Raveena Tandon

Modern 1991–present

Raveena Tandon is a Hindi-cinema actress who rose to prominence in the 1990s as a leading lady in a string of commercially successful action and masala films. The daughter of filmmaker Ravi Tandon, she debuted in 1991 with Patthar Ke Phool opposite Salman Khan and became one of the decade's most popular stars through hits like Mohra, Dilwale and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi. In the early 2000s she reinvented herself with acclaimed dramatic roles, most notably in Daman and Aks, earning recognition as a serious actress beyond her glamorous image. She has continued working across films and streaming series, including the 2022 blockbuster KGF: Chapter 2 and the web series Aranyak.

Honours: National Film Award for Best Actress (Daman, 2001); Padma Shri (2023); Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut (Patthar Ke Phool) and a Filmfare Special Performance Award (Aks)

Filmography

45 films · compiled from Wikidata

Recent & Ongoing

2023

One Friday Night

2022

K.G.F: Chapter 2

2022

Ghudchadi

2017

The Mother

2017

Shab

2017

Hanuman Da' Damdaar

2015

2000

Ghaath

2000

Jung

Did You Know?

Her song 'Tip Tip Barsa Paani' from Mohra (1994), filmed in a yellow saree, remains one of Bollywood's most iconic rain sequences.
She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for Daman (2001), a marked shift from her earlier glamorous action-heroine roles.
In 1995, while in her early twenties and unmarried, she adopted two daughters, Pooja and Chhaya, as a single mother.
She played Ramika Sen, the steely Prime Minister of India who orders protagonist Rocky's execution, in the Kannada-origin blockbuster KGF: Chapter 2 (2022), one of India's highest-grossing films.
Mother India (1957) was India’s first film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) was the first Indian film shot in CinemaScope widescreen.
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest honour in cinema, is named after the father of Indian film.

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