my eyebrows in most of my early films.
You are the best lessons you learn from life. I have grown up learning from my life.
I have stood on my own feet.
The fact is many of these guys whom I was supposed to be seeing are my buddies. I've always been the bum chum kinda girl.
'Agnivarsha' is not a costume drama like Shashi Kapoor's 'Utsav' or Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Devdas.' This one has no elaborate jewellery and clothes. It is sparse and stark.
People will love or hate 'Satta' and 'Stumped.' But they cannot ignore them.
I'm on backslapping terms with everyone from Sanjay Dutt to Sanjay Kapoor. That's why wives never feel threatened by my presence in their husband's lives. They know if I'm their husband's friend, I'm the wife's buddy as well.
There is a right time for everything. There was a time when I wanted to settle down and have a family. I wanted to give time to my kids. I had worked for nearly 19 years when I got married.
I am not a foodie; I eat to live.
I'm hoping to reach a point when I can play all kinds of roles with equal ease. — © Raveena Tandon
I'm hoping to reach a point when I can play all kinds of roles with equal ease.
Try and use less make-up whenever you can.
A director is a director is a director. Man or woman - it doesn't matter.
A friend of mine created an email ID for me, and I was completely hooked soon after. I would mail friends constantly and lug my laptop everywhere just to listen to some music.
There is a world and life beyond films. My charity work keeps me in touch with that world.
To me, looking glamorous on screen has never been about skin show.
As women, we need to give the right upbringing to our sons so that they respect, protect, and help the weaker sex instead of bullying them.
There is no better teacher than life itself.
A female celebrity just has to chat and smile with a guy for him to become the new man in her life. Amazing.
I'm fed up of doing run-of-the-mill stuff.
In all my films, I have tried a different look.
When I began my career, I had films with the biggest film-makers in the country. — © Raveena Tandon
When I began my career, I had films with the biggest film-makers in the country.
I am a huge Kishore Kumar fan. What can I say? The man was born to entertain!
You have to respect the existence of God. If He has given you the power to throw your weight around, then you mustn't misuse it.
It is kind of nice for when people appreciate what you have done, but I would not base my career on awards because they are mostly popular awards and not talent-oriented awards.
I'm the kind who is never happy. No matter what it is, I always find room for improvement.
I do believe men and women can share healthy, long-lasting platonic relationships.
Look at 'Dulhe Raja.' It was a film made very quietly on the sidelines, and suddenly, when the film was released, it struck gold. I never expected the film to do well.
I am emotional, honest, and sensitive and a great human being because of my dad. Tough and independent woman because of my mom.
I was fat and ugly. In school, I was disgustingly obese. I used to be the butt of ridicule, and that made me withdraw into a shell. It made me miserable, unsure of myself. I was far from confident.
I'm a God-fearing person.
I feel bad when my film flops.
Go organic in whatever you can, whether it is organic make-up or food. It's important to keep your body healthy.
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